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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thank you, #TheArchers tweetalongers. I’m off to give Brad a driving lesson. Wish me luck! 😬

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Miss Babs: “Mrs O – it’s a boy!” Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers

Mrs Overall holds Gainsborough’s Blue Boy, but in mauve. She’s as pleased as punch.

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

George: “Hello, you. I’m your dad. And this – this is #TheArchers!” Baby Grundy: *WAIL!* 😫

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Midwife: “It’s coming… there! You’ve got a lovely baby sound effect!” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

George: “You can do this. I believe in you. You’re the most believable character in #TheArchers!”

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Brad: “In a few hours it’ll all be over.” George: “WHAT? I thought this omnibus would be over in a few minutes?” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

George: “You’re doing great.” Amber: “I’m not doing anything. It’s all just happening to me, and I can’t control it. Almost like this isn’t real, and it’s just a script we’re reading out…” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Amber: “PLEASE can I have an epidural? It’s too much! I can’t!” Midwife: “Of course. But there’s only 6 minutes of this to go now?” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Midwife: “Quiet, dad, please. I need to listen for a full minute.” George: “NO! NEVER listen to #TheArchers! You’ll get us all trapped in a metafiction paradox feedback loop!” 😱

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Amber: “I’m going into Labour!” Brad: “Good for you! Were you inspired by Andy Burnham’s conference speech?” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tracy: “Why don’t you give the acting lessons a break for a bit?” Brad: “No. That disastrous scene with Helen has made me even more determined!” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tracy: “£95? For a gate? Are you sure?” Brad: “Yes – the writers have properly researched it and everything.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Robert: “WHAT? I can’t hear you over the rutting deer!” 🦌 Kate: “WHAT? CAN’T HEAR YOU! Hang on, I’ll ask the studio manager to turn down the rutting deer!” 🦌 #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Jazzer: “Look out! It’s nearly 12:00! You’re going to crash the pips!” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Kirsty: “There’s probably a happy medium.” Kate: “Is there? Maybe we could book her for Carol’s funeral?” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Jazzer: “Indicator! Your indicator's still on!” Brad: “Such a lot to think about, in’t there…” Jazzer: “It’ll come, Brad. You’ll learn to drive a mixing desk eventually.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Anna: “Crisp?” Kate: “Yes, we could cremate her. But I’ve got some other ideas for your mother’s funeral. How about we time it to coincide with the Draconids, what with her having been such a DRAGON?” 🐉 #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Amber: “I’m so sick of this.” George: “I know, Amber. But there’s only half an hour of it to go now.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

George: “What’s going on?” Amber: “It’s a contemporary drama in a rural setting. But that’s not important right now.” #TheArchers #Airplane

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Kate: “Kirsty, stop. Step away from the laptop. It’s never a good idea to look at #TheArchers tweetalong!”

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Anna: “Would Rewilding Ambridge be willing to host my mother’s funeral ceremony?” Kirsty: “Sure – do you want to burn her, bury her, or dump her in the Am?” #TheArchers #MontyPython

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Amber: “This is it!” Brad: “What? This is no time for Dannii Minogue karaoke, Amber – you’re having a baby!” #TheArchers

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Dannii Minogue - This is it (HD)

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Stella: “What about Xander?” Pip: “WHAT ABOUT HIM? He’ll be too busy presenting Pointless, won’t he?” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Stella: “I rang Natasha on the way to the studio.” Pip: “What did she say?” Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #TheArchers #AmbridgeAntiques

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Anna: “I want to give Mum a truly fitting send-off.” Alan: “I’d be happy to help with that…” Anna: “Oh, no, it’s not going to be a Christian affair. I’m planning a Black Mass with the Penny Hassett Satanists, followed by a cremation in the WICKER MAN. Bye!” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Anna: “I really am all alone in the world now.” Alan: “You’re not alone, Anna. We’ve got 5m listeners!” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lynda: “I’ve been researching estate agents. B*stard & Shark are the obvious choice.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Alan: “You weren’t to blame for Carol’s death!” Anna: “Yes, I was. I suggested this storyline to the writers back in March.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Alan: “Hullo, Anna! Ruth says you’re not coping.” Anna: “Yes, well Ruth can f*** right off.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pip: “We’ve planned this lovely, sophisticated wedding episode. I really don’t want a load of pre-recorded kids spoiling the soundscape.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ruth: “...and that’s how I found out there was no Santa Claus.” #TheArchers #Gremlins

A still from the film Gremlins (1984) featuring Kate (Phoebe Cates), and the caption: ‘And that’s how I found out there was no Santa Claus.’ In the scene, Kate has just disclosed to Billy (Zach Galligan) and Gizmo that her father went missing on Christmas Eve when she was nine years old, but he was then found dead in their fireplace several days later. Planning to surprise his family dressed as Santa, he accidentally slipped and broke his neck while climbing down the chimney. Still suffering from PTSD due to the incident, Kate explains that this led to her disdain for the holidays.

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ruth: "I couldn't get you a raspberry yoghurt. So I got you a meat and potato pie instead." #TheArchers #VictoriaWood

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tracy: “How was the driving lesson?” Brad: “It was great! I didn’t break any antiques!” Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #TheArchers #AmbridgeAntiques

Miss Babs clambers out of the Acorn Antiques van clutching a valuable antique chamber pot.

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tracy: “You know how expensive proper lessons are.” Jazzer: “Yeah, I went to the Bristol Old Vic.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Jazzer: “The Riley’s looking a bit clapped out.” #TheArchers #OldMotherRiley

A black and white portrait of Old Mother Riley, a fictional character portrayed from about 1934 to 1954 by Arthur Lucan (pictured) and from 1954 to the 1980s by Roy Rolland as part of a British music hall act.

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Brad: “I want to start acting lessons. Can you teach me?” Tracy: “No.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Anna: “OMFG I’m due in BRISTOL!” Ruth: “But… I thought #Casualty is recorded in Cardiff these days?” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Stella: “Sorry – NO KIDS at the wedding!” Natasha: “But they’re relatives! Seren and Nova are your incipient wife’s SECOND COUSINS ONCE REMOVED!” Stella: “Natasha, this is #TheArchers. EVERYONE’s related?”

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Natasha: “Seren and Nova are so excited about the wedding.” Ruth: “Who?” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Natasha: “How’s Jill?” Ruth: “Playing #ThatsNotMyChutney with Carol, I imagine.” 😢 #TheArchers

The box of the classic Milton Bradley game ‘Guess Who?’, except all the tiles are jars of chutney instead of people, and the player image is Carol Tregorran saying “I know! It’s plum and apple!”. Instead of MB Games, it is produced by ‘BBC Games’, and the age range is listed as ‘Ages 56 and up’. It is described as ‘The mystery condiment game’, and entitled ‘That’s Not My Chutney!’ instead of ‘Guess Who?’ The example question on the box is: ‘Is your chutney stolen? Yes.’.

From a controversial 2016 storyline and tweetalong where Carol and Jill get into a chutney-based dispute over Jill ‘accidentally’ passing Carol’s chutney off as her own at the Flower and Produce Show. The immortal line, “Ooh! That's not my chutney!” was uttered by Jill Archer.

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Stella: “I thought this was a community orchard? Also, picking apples must be awkward with your broken wrist?” George: “Well, those who help with picking get a ‘thank you’. I’m pulling the cast off on Tuesday.” Stella: “Goodness. I’d have thought a free bottle of cider would suffice.” 😳 #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

George: “Amber’s past her date.” Eddie: “Are you sure? We usually record this six weeks in advance.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

George: “Not getting scared of heights, Grandpa? You should be. Remember Nigel…” 😱 #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Continuity: “Before we head to #AmbridgeAntiques, we’ve had a poem from a Miss Fallon of South Borsetshire: There was a policeman called Burns, Who took up some tango lessurns, He bumped into Lily, And showed her his truncheon, Which raised some legitimate concerns.” #TheArchers

Susie Blake has received a troubling limerick from a concerned listener.

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Thank you, #TheArchers tweetalongers. I’m off for one last game of #ThatsNotMyChutney. See you next week!

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Miss Babs: “72 baps, Mrs O – you slice, I'll spread.” Mrs Overall: “Ooh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #VictoriaWood #TheArchers

Mrs Overall, wearing a tabard as usual, carries a tray piled high with white bread rolls. “72 baps, Connie – you slice, I'll spread,” is a classic Victoria Wood line that sums up the British response to death and funerals.

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Alan: “She’s just this minute hung up her microphone. I’m so sorry, Anna.” 😥 #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Anna: “Good grief – five missed calls and loads of messages from the Agricultural Story Editor.” Usha: “I’ve got three from the Studio Manager. Right, you’re to go to The Mailbox immediately!” #TheArchers

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