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Thank you, #TheArchers tweetalongers. I’m off to get a ringside seat at Vince’s party. See you next week! 🍿

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Miss Babs: “Mrs O, Miss Amber’s too busy to do the socials this week. Can you step in as our #AmbridgeAntiques influencer?” Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #TheArchers

Mrs Overall, wearing a tabard as usual, carries a mug of tea on a tray. She speaks into an iPhone filming her, positioned inside a ring light. She is creating content that will influence the whole of Manchesterford!

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Lily: “How do you fancy going to a party on Sunday? There’s going to be microphones, scripts, sound effects, a mixing desk, acting…” Harrison: “By ‘party’, do you mean… next week’s omnibus?” #TheArchers

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Brian: “It’s absolutely bonkers!” Martyn: “I know, Brian. But we may as well read it out anyway. There’s only a few minutes to go now.” #TheArchers

Brian: “I just want to see my grandson!” Ian: “I’m sorry, Brian. This is radio?” #TheArchers

Ian: “Brian! WTF are you doing here?” Brian: “Recording an episode of #TheArchers. You?”

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Lily: “I just think it’s too much.” Elizabeth: “I know what you mean: 15 minutes a day, and 1hr 15 mins on Sundays.” #TheArchers

Lynda: “Can I explain my dogging field idea to you?” Pip: “If you must.” #TheArchers

Amber: “The writers could ask the tweetalongers for character name suggestions?” Susan: “What could possibly go wrong?” #TheArchers #GrundyMcGrundyFace

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Amber: “Thanks for the list of character name ideas! I’ll pass it on to the writers.” #TheArchers

Lynda: “We’re trying to make something positive out of that awful situation: a dogging field!” #TheArchers

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Amber: “I won’t get any income if I don’t do the work.” Susan: “We’re… getting paid for this?” #TheArchers

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Susan: “Have the writers decided on a character name yet?” Amber: “No.” Susan: “No rush. He’ll be in #TheArchers for the next 100 years.”

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Lily: “Creepy Uncle Kenton jumped in my car and started grilling me about my personal life.” Elizabeth: “WTAF? Right, he’s on New Year banner duties next year.” #TheArchers

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Elizabeth: “Have you thought about transport? How you’re getting here?” Pip: “We thought we’d just catch the omnibus as usual?” #TheArchers

Elizabeth: “We’ve got this game to keep the kids entertained?” Pip: “Great!” #TheArchers #ThatsNotMyChutney

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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Eddie: “I’m running a book for the name of the next #TheArchers character. Any suggestions?” Harrison: “Mrs Overall?” Mrs: Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques

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Martyn: “You need to talk to #TheArchers.” Lynda: “I’ve tried shouting at the wireless, but it doesn’t do any good.”

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Emma: “Ed, why did you do that?” Ed: “It was in the script?” #TheArchers

Emma: “Ed, you should tell Emmerdale you don’t want to inform on the writers’ room. Let them think up their own plot lines.” #TheArchers

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Amber: “We’ve got a Moses basket for when we put him down.” Emma: “Seems a little harsh.” #TheArchers

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Amber: “I quite like Bear. Or Fox. Or maybe even Badger.” #TheArchers

Brian: “Me? The 13th Duke of Wybourne? Investing in something like that? With MY reputation?” #TheArchers #TheFastShow

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Brian: “I think the whole idea is completely absurd!” Lynda: “I know, Brian. But we’d better read it out anyway.” #TheArchers

Lynda: “I’m looking for a safe and secure dogging field.” Brian: “Goodness.” 😳 #TheArchers

Ian: “Do you really want this forever?” Adam: “No… but #TheArchers will last until the heat death of the universe, so what choice do we have?”

George: “The writers don’t want to call the baby Joe any more.” Eddie: “OK. But I wish they’d make their minds up.” #TheArchers

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George: “What do you think about the name Joe? I think the writers want something a bit… different.” Emma: “They should have thought of that before we started recording.” #TheArchers

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Brian: “I’m just dropping this off for Xander. It's a Fisher Price ‘My First Recording Studio’!” #TheArchers

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George: “Please stop crying! Mum, Grandpa – am I glad to see you. Can you ask the studio manager to turn down that ‘crying baby’ sound effect?” #TheArchers

Brian: “Hi Adam!” Adam: “OMFG, Brian! Are you still in this? I thought you were dead!” #TheArchers

Amber: “I don’t know what I’m doing or how I’m going to hold it together.” George: “Here, use this paperclip.” #TheArchers

Eddie: “Lily’s a bit young in’t she?” George: “She’s about the same age as Harrison?” Eddie: “Yes but she acts a much younger character.” #TheArchers

Susan: “You need to sleep. Why don’t you put #TheArchers on? That’ll have you out like a light.” Amber: “NO, Susan! NEVER listen to The Archers! You’ll get us trapped in a metafiction paradox feedback loop!” 😱

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Amber: “I didn’t know it was going to be that bad.” Susan: “Never mind, love. This week’s script might be better.” #TheArchers

Amber: “Sorry it’s such a mess, Susan.” Susan: “Don’t worry. I know a good script editor.” #TheArchers

George: “Nana, I really don’t know what I’m doing.” Susan: “Well, that’s never stopped any of us before.” #TheArchers

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Amber: “I’m not sure the writers think ‘Joe’ is the right character name for him.” #TheArchers

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Continuity: “Before this week’s visit to #AmbridgeAntiques, there’s just time to reveal the winner of our ‘name the baby’ competition. It’s me, with ‘Winthrop Tuesday’.” #TheArchers

Susie Blake reads out the winning entry from a card.

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I quite like #AmazingSpaces, but I do think there’s something quite bleak about it: “You’ll never afford to rent or buy. So you’ll have to live in a van or a shed. Or a skip.” 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Jon Reed @jonreed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’ve been to Ambridge today! 😃 #TheArchers

Me standing in front of Cambridge station, but my head is obscuring the ‘A’.

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

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

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

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

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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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

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