Jon Reed
@jonreed.bsky.social
📚 Writer and digital content consultant. Former publisher and ex-Twit. Politics geek and podcast addict. Mostly here for #TheArchers.
Thank you, #TheArchers tweetalongers. I’m off for a beef and mustard sandwich on the village green. See you next week!
January 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Thank you, #TheArchers tweetalongers. I’m off for a beef and mustard sandwich on the village green. See you next week!
Miss Babs: “Quick, Mrs O, plant that antique bottle of Chardonnay in Mr Chris’s forge – I think we might have got away with it!”
Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers
Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Miss Babs: “Quick, Mrs O, plant that antique bottle of Chardonnay in Mr Chris’s forge – I think we might have got away with it!”
Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers
Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers
Clive: “This village is full of farmers, tramps, and thieves. But every New Year’s Eve Chris would come around, And lay his bottle down.” #TheArchers #FarmersTrampsAndThieves
January 18, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Clive: “This village is full of farmers, tramps, and thieves. But every New Year’s Eve Chris would come around, And lay his bottle down.” #TheArchers #FarmersTrampsAndThieves
Reg: “It’s my job to stop you hitting the bottle.”
George: “Stopping the bottle from hitting me would be more helpful.” #TheArchers
George: “Stopping the bottle from hitting me would be more helpful.” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Reg: “It’s my job to stop you hitting the bottle.”
George: “Stopping the bottle from hitting me would be more helpful.” #TheArchers
George: “Stopping the bottle from hitting me would be more helpful.” #TheArchers
Reg: “Are those your sister’s?”
George: “Yeah. Her rollerskates, her hockey stick, her guinea pig’s hairbrushes – and her free bottle of Chardonnay.” 👀 #TheArchers
George: “Yeah. Her rollerskates, her hockey stick, her guinea pig’s hairbrushes – and her free bottle of Chardonnay.” 👀 #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Reg: “Are those your sister’s?”
George: “Yeah. Her rollerskates, her hockey stick, her guinea pig’s hairbrushes – and her free bottle of Chardonnay.” 👀 #TheArchers
George: “Yeah. Her rollerskates, her hockey stick, her guinea pig’s hairbrushes – and her free bottle of Chardonnay.” 👀 #TheArchers
Jolene: “Why did you say that?”
Kenton: “It was in the script?” #TheArchers
Kenton: “It was in the script?” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Jolene: “Why did you say that?”
Kenton: “It was in the script?” #TheArchers
Kenton: “It was in the script?” #TheArchers
Clive: “I see you’ve caught a common chub!”
George: “That’s no way to talk about Amber.” #TheArchers
George: “That’s no way to talk about Amber.” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Clive: “I see you’ve caught a common chub!”
George: “That’s no way to talk about Amber.” #TheArchers
George: “That’s no way to talk about Amber.” #TheArchers
Brian: “I saw George going fishing with Clive.”
Susan: “I knew this would happen. I read the script in advance this week.” #TheArchers
Susan: “I knew this would happen. I read the script in advance this week.” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Brian: “I saw George going fishing with Clive.”
Susan: “I knew this would happen. I read the script in advance this week.” #TheArchers
Susan: “I knew this would happen. I read the script in advance this week.” #TheArchers
Susan: “Do you think things might be better now?”
Brian: “I don’t know, Susan. What do you think? Can you see these scripts improving?” #TheArchers
Brian: “I don’t know, Susan. What do you think? Can you see these scripts improving?” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Susan: “Do you think things might be better now?”
Brian: “I don’t know, Susan. What do you think? Can you see these scripts improving?” #TheArchers
Brian: “I don’t know, Susan. What do you think? Can you see these scripts improving?” #TheArchers
Susan: “...and 53 change. Enjoy your antiques!” #TheArchers #AmbridgeAntiques
January 18, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Susan: “...and 53 change. Enjoy your antiques!” #TheArchers #AmbridgeAntiques
Chris: “Get out, you disgusting piece of ****!”
Clive: “Or what? You’ll Chardonnay me too?” #TheArchers
Clive: “Or what? You’ll Chardonnay me too?” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Chris: “Get out, you disgusting piece of ****!”
Clive: “Or what? You’ll Chardonnay me too?” #TheArchers
Clive: “Or what? You’ll Chardonnay me too?” #TheArchers
David: “Josh was convinced Nina was the one that he wanted.”
Ruth: “Ooh, ooh, ooh!” #TheArchers #YoureTheFarmerIWant
Ruth: “Ooh, ooh, ooh!” #TheArchers #YoureTheFarmerIWant
January 18, 2026 at 12:02 PM
David: “Josh was convinced Nina was the one that he wanted.”
Ruth: “Ooh, ooh, ooh!” #TheArchers #YoureTheFarmerIWant
Ruth: “Ooh, ooh, ooh!” #TheArchers #YoureTheFarmerIWant
David: “I think I’m losing it. I’m losing control. Cos the power you’re supplying: it's ELECTRIFYING!” #TheArchers #YoureTheFarmerIWant
January 18, 2026 at 12:01 PM
David: “I think I’m losing it. I’m losing control. Cos the power you’re supplying: it's ELECTRIFYING!” #TheArchers #YoureTheFarmerIWant
Ruth: “We’re never going to get anywhere with this #Succession dilemma unless we talk about it properly.”
David: “Well, you know my opinion. Season 4 was the best.” #TheArchers
David: “Well, you know my opinion. Season 4 was the best.” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Ruth: “We’re never going to get anywhere with this #Succession dilemma unless we talk about it properly.”
David: “Well, you know my opinion. Season 4 was the best.” #TheArchers
David: “Well, you know my opinion. Season 4 was the best.” #TheArchers
Ruth: “Whenever Clive Horrobin’s around, I get chills. In fact, I think they’re multiplying. And I’m loooooosing control!” #TheArchers #YoureTheFarmerIWant
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Ruth: “Whenever Clive Horrobin’s around, I get chills. In fact, I think they’re multiplying. And I’m loooooosing control!” #TheArchers #YoureTheFarmerIWant
Susan: “I’m not listening to this!”
Clive: “Quite right, Susan. NEVER listen to #TheArchers. You’ll get trapped in a metafiction paradox feedback loop!” 😱
Clive: “Quite right, Susan. NEVER listen to #TheArchers. You’ll get trapped in a metafiction paradox feedback loop!” 😱
January 18, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Susan: “I’m not listening to this!”
Clive: “Quite right, Susan. NEVER listen to #TheArchers. You’ll get trapped in a metafiction paradox feedback loop!” 😱
Clive: “Quite right, Susan. NEVER listen to #TheArchers. You’ll get trapped in a metafiction paradox feedback loop!” 😱
Susan: “I’M NOT SHOUTING! THE MIC LEVELS ARE JUST SET TOO HIGH!” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Susan: “I’M NOT SHOUTING! THE MIC LEVELS ARE JUST SET TOO HIGH!” #TheArchers
Susan: “How did you hear about George’s attack?”
Clive: “I was in that standalone New Year police drama with Sue from #Outnumbered?”
Susan: “But that’s… NON-CANONICAL!” #TheArchers
Clive: “I was in that standalone New Year police drama with Sue from #Outnumbered?”
Susan: “But that’s… NON-CANONICAL!” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Susan: “How did you hear about George’s attack?”
Clive: “I was in that standalone New Year police drama with Sue from #Outnumbered?”
Susan: “But that’s… NON-CANONICAL!” #TheArchers
Clive: “I was in that standalone New Year police drama with Sue from #Outnumbered?”
Susan: “But that’s… NON-CANONICAL!” #TheArchers
Susan: “WTF are you doing here?”
Clive: “Recording an episode of #TheArchers. You?”
Clive: “Recording an episode of #TheArchers. You?”
January 18, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Susan: “WTF are you doing here?”
Clive: “Recording an episode of #TheArchers. You?”
Clive: “Recording an episode of #TheArchers. You?”
David: “Is that who I think it is? On the village green? Susan, come and see.”
Chris: “It’s the Agricultural Story Editor!"
Susan: “No!” 😱 #TheArchers
Chris: “It’s the Agricultural Story Editor!"
Susan: “No!” 😱 #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 11:52 AM
David: “Is that who I think it is? On the village green? Susan, come and see.”
Chris: “It’s the Agricultural Story Editor!"
Susan: “No!” 😱 #TheArchers
Chris: “It’s the Agricultural Story Editor!"
Susan: “No!” 😱 #TheArchers
Chris: “I FINALLY got through to Hazel.”
Susan: “Well, it does take a long time for the signal to reach Raxacoricofallapatorius.” #TheArchers #DoctorWho
Susan: “Well, it does take a long time for the signal to reach Raxacoricofallapatorius.” #TheArchers #DoctorWho
January 18, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Chris: “I FINALLY got through to Hazel.”
Susan: “Well, it does take a long time for the signal to reach Raxacoricofallapatorius.” #TheArchers #DoctorWho
Susan: “Well, it does take a long time for the signal to reach Raxacoricofallapatorius.” #TheArchers #DoctorWho
Susan: “So. How did it go?”
George: “Nobody punched me.”
Susan: “Well, you can’t expect more than that from your first script meeting.” #TheArchers
George: “Nobody punched me.”
Susan: “Well, you can’t expect more than that from your first script meeting.” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Susan: “So. How did it go?”
George: “Nobody punched me.”
Susan: “Well, you can’t expect more than that from your first script meeting.” #TheArchers
George: “Nobody punched me.”
Susan: “Well, you can’t expect more than that from your first script meeting.” #TheArchers
Ruairi: “This is ridiculous.”
Alice: “I know, Ruairi. But we’d better read it out anyway.” #TheArchers
Alice: “I know, Ruairi. But we’d better read it out anyway.” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Ruairi: “This is ridiculous.”
Alice: “I know, Ruairi. But we’d better read it out anyway.” #TheArchers
Alice: “I know, Ruairi. But we’d better read it out anyway.” #TheArchers
Brian: “So Adam bottled it, did he?”
Alice: “No, he bottled George.” 👀 #TheArchers
Alice: “No, he bottled George.” 👀 #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Brian: “So Adam bottled it, did he?”
Alice: “No, he bottled George.” 👀 #TheArchers
Alice: “No, he bottled George.” 👀 #TheArchers
Susan: “I believe in encouraging someone when they’re trying to change. I was very supportive of my Neil when he was putting his swimming trunks on under a towel at Weston-super-Mare.” #TheArchers
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Susan: “I believe in encouraging someone when they’re trying to change. I was very supportive of my Neil when he was putting his swimming trunks on under a towel at Weston-super-Mare.” #TheArchers