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Jon Reed
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📚 Writer and digital content consultant. Former publisher and ex-Twit. Politics geek and podcast addict. Mostly here for #TheArchers.
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Miss Babs: “Mrs O – fetch that antique teddy bear. We’re going to have a baby shower for Miss Amber!”
Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers
Mrs Overall, wearing a tabard as usual, carries a tea tray with an antique teddy bear on it. She looks very pleased.
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Continuity: “And now it’s time for this week’s visit to #AmbridgeAntiques. And after last week’s exciting cliffhanger, let’s see if they’re any further on with invading Greenland.” #TheArchers
Susie Blake continuity announces this week’s Ambridge Antiques.
January 25, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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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, wearing a tabard as usual, carries a tea tray with a mug on it. The mug bears the text ‘I Chardonnayed GG’, with a picture of George Grundy underneath, rather in the style of those ‘I Shot JR’ mugs you could get in 1980, in the long summer between seasons 3 and 4 of ‘Dallas’. Also on the tray is a bottle of Chardonnay, appropriately enough named ‘Pitchfork’. She looks very pleased.
January 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Continuity: “Well this is where we unfortunately have to lose half our audience. Because there's a much better programme on Radio 2.” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers
Susie Blake continuity announces this week’s Ambridge Antiques.
January 18, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Miss Babs: “Mrs O, you can put away Cluedo and Guess Who. Borchesterford Police say they’ve solved the mystery of who Chardonnayed Mr George, so #AmbridgeAntiques Games Night is cancelled!”
Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #TheArchers
Mrs Overall, wearing a tabard as usual, carries a tea tray with Cluedo and Guess Who on. She looks very pleased.
January 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Alice: “George was such a nice boy when he was a kid.”
Jolene: “Really? Really, tho?” #TheArchers #Chucky
Chucky, the horrific possessed doll from the ‘Child’s Play’ film franchise (1988 onwards).
January 11, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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George: “Do you want to just call it quits? I’d understand.”
Amber: “Why don’t we just pretend that the last week never happened, OK?”
George: “Really? Like season 9 of #Dallas? I’m not sure the listeners would buy it, Babe…” #TheArchers
Bobby Ewing in the shower, discovered by his wife Pam upon waking at the end of season 9 of ‘Dallas’ (1986). Turns out she dreamt the whole season, in which Bobby had died.
January 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Continuity: “And now it’s time for this week’s visit to #AmbridgeAntiques. And after last week’s exciting cliffhanger, let’s see if they’re any further on with mending that antique bottle of Chardonnay.” #TheArchers
Susie Blake continuity announces this week’s Ambridge Antiques.
January 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Mrs Overall: “Miss Babs, whatever’s the matter?”
Miss Babs: “Mr George has been Chardonnayed by an unknown attacker, and now we have to bring in Miss Sue from #Outnumbered to solve the mystery!”
Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers #WhoChardonnayedGG #Dallas
Mrs Overall, wearing a tabard as usual, carries a tea tray with a mug on it. The mug bears the text ‘I Chardonnayed GG’, with a picture of George Grundy underneath, rather in the style of those ‘I Shot JR’ mugs you could get in 1980, in the long summer between seasons 3 and 4 of ‘Dallas’. Also on the tray is a bottle of Chardonnay, appropriately enough named ‘Pitchfork’. She looks very pleased.
January 4, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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Alice: “After George left the pub I went after him. We ended up having quite the heart to heart. Because when we met, it was MOIDER!” #TheArchers #HartToHart
Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, from the US mystery TV series ‘Hart to Hart’ (1979-1984). The opening credits were voiced over by the Harts’ majordomo Max (Lionel Stander) in a gravelly New York accent, and includes the line: “My name is Max. I take care of both of them — which ain't easy; 'cause when they met, it was murder.”
January 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Amber: “Is my mascara everywhere? I must look a state.”
Susan: “No, not at all.” #TheArchers #TheJoker
Heath Ledger’s Joker from ‘The Dark Knight’ (2008).
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Tracy: “It’s only been a few hours. You know what 14-year-old girls are like. She’s probably just swimming about, looking for a nice beach, with ice creams and donkeys.” #TheArchers #VictoriaWood #SwimTheChannel
Chrissie’s parents Cliff and Joan (Ron Pember and Maggie Ollerenshaw) from the Victoria Wood short ‘Swim the Channel’, in which they are shockingly unconcerned about the disappearance of their 12-year-old daughter, Chrissie (Victoria Wood), 8 days after her ill-fated attempt to swim the English Channel. From ‘Victoria Wood As Seen On TV’ episode 1.2 (1985).
January 4, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Amber: “Well, that’s the mental health issues of ex-prisoners covered. And now, eyelash trends for 2026.” #TheArchers #DaytimeTV #MarjorieAndJoan #VictoriaWood
Marjorie (Julie Walters) and Joan (Victoria Wood), doyens of daytime TV, from ‘Victoria Wood As Seen On TV’ (1985-1987).
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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George: “Oops! Yet another tree surgery accident.”
Brad: “Didn’t the same thing happen the other day? The black eye Ed had? Wasn’t that from getting ‘hit by a branch’ too?”
Ed: “‘Tis but a scratch.” #TheArchers #MontyPython
The Black Knight is confronted by King Arthur in the film ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ (1975). His left arm is severed. Despite, eventually, having all his arms and legs chopped off, the Black Knight insists the wounds are not serious, declaring “‘tis but a scratch" and "it's just a flesh wound". The phrase “‘tis but a scratch" has become a cultural shorthand for stubborn denial in the face of obvious defeat.
January 4, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Continuity: “And now it’s time for this week’s visit to #AmbridgeAntiques. And after last week’s exciting cliffhanger, Mrs Overall goes on the rampage with shocking consequences.” #TheArchers
Susie Blake continuity announces this week’s Ambridge Antiques.
January 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Happy #GrundyThings Day, to those who celebrate! 😱 #TheArchers #StrangerThings
Vecna’s monstrous lair, from Stranger Things. Vecna is suspended towards the ceiling, plugged into the hive mind. In the foreground stands George Grundy (Angus Stobie), arms folded, wearing a dark green, sleeveless, knitted tank top, and a smile.
January 1, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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“The Empire wants to see Alderaan succeed.”
The destruction of Alderaan by the Death Star in ‘Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope’ (1977).
December 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Miss Babs: “Mrs O, Miss Hazel's handyman, Mr Derek, has finally refurbished #AmbridgeAntiques. And such a lovely shade of mauve!”
Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #TheArchers
Mrs Overall, wearing a tabard as usual, carries a tea tray with a mug on it. The background is a mauve wall, with an antique mauve chair against it. She looks very pleased.
December 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Ruairi: “Paul! I’ve got something Christmassy, heartfelt, and true to tell you! I’ve forgotten my lines, but the Agricultural Story Editor has given me these cue cards!” #TheArchers #LoveAgriculturally
A still from the ‘cards on the doorstep’ scene from the film ‘Love Actually’ (2003), in which Andrew Lincoln pretends to be carol singers and silently shows a series of cue cards to Keira Knightly, on her doorstep. This one reads: ‘(And at Christmas you tell the truth)’. A still from the ‘cards on the doorstep’ scene from the film ‘Love Actually’ (2003), in which Andrew Lincoln pretends to be carol singers and silently shows a series of cue cards to Keira Knightly, on her doorstep. This one follows on from the ‘(And at Christmas you tell the truth)’ card. In the film, it reads: ‘To me you are perfect.’ However, in this image the card has been doctored to read: ‘The Archers isn’t real’.
December 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Joy: “My decision on the running order is final. And I am unanimous in that, Pet.” #TheArchers #AreYouBeingFarmed
Mollie Sugden as Mrs Slocombe in ‘Are You Being Served?’ (1972-1985).
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Continuity: “And now it’s time for this week’s visit to #AmbridgeAntiques. And after last week’s exciting cliffhanger, let’s see if Miss Esme has got the cows in yet.” #TheArchers
Susie Blake continuity announces this week’s Ambridge Antiques.
December 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Your annual reminder that, because one doesn’t always know if the person one is speaking to celebrates Christmas, it’s often safest to say something generically seasonal, such as “Yippee-Ki-Yay, M***********!”

#DieHard #ChristmasMovies #ChristmasTips
Bruce Willis as John McClane, wearing a black vest and a Santa hat, and wielding a gun. From the movie ‘Die Hard’ (1988), which is a Christmas movie.
December 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Yes, I did blurt out ‘FICTIONAL BABIES!’ in front of a deeply religious family member. #MerryChristmas #OnlyConnect
A still from the Christmas Eve 2025 edition of BBC2 quiz show ‘Only Connect’. Four words in a connecting wall category are displayed on screen: Jesus, Pebbles, Sunny, Grogu.
December 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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‘Tis the season, so here’s my #TheArchersXmasBingo card, with my festive predictions. Merry Christmas, tweetalongers! 🚜🎄 #TheArchers #TheArchersBingo
A The Archers Christmas Bingo card with nine squares in a 3 x 3 grid, containing the following text: 1. George slaughters Ed’s sheep while on a tree surgery job, in what becomes known as the Texel Chainsaw Massacre. 2. Pat squishes Tom under a vintage Fergie. 3. Emma discovers a horrific scene, but decides she’d better read it out anyway. 4. One of the insufferably wry women berates one of the men who always sound tired. 5. Alice is visited by three spirits: whisky, gin, and vodka. 6. Mrs Overall inherits Home Farm and is very pleased. 7. Fallon and Chris fetch the sink plunger and wet rags from the sound effects cupboard. 8. David switches on the wireless and gets trapped in a metafiction paradox feedback loop. 9. Helen returns to the Trossachs for Hogmanay, tosses a caber, and makes custard from a packet. The background graphic is a festive countryside scene, with Santa's sleigh pulled by 3 reindeer in the top-right corner and a Christmas tree bottom-right. Other graphical elements illustrate the bingo card, including a chainsaw, a vintage tractor, alcoholic drinks, Mrs Overall, a sink plunger, a radio, and a Scotsman playing bagpipes. At the bottom-left, a sheep, on its back, bears the mark '2025'.
December 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Miss Babs: “Mrs O, get your glad rags on: we’re going to have a 1970s disco to celebrate Mr John’s 50th birthday!”
Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers
Mrs Overall, wearing a tabard as usual, carries a tea tray with a small glitterball on it. The background suggests she is in a 1970s ‘Saturday Night Fever’ style discotheque. She looks very pleased.
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM