The Archers

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British radio programme radio drama series soap opera

The Archers is a long-running British radio drama series depicting everyday rural life in the fictional village of Ambridge.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British radio programme → radio drama series → soap opera →
broadcastFrequency	daily (except Saturday) →
broadcastOn	BBC Radio 4 → BBC Radio 4 Extra →
broadcastTime	evenings on BBC Radio 4 →
countryOfBroadcast	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
createdFor	BBC radio →
depicts	farming community → rural life →
fictionalCounty	Borsetshire →
firstBroadcastDate	1951-01-01 →
focusesOn	agricultural issues → contemporary social issues → family relationships →
format	ongoing series →
genre	radio drama → soap opera →
hasFictionalRiver	River Am →
hasFictionalTownNearby	Borchester → Felpersham →
hasMainLocation	Brookfield Farm → Grey Gables Hotel → Home Farm → St Stephen’s church → The Bull pub →
hasNarrativeStyle	ensemble cast → serialised storytelling →
hasProductionLocation	BBC Birmingham → BBC studios in the United Kingdom →
hasSpinOff	The Archers Omnibus →
hasThemeMusicComposer	Arthur Wood →
medium	radio →
notableFeature	longest-running radio soap opera in the world →
omnibusBroadcastTime	Sunday mornings on BBC Radio 4 →
originalLanguage	English →
originalNetwork	BBC Home Service → BBC Light Programme → BBC Radio 4 →
producer	BBC → BBC Radio 4 →
setIn	Ambridge →
settingType	fictional village →
specialEpisodeLength	28 minutes →
targetAudience	adult listeners →
themeMusicTitle	Barwick Green →
typicalEpisodeLength	13 minutes →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brian Aldridge →	appearsInWork
The Archers ("The Archers Omnibus") →	hasSpinOff
BBC Radio 4 →	notableProgramme