Category Archives: ‘The Archers’

Jamie Perks and the other kids in ‘The Archers’, continued

Posted on May 21, 2011 by celiawriting

So young Jamie has found a girlfriend:  sounds like good news for a change, but it’s not going to guarantee him success in those exams.  Meanwhile, young Freddy over at Lower Locksley shows a talent for writing [hurrah] and is … Continue reading →

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‘The Archers’: Philip Larkin was right

Posted on May 17, 2011 by celiawriting

‘An everyday story of country folk’ they called it, once.  But does everyone mess up their children to the extent that the characters do in ‘The Archers’?  Having ruminated recently on the sad situation of young Jamie Perks, I was … Continue reading →

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Who could envy Jamie Perks? [Philip Larkin got it right]

Posted on April 5, 2011 by celiawriting

Who could envy Jamie Perks?   Or:  Philip Larkin* got it right The Archers editorial team really have got it in for troubled teenager Jamie Perks.  As if they had not devised enough for this lad to handle already, the latest … Continue reading →

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Where were you when they killed Nigel Pargetter? [part 2]

Posted on April 1, 2011 by celiawriting

/continued…    dum-di-dum-di-dum… ‘They’ve killed Nigel!’ I shrieked in outrage as we disembarked.   “How could they do that!”   It was all quite unsettling and, as others have observed, a bizarre way for The Archers to celebrate the Big Anniversary   And what … Continue reading →

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Where were you when they killed Nigel Pargetter?

Posted on April 1, 2011 by celiawriting

Suspension of disbelief – suspension of belief? I was reminded of dear old Nigel only today [1st April and this not an April Fool] on hearing Graham Seed’s dulcet tones on Radio 4.  You may recall that Graham played the … Continue reading →

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