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Hello, me old pals, me old
beauties! This is the evergreen
story of country folk
transferred from steam
wireless to computer chip.
Yes, it's The Archers. the
oriOnal radio soap which has
been telling the everyday story
of the farming community of
ONTO,
r e t f u l . H e whimpers t h a t h e i s
.ige pensioner a n d s h o u l d n o t
p watch f o r poachers every n i g h t .
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"loose one o f t h e f o l l o w i n g :
!) c h i v v y h i m up;
') t a k e Tom o f f n i g h t p a t r o l s ;
buy h i m an a l a r m c l o c k .
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Ambridge for around 30vears.
The game is in four parts.
and the objective of each part
is to increase the audience
figures by one million.
This is achieved by selecting
one of three choices in plot
direction. offered at intervals
throughout the narrative of
the script, which contains a
number of sub-plot themes. En
each part you follow the
t.
REVIEWS
Is from the viewpoint of
erent Archers character.
Starting off, you are Jack
Woolley, self made man and
the owner of Grey Gables
country club. He is having
trouble with Higgs. who
breaks a window one night
when drunk. Should you sack
him, dock his wages for the
repair, or speak severely to
him? Your decision affects his
subsequent behaviour, and
your chances in the
Crysanthemum Show—
without Higgs the blooms may
start to wilt! Is Higgs in love,
going mental, or his behaviour
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family trait?
; The shop is losing money.
the restaurant is losing
custom, there's a poacher out
in the woods at night, and high
jinks around the swimming
pool. If you're not careful, you
could spark off a revolt in the
village, and arouse the
indignation of the moral
minority!
The outcome of your script
results in regular memos from
the Controller of Radio 4,
giving the audience research
figures on interest, realism,
and standards, as well as the
total number of listeners.
It is not easy to increase the
figure from two million to
three, but even if you do, you
are not home and dry the
Controller has pressure groups
and the Governors to worry
about!
Upsetting them puts him in
an awkward position, and if
you've got the Tories up in
arms about left wing bias, even
3.5 million listeners won't save
you from getting the sack —
and having to start the section
again!