any Archers fans?

Radio show, not the drink.

Having made a customer complaint via email to a retailer whilst cc:ing
the product manufacturer, I've been in e-conversation with someone from
the manufacturer.

They've pondered out loud as to whether perhaps I'm a fan of the Archers
radio show. Now, I've never heard any of the Archers, so I'd say not,
however I do wonder what's prompted the question.

Anyone knowledgeable care to share some info about it?

The email is in a laughy jokey context, so I don't think she's
maliciously insinuating that I'm old or something!

 

I'm sure if you posted the content of your emails, someone from UMRA
will be able to help.

 

uk.media.radio.archers

There's even some saddos from here on it as well...

 

It's brilliant. And a bit rubbish.

It's the world's longest running soap opera, on Radio Four.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archers/
(no bad language please)

 

Does anyone remember the words to the song written to the tune, which
include "John Tregoran fell down a warren and broke a bone in his arm"?

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How have you never heard of the Archers?

 

That's not what he said.

AIUI, he's heard of the the Archers but not heard *any of*
the Archers[1]. Knowing something about the Archers might
give some insight into why his correspondent might have
assumed he was a fan.

[1] Same with me.

 

Fair point.

I can't read when hungover.

 

Damn - I was beaten to it. I can't believe that anyone doesn't know the
theme tune.

 

Dee de de de dee da da, de de dee de deee da!
You imagine people skipping across a lawn to it, from what I remember.
(Never actually listened to the Archers, my friend's mum always had it
on.)

 

There was a great parody, filmed for TV ~30 years ago, called "Underneath
the Archers" in which every character suffered a grisly agricultural death.
Job's a good 'un.

 

That's *nothing* like it

it goes <fx clears throat>
Dum, de Dum, de Dum, de Dum. Dum, de Dum de duUM
Dum, de Dum, de Dum, de Dum. Dum, de diddly Dum

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Logorrhea wrote

Hancock did it and it was more like 30 years ago and it made no direct
reference to the Archers at all, AFAIR.

 

The tune that shows how fast my reflexes really are. I can switch off
a radio that's just started playing the Archers within split seconds,
even blindfolded in a strange room with broken glass on the floor.[1]

It's him liking the Archers that makes me think Blaney is secretly a
47-year old maths teacher from Worcestershire.

[1] OK, I'm guessing at this last bit.

 

Power Grainger wrote

Let me put you right then. He is an Essex boy, I think.

 

No it doesn't, it goes 'Rum pah papapa rum pah rum pah....static..and
now on Radio 1...!'

 

Yes, there is an enormous quantitative difference between "~30 years ago"
and "more like 30 years ago", isn't there. Hancock parodied the Archers on
TV as ... pause for Google ... "The Bowmans", and he did die ... pause again
.... 35 years ago. However, I completely misunrememberised the title. It
was "The Cobblers of Umbridge". Willie Rushton, Roy Kinnear and all the
usual suspects.

 

Logorrhea wrote

Actually I meant to say 40 but I suppose it is a waste of time telling
you that. It has been a waste of time telling you anything else, I do
know that.

Amazing what you find on google innit.

Simple plagiarism then?

 

Eh????? Wha've Oi dun neow!

No. Clever parody!

 

Logorrhea wrote

I dunno as I have not seen the modern version so cannot really judge but
the Hancock one has got to have been one of his classics and he was
very good at his job.