Judi Dench joins calls by The Archers cast to keep show in Birmingham

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:24:51 GMT

The actor, who made a cameo in the Radio 4 drama in 1989, has signed a letter urging BBC not to move studio elsewhereThe cast and crew behind The Archers, including the one-time guest star Judi Dench, have written to the BBC director general urging him to keep the recording of the Radio 4 drama in Birmingham.It emerged this week that the corporation was planning to stop recording the rural community soap opera in the city for the first time in the show’s 75-year history, after it scrapped plans for a radio drama studio. Continue reading...

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