The Ambridge Socialist
8th October
The Archers defy Queen Camilla as Titchener lingers on
The question many listeners to the Archers want to know is exactly how long is Rob Titchener’s contract? Queen Camilla has already demanded that he is in effect rubbed out, yet week after week he appears chuntering on.
He has moved to Penny Hassett something one might think that should have attracted the attention of the ever vigilant Sgt Knacker Burns…
Titchener who if he did have a religion it didn’t appear to be Christianity now wants to be baptised by Alan the Vicar. Alan thinks not. The Ambridge Socialist is not religious and has no view but should readers require views there are large numbers on this subject to be found on Facebook
Brad goes to Uni.
Brad is the first Horrobin to go to University. Social mobility has come to the Ambridge working class even if the motor for it was and is the Robbins Report that was produced in 1963. Things don’t move quickly on the Archers and the motor here is likely to taken from the adaptation of Flora Thompson’s Lark Rise which is in part about changing times in the countryside from the 1880s on.
Lark Rise to Ambridge
Part One was excellent with good acting and a focus on issues like class, history and politics all of which are in Flora Thompson’s book. As above some of this is filtering through to the present day Archers too (not always the acting.)
Grey Gables crisis
Adil’s health is suffering. Grey Gables building work is running behind schedule (which can’t surely be a surprise except to Adil) but whoever now owns the place is already taking bookings for a grand opening. Financial crisis won’t be far behind
Ursula took Henry to church. Can’t believe she did not have Miles and Robert christened,
Clive Horrobin’s daughter Kylie was the first Horrobin to go to University, innit.