The BBC has been accused of "racial stereotyping" over a new black character in the Radio 4 series The Archers. full story ![]()

Fans of Radio 4 drama The Archers have accused the BBC of censoring their views after an online messageboard featuring angry comments from listeners concerned about increasingly poor storylines was closed down.
telegraph.co.uk (4 months and 6 days ago)
The BBC said only around 10,000 of the radio soap’s five million listeners were using the show’s Mustardland forum
mirror.co.uk (4 months and 6 days ago)

BBC listeners swamped social media sites with comments denouncing the ITV advert. One said the Archers theme tune, called Barwick Green, had been 'destroyed'.
dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 21 days ago)

Former EastEnders actress Anita Dobson guest-stars on BBC Radio 4's The Archers.
bbci.co.uk (2 months and 12 days ago)

Few BBC programmes prompt such passionate feedback as Radio 4's The Archers – but the Ambridge umbrage could soon be no more as the corporation has said it plans to shut down the show's online messageboard. Naturally, the Archers lot are up in arms, according to the Daily Mail. "I can only conclude that the BBC does not like the way certain storylines have been received...
guardian.co.uk (4 months and 6 days ago)

STEPHEN GLOVER: The paradox here is that the BBC, sometimes so keen to reach for the censor’s pen, is wildly indulgent of its own highly-paid stars with their right-on jokes, and all of a sudden is not at all worried about the sensibilities of viewers.
dailymail.co.uk (4 months and 5 days ago)

They deserted in droves over "sexed-up" storylines like "Farmageddon", but a return to less sensational plots appears to have helped The Archers achieve near record audience figures.
telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 3 days ago)

Archers fans have asked for new ideas and a return to farming-themed storyline as the editor of the radio show, Vanessa Whitburn, announces her retirement.
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 24 days ago)

Vanessa Whitburn, the editor of BBC radio drama series The Archers, is retiring from her role after 22 years.
bbci.co.uk (2 months and 26 days ago)

Vanessa Whitburn, the editor of BBC Radio 4's The Archers, announces her retirement after 22 years.
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 25 days ago)
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