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The Archers

09/04/2026

The Archers

BBC

Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts, Drama

4.09K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Bumping into Adam at Grey Gables, Oliver mentions he’s helping Miranda measure up the farmhouse. However, Miranda hasn’t been cheered up by their lunch and Oliver wants to know what Brian’s playing at there. Adam can’t shed any light. With his sudden change of heart and irrational behaviour, Oliver wonders whether Brian is alright. When Adam goes to Brian and asks the same question, Brian is put out, insisting he’s fine. Adam should forget about it. While debating a couple of contrasting ideas for the farm’s future, Brian’s reminded of his earlier promise and assures Adam he’ll get on to his solicitor next week about changing his will. Later, Adam relays back to Oliver that Brian is perfectly fine and making rational decisions. Oliver still feels for Miranda, though.

When Usha and Carol get chatting about the Promises Tree and Emma mentions she’s signing up, Carol wastes no time recruiting Emma to clean her windows. However, Emma pushes back when asked to wash and re-hang Carol’s curtains. Carol suggests Alan could at least do the re-hanging.

At St Stephens Alan’s grateful for George and Chris’s help, but explains the work on repairing the ceiling can’t start until paperwork is signed off and hoops are jumped through – plus there’s an injury claim to deal with. Later, Alan gets George to open up to him, before they discuss Alan’s vocation. George then shares his dream of one day having his own flock of sheep. However, having been let down recently by a potential cash investor, George is resolved to go it alone.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:07.0

An abandoned psychiatric hospital.

0:10.7

As if staff had simply walked out one day and never returned.

0:14.3

And the unexplained death of a nursing assistant.

0:17.8

Mary Glasgow 35 had died when on Judy.

0:20.8

It wasn't just an altercation. The room was wrecked.

0:23.2

The curtains were on the floor.

0:24.9

She didn't just die at her workplace.

0:27.0

Something strange happened.

0:29.9

Assume nothing. What happened to Mary Glasgow?

0:33.5

Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:35.7

You're listening to Thursday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. Adam, what brings you to great gay votes?

1:01.7

Impromptu lunch, with Ian.

1:03.4

Same here.

1:04.3

Oh, not with Ian, of course, with Miranda.

1:06.9

Miranda?

1:07.7

I'm helping her measure up the farmhouse for the decorators.

1:13.7

I thought it might cheer her up to have a spot of lunch first.

1:19.7

And did it? Not greatly, no. She's in a state of some perplexity, to be honest, about Brian.

1:27.2

Ah, well, I can't throw much light on that, I'm afraid. Brian's made it very clear. It's his business and his alone.

1:29.3

Except that's not entirely true. No? It's also it very clear. It's his business and his alone. Except that's not entirely true.

1:29.7

No?

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