10/07/2026

The Archers

BBC

Performing Arts, Drama, Fiction, Arts

4.0 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Bert and Lynda arrive for the shop volunteer taster session – Lynda to see if anything’s changed since her last stint. She is critical of the shop’s layout and Bert adds niggles – the strength of the door and the volume of the bell. Lynda decides it’s not changed enough to entice her back. Susan is surprised that her father wants to volunteer, and that the change of scene he’d longed for was company at the shop, not a change of house. She doesn’t think he’s quite suited to being a volunteer. But why not become Susan’s personal assistant and keep her company sitting at the counter?

Lynda is pleasantly surprised when Fallon agrees to join the fete committee. Fallon is looking forward to a homecoming staycation with Harrison. They’ll also be celebrating his new dream job, finally becoming a Rural Crime Officer.

Ian turns up unexpectedly at Home Farm to address with Brian what Adam is owed from the partnership. Brian is pleased to hear that Adam’s not pursuing a legal case, but doesn’t see anything else to discuss. Ian claims that Brian has always kept Adam at arm’s length. Brian disputes this – he raised him as a farmer and gave him every opportunity, but was stabbed in the back. Ian blurts out that he knows about Ruairi and George – and that proves what Brian has done for a son he really cares about. Ian threatens Brian with telling George the truth, unless he gives Adam what he is due.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:06.0	Did you know, but now you can watch some of your favourite BBC Sounds podcasts on IPlayer.
0:12.2	Oh wow.
0:12.8	Check out the stories in even greater detail on good, bad billionaire.
0:17.7	He's a slightly different kind of billionaire, a genuine rags to riches story.
0:21.3	Watch newscast as the team dissect the day's headlines.
0:24.8	Politicians love talking about power, but the costs of this are real.
0:28.9	And many more.
0:30.6	Your BBC Sounds favourites.
0:32.7	Available as video podcasts to Watch and IPlayer, listen on BBC Sounds.
0:38.7	You're listening to Friday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. Honestly, Ian, wish I'd gone to the Buchester show yesterday now.
1:06.7	Spent this morning in the dairy and it's all Tracy could talk about.
1:10.4	Well, it's not every day you get to meet a Duchess, as we know.
1:13.5	Oh, no, I'm not begrudging her.
1:16.0	Although, of course, the Duchess we met all those years ago is the Queen now.
1:22.3	I've been trying to think what year it was she came to Grey Gables.
1:26.3	2011?
1:27.4	Was it really? I remember Clary and I couldn't believe it when she came over to talk to us. Oh well I got officially summoned from the kitchen. Did you? I must have told you Queen Camilla liked me shortbread so much. Caroline came and dragged me out to see her. Oh yes, now I remember. I was quite tempted afterwards to put
1:44.9	buy royal appointment on the afternoon tea. Oh I'm ready to pay by the way. Oh sorry
1:51.5	course. Here we are strolling down memory laying. That'll be £8.6. Just tap your phone.
1:57.9	Cheers. Helen was making the same joke about the cheese.
2:02.1	Now we know Sophie's a fan of Borsetscher Blue.
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