15/02/2026

The Archers Omnibus

BBC

Drama, Fiction

4.0 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Writer: Tim Stimpson Director: Pip Swallow Editor: Jeremy Howe

Brian Aldridge … Charles Collingwood Ben Archer … Ben Norris David Archer … Timothy Bentinck Josh Archer … Angus Imrie Pip Archer … Daisy Badger Ruth Archer … Felicity Finch Lilian Bellamy … Sunny Ormonde Alice Carter … Hollie Chapman Ruairi Donovan … Arthur Hughes Amber Gordon … Olivia Bernstone Emma Grundy … Emerald O'Hanrahan George Grundy … Angus Stobie Will Grundy … Philip Molloy Chelsea Horrobin … Madeleine Leslay Tracy Horrobin … Susie Riddell Jazzer McCreary … Ryan Kelly Stella Pryor … Lucy Speed Fallon Rogers … Joanna Van Kampen

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:07.0	Imagine a loved one, studying off for the day, and then not coming home.
0:11.7	You have 101 different questions and no answers.
0:15.7	The charity bike ride that ended in a missing person hunt.
0:19.9	Where did he go?
0:21.3	Like, where on earth could he have gone?
0:23.7	This is, are you going to be okay for this cycle?
0:26.2	And he said, I'll do it even if it kills me.
0:28.7	Crime next door, the vanishing cyclist.
0:31.3	My advice at that point was to get the police helicopter airborne.
0:34.7	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:37.1	You're listening to The Archers Omnibus from BBC Radio 4. Stella, that's great. I'm so glad your brother can make it.
1:02.4	I know. It's been ages since I've seen him.
1:04.2	Pip, did you say you want to, wine?
1:05.5	Oh, please. He's got some leave, Owing, so he's going to come for a few days, and I'm going to take the time off work, too.
1:10.0	Good for you. So, when's he arriving? A week tomorrow, and then he's going to come for a few days and I'm going to take the time off work too. Good for you. So when's he arriving? A week tomorrow and then he's planning to head back on the Saturday. He'll be able to help clear up after the engagement party then. Too bit. There you go. And what about your other siblings? Have you heard from them? Isabel says she can't make it and I don't know about Lila but it's unlikely.
1:28.1	Cheers, David. All right. Now, is there anything we can do to help? No, no, I think lunch is pretty much under control. Is Granite Church? Yeah, and it's gone to pick her up. Why don't you go and find Ben and Josh? They're in a sitting room. Well do. Oh, celebrating my little brother's graduation.
1:46.0	Who would have thought it?
1:47.0	Yeah, so no more engagement sort. Come on then. Oh, Rosie's outside on a bike. Can you keep an eye on it? We'll do. David, could you check the beef while I finished making the cauliflower cheese? Oh, that I can. Pitt and Stella seem happy, don't they?
2:02.9	Yeah, they do.
2:07.0	Makes me think we should do something for Valentine's.
2:08.5	Sorry? What?
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