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The Archers

15/09/2025

The Archers

BBC

Arts, Drama, Performing Arts, Fiction

4.28.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Ruairi makes an emotional admission, and Justin finds his arm twisted.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:07.0

It's 1997 when the streets of a housing scheme erupt.

0:12.0

Angry scenes at the raplock estate in Sterling outside the house of a convicted paedophile.

0:17.0

At the heart of the crowd, Big Mags Haney, an anti-pedophile campaigner who made headlines.

0:23.0

She wasn't the only person who stood up. She just happened to shout the loudest.

0:27.8

Dubbed the matriarch of a family from hell.

0:30.7

The amount of crimes committed by that family was stuff of legend.

0:34.5

I was so scared.

0:36.0

Crime next door, the ballad of big mags.

0:38.8

Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:41.0

You're listening to Monday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. Right, I'll be off then. I'll see you at home later, Lillian. I'll pick up some vegetables on my way to go with the salmon. Do you need anything else?

1:11.6

Uh, yeah, Tony. Now, remind me what you've got on this afternoon.

1:15.3

Ah, about board meeting.

1:16.6

Oh, yes. I thought you had a spring in your step. You're off to beat them all around their head with the results of the feasibility study.

1:22.9

I will enjoy enlightening the dissenters with the news, yes. As I knew all along, my plans are more than

1:29.1

feasible, so we'll be going ahead. And anyone who doesn't like it can whistle? Whistle?

1:34.3

Will take a long walk off a short pier, whichever. More than feasible. It's a bit of a stretch,

1:38.9

though, isn't it? I thought the study wasn't keen on the vertical farm. Oh, I'm shelving that anyway.

1:44.0

I only included it to pacify the farmers on the board,

1:47.1

but everything else will get the green light, including the warehouse.

1:51.3

You know, I'm rather looking forward to seeing Brown's face.

1:54.2

I wouldn't rob his nose in it too much if I were you.

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