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The Archers

18/09/2025

The Archers

BBC

Arts, Drama, Performing Arts, Fiction

4.28.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Feelings stir for Paul, and the Harvest Festival ends in chaos.

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.

0:25.6

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. Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:40.8

You're listening to Thursday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. Oh, hello, Alan.

1:05.3

William, Justin, nice to see you.

1:07.3

Hello, Alan.

1:08.2

I told you they wouldn't have started yet.

1:10.5

What's all this? Are you collecting food donations, Alan? We didn't realise. No, Alan. I told you they wouldn't have started yet. What's all this?

1:11.4

Are you collecting food donations, Alan? We didn't realise. No, that's the shop. I told you it opened. We are actually connecting donations, though. There's a box at the other door. Look, we're about to start if you want to find somewhere. Although it looks like you might have to stand. I'm completely packed out. No, we'll be fine at the back, we'll be Lily.

1:28.6

We won't see anything at the back.

1:31.0

Oh, Justin, we'll be, Lily.

1:28.6

We won't see anything at the back.

1:31.0

Oh, Justin, look. There's Alice. She's waving it over.

1:33.5

And I'm fine here, thank you.

1:35.1

She said you say it was a seat. Come on.

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