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The Archers

23/02/2026

The Archers

BBC

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.09K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Chris and Hannah are on their way to a cricket team meeting Freddie’s called. There’s still bad feeling over last season’s controversial hidden payments to some players, even before Hannah and Chris discover Freddie’s forgotten this meeting and gone to another one instead. Assuming that’s the end for the cricket team Hannah then lays into Freddie’s poor judgement for suggesting George could rejoin the team. Hannah has no time for George and wants to tell Amber how misguided she is for sticking with him. Chris is more forgiving, but admits phoning Probation about George getting drunk on New Year’s Eve. Luckily George wasn’t recalled to prison and Hannah reckons Chris shouldn’t tell Emma what he did, rather than stir things up again.

Akram tells Susan he’s happier working outside than in the Dairy, which is disappointing for Susan as working on a big, new cheese order is getting too much for Pat. Then Helen tells Susan Kirsty’s volunteered to do some shifts, starting immediately. Susan’s doubts about Kirsty are quickly confirmed though when she keeps getting things wrong. Kirsty then phones Akram to check on the procedure and is told off for bringing a phone in. Kirsty admits she’s worse than useless, saying the same again to Helen later. Kirsty then asks if Helen’s pursued a house for sale in the village, but Helen’s distracted by a text from Finlay, the crofter she met in Scotland. He’s coming to Borchester and wants to meet up. Helen knows she should say no, but… It's a yes then, reckons Kirsty.

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.

0:05.6

Oh, hello. You have chosen a BBC podcast, but before you listen to it, we thought you might like our podcast too.

0:12.1

You might. You might. It is called Sightraught with me, Nick Grimshaw.

0:15.2

And me, Annie Mack. And we talk about the week in music.

0:18.2

All the news, all the cultural happenings in the UK and beyond.

0:22.2

And great guests. And it's on BBC Sounds. Yes, where you can also enjoy lots of

0:27.1

playlists, music mixes and live radio. Everything from my six music breakfast show to Radio

0:33.2

3 Unwind. But obviously start with our podcast podcast sidetrack. Obviously. Obviously.

0:39.0

So if you like music,

0:40.1

listen on BBC Sounds.

0:41.6

You're listening to Monday's episode of The Archers

0:42.9

from BBC Radio 4.

0:44.8

Music Hello, Akran. Oh, that trolley looks heavy.

1:07.0

Potatoes for the shop. I may have overloaded it.

1:11.5

Yeah, well, two tricks might be better.

1:14.9

How are you anyway?

1:16.3

How's it going up at the polytunnels?

1:18.3

Well, we had a slight problem last week, Susan, a mix-up.

1:22.6

Not entirely my fault, but still.

1:25.0

Oh, dear.

1:25.9

Tom took it well.

1:27.5

Just wish I could have you back at the dairy.

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