Don't blame it on a Grundy, don't blame it on Route B, don't blame it on Sean O'C, blame it on the badgers. Discuss The Archers of Prudhoe here.

[PseudoBadger]

Yes, and I have now learned that he has four dachshunds. How lovely.

...loved the Communards too...the other was Jimmy Somerville previous of Bronski Beat who did amazing stuff in the 80s.

In Archers land I don't remember ANY punks during the 80s. But continuing a musical theme, it was awesome to hear Ed and Jazzer listening to the irreplaceable Thin Lizzy in the lambing shed... Now an admiration of TL really dates me

We'll pardon me for breathing daddaddad

I want Richard Cole's life. Shame about the having to be a Christian bit....

Yes, morally it was always repugnant for adult men to prey on underage women. I wonder how many rock stars and DJs did behave admirably in the face of all that pressure to do what everybody else was doing. I doubt we'd have enough prison space for all the men who've committed sexual assault and got away with it, should they eventually be prosecuted and convicted.

I think you missed the winkie smiley there, Hakluyt.

guineapiglet - what I find really depressing on the Archers is that classical music is seen as the preserve of snobs or social climbers... a bit like making the one academic figure (Jim) a PITA, as opposed to being someone cool and insightful. Classical music and academia can have the energy of punk... but TA doesn't seem to get that (just as the scriptwriters don't seem to get all sorts of stuff)

Hakluyt - sorry, was there something offensive in what I said? My attempt at humour clearly misfired.

Brian Cox was is the band D:ream (I believe they spelt it with a colon like that).

By the way, I'm a Christian, but I won't take offence...

From his own biography it sounds like he was particular interested in underage girls though. To me he falls in the same camp as roman Polanski.

Anyway, this is all gettibg a bit heavy!!

Back to the archers!!!

Thanks, mimsy, I always try to be quite careful in my use of smileys to show when humour is intended: glad you caught that.

DadDadDad - didn't D:ream do "Things can only get better" as appropriated for the 1997 New labour election campaign?

( I always conflate him with Brian May, physicist, of another well-known band)

Correct, kiri. And doesn't Brian May have some badger connection thus bringing this thread back on topic!

Further badger connection - you won't believe this. Tim Bentinck has tweeted today that Pip has been re-cast and the new actress is called Daisy Badger. I thought it must be a windup but in the same tweet he mentions the new Josh actor and I know that bit is true.

So Pip must be staying anyway. I shall be really cross if they decide to get rid of the rest of the family in favour of keeping her.

Why have they recast her?

Seems like we are having a new broom

It all makes me more and more convinced that they're not going to go.

OMG. Seriously?

I pity any listener who has, for whatever reason, taken a break from TA over the last few months. They won't recognise anyone.

Is this what it's like to jump out of a plane with a parachute? Nothing but blind trust that it will be all right in the end?

(Not that "Pip" was much good in the role but ...)

Hope they recast the cardboard boyfriend.

So are we to assume that every absence is a recast?

Hayley?
Christine?
CHRIS??

Ok. If they change Maurice I'm done.

Yes, maybe the plan is for David, Ruth and Jill to leave, then later return saying it was a mistake but played by a new set of actors!

Oh, nooooooo!

Could they have recast her due it incessant moaning of this thread? (Btw DDD your Brian Cox comment made me lol!)

Have they said who will be playing new pip?

Going on previous form it will be some big name or offspring thereof.

Daisy Badger, BYOS (according to Tim B's tweet as reported by Mimsy )

Born in 89 & went to LAMDA according to google