The Archers listening figures. Partly established with the aim towards educating farmers following World War II, "The Archers" soon became a popular source of entertainment for the population at large, attracting nine million listeners by 1953. "The Archers" is set in the fictional village of Ambridge in the fictional county of Borsetshire, in England. Borsetshire is situated between, in reality, the contiguous counties of Worcestershire and Warwickshire, south of Birmingham in The Midlands. Possibly based on the village of Cutnall Green, various other villages claim to be the inspiration for Ambridge; "The Bull", Ambridge's pub, is modelled on The Old Bull in
Soap opera the introduction of private television, ERT produced additional daily soap operas, which included "Pathos" ("Passion"), "Erotika tis Edem" ("Loving in Eden") and "Ta ftera tou erota" ("The Wings of Love"). These failed to achieve high ratings and were canceled shortly after their premiere. Alpha produced "Kato apo tin Acropoli" ("Under the Acropolis"), which ran for 2½ years. The first daytime soap opera produced by a Cyprus channel was LOGOs TV's "Odos Den Ksehno" ("'Don't Forget' Street"), which ran from January to December 1996. It was followed by "To Serial", which also ran for one year from September 1997 to June