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
Thai television soap opera old series, but with new actors and minor modifications to their plots. To add spice to older themes, producers add supplementary sex, violence, and vulgarity. The tradition of remakes in Thai soap operas began with the successful lakrons. Shows that have been redone include 1995's Sai Lohit ("Bloodline") starring "Sornram Teppitak" and "Suvanant Kongying" which was then followed by "Prissana" in 2000. "Dao Pra Sook" also had a remake in 2002. In early–2000, horror-genre soap operas made a comeback with a remake of "Tayat Asoon", a witch and black magic soap opera starring Sinjai Plengpanich. Other recent remakes, "Poot Pee