Norman Painting Norman Painting Norman George Painting (23 April 1924 – 29 October 2009) was an English actor, broadcaster and writer. He played Phil Archer in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers" from the pilot episodes aired on the BBC Midlands Home Service in summer 1950, after the series went national on the Light Programme on 1 January 1951, until his death in 2009, when he was the longest-serving member of the cast. His last episode, recorded two days before he died, was broadcast on 22 November 2009. The character lived on until Phil was "found dead" in his armchair
The Adventures of Superman (BBC Radio series) The Adventures of Superman (BBC Radio series) The Adventures of Superman was a six-part radio drama commissioned by BBC Radio 4 and broadcast in 1988. In the late eighties Superman was adapted for BBC Radio 4 in the form of a one off docudrama called "Superman On Trial". Due to the huge success of this and its sequel "", the BBC commissioned a six-part radio drama "The Adventures of Superman" it would run for two series and have both a cassette and CD release. First broadcast: 1988 Written to celebrate Superman's 50th birthday. Accused of crimes against humanity, the last