Phil Archer Phil Archer Philip Walter Archer is a fictional character from the British BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers", played by Norman Painting. He made his first appearance on 29 May 1950, the show's pilot episode. The character later became the longest serving male character in the series. His longevity gave him something of the status of a 'patriarch' in Ambridge. Norman Painting joined the cast as Phil Archer, the "handsome" son of Dan (Harry Oakes) and Doris Archer (Gwen Berryman), for the show's pilot episode broadcast on the BBC Midlands Home Service on 29 May 1950, he stayed on
Home Front (BBC radio series) the strains and changes placed on them by the war. Prostitution, and the difficulties facing unmarried mothers, are also explored. Series 14, only the second to take place in Devon, began on 18 June 2018. It opens with the launch of the WI (the Women's Institute), conscientious objectors, and pressure to farm all available land ahead to pre-empt the loss of European supply chains. The first series received generally favourable press coverage. Home Front (BBC radio series) Home Front is a British radio drama, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 4 August 2014 and 11 November 2018. Based on historical