Phil Archer when the show began airing nationally on 1 January 1951. During his time with "The Archers", Painting wrote a best-selling book entitled "Forever Ambridge" and wrote over a thousand scripts for the show between 1966 and 1982. Painting was later inducted into the Guinness World Records for being the longest-serving actor, without a break, in a single soap opera. In later years, Painting's appearances on the show became limited due to his ill health. On 29 October 2009, two days after he had gone to the recording studio, Painting died. BBC Radio 4 controller, Mark Damazer, said "Norman Painting was
In the Red (radio series) include Robert Bathurst, Jim Carter and Geoffrey Whitehead. In the Chair is a six-part BBC Radio 4 black comedy-crime drama series written by Mark Tavener and produced by Paul Schlesinger as a second sequel to "In the Red". The story features BBC Reporter George Cragge, played by Michael Williams, and Police Superintendent Frank Jefferson, played by Barry Foster, investigating a series of murders of dentists linked to New Labour policy. Notable guest stars include Hugh Laurie, Kenneth Cranham, Rebecca Front and Richard Griffiths, as well as the return of Stephen Fry, John Bird and Geoffrey Whitehead from previous series. In