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
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