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
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