The Archers Ysanne Churchman, who played Grace, sent them a congratulatory card signed "Grace Archer". In 1996, William Smethurst recounted a conversation with Baseley in which he reveals his real motivation for killing off Grace Archer: Churchman was encouraging the other actors to join a trade union. The actor Norman Painting played Phil Archer continuously from the first trial series in 1950 until his death on 29 October 2009. His last "Archers" performance was recorded just two days before his death, and was broadcast on 22 November. He is cited in "Guinness World Records" as the longest-serving actor in a single soap
BBC Radio Humberside simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight. The station's local presenters include Lizzie Rose and Carl Wheatley (weekday breakfast), David Burns (weekday mornings), Phil White (weekday lunchtime) and Andy Comfort (weekday drivetime). BBC Radio Humberside BBC Radio Humberside is a BBC Local Radio service covering the area of the former English county of Humberside, which was returned to North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire the East Riding of Yorkshire and the City of Kingston upon Hull on 1 April 1996. Martyn Weston is the station's managing editor with Derek McGill as assistant editor. It began broadcasting in 1971 from studios above a