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
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