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 Wales they dropped his "Landmark " series, which won Sony Awards in 1991 and 1992, after around ten years, because of his English accent. BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Wales is BBC Cymru Wales's national English language radio station. The station began broadcasting on 13 November 1978, following the demise of the 'Radio 4 Wales' service (previously the Welsh Home Service) and BBC Radio 4's transformation into a national network, moving from medium wave to long wave. The station's editor is Colin Paterson. In November 1978, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Wales were created as distinct stations on the former