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
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