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
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