Norman Painting His ashes were scattered at Painting's Plantation in Leamington Spa, with a memorial service at St Martin-in-the-Fields in May 2010. He left his recordings, scripts, books, papers and letters to Birmingham University Special Collections. 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
In the Red (radio series) series was released on audio cassette (BBC Audio, 1998, ) follow the production of the television adaptation of the same name (BBC Two, 1998). In the Balance is a six-part BBC Radio 4 black comedy-crime drama series written by Mark Tavener and produced by Paul Schlesinger as a sequel to "In the Red". The story features BBC Reporter George Cragge, played by Michael Williams, and Police Superintendent Frank Jefferson, played by Barry Foster, investigating a series of murders of during a FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium, a summit of EU leaders and an upcoming general election Notable guest stars