Ambridge Extra accessible for people who had never listened to "The Archers" before. "Ambridge Extra" features a number of new or previously silent and minor characters from the main series and initially focussed on several of the younger characters. The programme is broadcast on Tuesday and Thursday with an omnibus on Sunday, all following "The Archers" on Radio 4. "The Archers" theme tune "Barwick Green" has been re-arranged for "Ambridge Extra" and is performed by folk group Bellowhead. The first series of "Ambridge Extra" ran for 13 weeks (26 episodes) from April through to June 2011. A second 13-week series began airing
Ambridge Area School District system. For the 2009-10 funding year, Ambridge Area School District received a state grant of $42,580 for the program. In 2010, Governor Edward Rendell eliminated the grants to students. Among Pennsylvania's 500 public school districts, graduation requirements widely vary. Ambridge Area School Board has determined that a pupil must earn 22.5 credits to graduate, including: a required class every year in math, English, social studies, science, Physical Education and electives. The high school is not one of 37 Pennsylvania public high schools that require students take a personal finance course in order to graduate in 2012. By law, all Pennsylvania