The Archers

• What station is the archers on?

  Radio 4
• What institution is this part of?

  BBC
• Does this institution have any adverts?

  No
• How is this institution funded?


  Through TV license fee
• What does this funding model pay for?

  BBC output, radio, TV, online
• What does PSB stand for?

  Public service broadcasting- so has duty to educate, entertain, inform
• What body regulates radio?

  OFCOM
• What organisation produces statistics on radio?

  RAJAR
• How many listeners do the archers have?

  5 million
• How many years has it run for?

  73 years beginning in 1951
• How frequently is it broadcast?

  6 x 13 min episodes a week, omnibus on Sunday
• Where is it set?

  Ambridge - contemporary drama in a rural setting
• Set in 1950s (post war) to educate farmers at the time, reflects modern storylines, reflects real time