The bestselling guide to all things Ambridge is back Bringing together a wealth of fascinating facts, amusing insights and expert trivia about characters, controversies and country customs – now fully revised and updated to include recent developments – this unofficial companion is the perfect gift for avid addicts and keen newcomers alike.

The bestselling guide to all things Ambridge is back Bringing together a wealth of fascinating facts, amusing insights and expert trivia about characters, controversies and country customs - now fully revised and updated to include recent developments - this unofficial companion is the perfect gift for avid addicts and keen newcomers alike.

Is there a cure for farmer's lung--and would Joe Grundy take it if he could? Who fell to his untimely death from the roof of Lower Loxley Hall one stormy January night? On which day of the week can you hear a folk version of the famous theme played by The Yetties, instead of the classic orchestral arrangement? It's been more than 60 years since the familiar dum-di-dum-di-dum-di-dum of "Barwick Green" first brought The Archers to our airwaves, and in that time millions of listeners have followed the everyday lives of country folk in Ambridge. This new companion, which brings together facts and trivia about characters, controversies, and country customs in one handy volume, will delight avid addicts and nervous newbies alike.

Wendy Cope has long been one of the nation's best-loved poets, with her sharp eye for human foibles and wry sense of humour. For the first time, Life, Love and the Archers brings together the best of her prose - recollections, reviews and essays from the light-hearted to the serious, taken from a lifetime of published and unpublished work, and all with Cope's lightness of touch. Here readers can meet the Enid-Blyton-obsessed schoolgirl, the ambivalent daughter, the amused teacher, the sensitive journalist, the cynical romantic and the sardonic television critic, as well as touching on books and writers who have informed a lifetime of reading and writing. Wendy Cope is a master of the one-liner as well as the couplet, the telling review as well as the sonnet, and Life, Love and the Archers gives us a wonderfully entertaining and unforgettable portrait of one of England's favourite writers.

As one of Britain's best-loved and longest-running radio serials, The Archers has a special place in our lives and affections. But when you're not tuning in for the latest goings-on in Borsetshire, how about a puzzle or two to pass the time? From quizzes and riddles to crosswords and sudoku, whether you're an expert on all things Ambridge or merely a casual listener, there's plenty in these pages to tickle your fancy and tease your brain.