TyneSoft   10 #1 Posted June 24, 2019 Hi all.  Does the entire show take part in a studio, or are some parts of it recorded outside?  Listening to it at the moment, and it sounds as if they're actually out in the countryside somewhere.  Or is it all pretty good sound effects?  Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat   10 #2 Posted June 24, 2019 It is all recorded at the BBC Studios in Birmingham.  Outdoors scenes are recorded in ‘soundproof’ rooms to deaden the echoes and birds, trees and tractor sounds are dubbed on afterwards in post production. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
TyneSoft   10 #3 Posted June 24, 2019 Thanks TCH. Certainly didn't know that. Much appreciated 😊 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Top Cats Hat   10 #4 Posted June 24, 2019 Sadly, the skill of the foley artist banging coconuts together to make horses hoofs, treading in a box of gravel to simulate walking down a gravel drive or using their vast collection of assorted pieces of wood joined together by unoiled hinges to make squeaky door sounds is gradually being replaced by digital sound effects files. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pattricia   574 #5 Posted June 24, 2019 I am ashamed to say that I have never listened to this programme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981 Â Â 10 #6 Posted June 24, 2019 4 hours ago, pattricia said: I am ashamed to say that I have never listened to this programme. I have about 70 years ago.Is Mrs Dale's Diary still on the go as well? Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Padders   2,850 #7 Posted June 24, 2019 4 hours ago, pattricia said: I am ashamed to say that I have never listened to this programme. Me neither, always thought it was about Robin Hood and his very merry men. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ontarian1981   10 #8 Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Padders said: Me neither, always thought it was about Robin Hood and his very merry men. It could be quite 'arrowing at times.. 😉 Edited June 24, 2019 by Ontarian1981 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
jane2008 Â Â 15 #9 Posted June 24, 2019 6 hours ago, pattricia said: I am ashamed to say that I have never listened to this programme. Neither have I Pat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wearysmith   140 #10 Posted February 26, 2020 It's the only soap opera I'll entertain. Hate all the shouty ones on TV, but even high drama on The Archers is presented in a way that is considered.  A recent storyline involved an elderly chap admitting to his family that he'd been sexually abused when he was younger. It was dealt with in very sensitive tones, menace and despair clearly evident. You get the feeling that had the same topic been on a tv soap, there'd have been a lot of eyebrow-acting, noise and throwing things around for visual effect.  The great/bad thing about The Archers is they have small-village mentality nailed on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
francypants   441 #11 Posted February 26, 2020 Pat, Jane + Pads ..........  Neither have I. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wearysmith   140 #12 Posted February 10, 2021  I started listening to The Archers in the mid-70s. Stayed with it on and off ever since. About 15 years back I wrote to the BBC (remember writing letters, peeps?) asking a cast-related question. They replied and enclosed 3 postcards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...