I loved the hour long episode of The Archers (BBC Radio 4) tonight. The two of us, one, not even an Archers listener, sat rapt as the jury deliberated painfully over the innocence of Helen the abused wife
accused of attempting to murder her evil manipulative husband, Rob.
Dedicated listening to the wireless, as we did in our youth, has become a neglected art. Nowadays, I rarely sit and listen as my mother or grandmother did as they completed a knitting or sewing task. Sad to think that lacking those skills, I am in danger of losing the art of simply listening.
So it was with huge pleasure that this evening, free of i-pads, phones and Sunday newspapers, we sat in lamplight and listened. A little capsule of contemporary Britain: disturbing, provocative, and moving. A quiet tour de force. BBC radio drama at its very best.
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