The hallowed radio show is celebrating 75 glorious years \u2013 by stepping out of the studio and on to the stage. We sent the Guardian\u2019s food writer (and Ambridge obsessive) along to meet her heroes and find out more<\/p>\n
I\u2019m very careful not to betray my true levels of excitement when I speak to The Archers actor Susie Riddell, before a nationwide theatre tour to mark the rural radio drama\u2019s 75th anniversary. I may be an Ambridge superfan but I still don\u2019t want to scare the horses (nor indeed the cows, pigs or sheep). Riddell\u2019s character Tracy Horrobin (who will be appearing with husband, Jazzer, local lush Lilian and cravat-wearing criminal Brian) is not one to hold back however: \u201cIt\u2019s like a dream come true for me too!\u201d she confides, slipping easily into broad Borsetshire. \u201cI never thought I\u2019d see the day that I was interviewed by the Guardian. I\u2019ve seen it in the Bull!\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bull, for the uninitiated, is a half-timbered pub on the village green offering ale, artisanal food and, it seems, copies of the Guardian. It\u2019s a thrilling thought: I briefly entertain the idea of rock star turned vegan baker turned wedding caterer turned pub chef Fallon sitting in the snug, poring over my pie recipes in the Guardian. But it\u2019s stretching credibility to believe an old-fashioned village boozer would find room for any reading material more substantial than Farmers Weekly. Riddell concedes the point. \u201cMaybe Helen left it behind?\u201d<\/p>\n
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