The fortunes of the Archer family - in the Borsetshire village of Ambridge - were being followed by the British public nearly 10 years before the first glimpse of Weatherfield's cobbles, and more than three decades before anyone had heard of Walford's Albert Square.
As the Radio 4 series celebrates its 60th anniversary on 1 January 2011, the Magazine takes a nostalgic look back at just a few of the stories and characters that have made Ambridge their home, with help from the BBC archives.
Continue reading the main story To see the enhanced content on this page, you need to have JavaScript enabled and Adobe Flash installed. Ambridge village illustration courtesy Ambridge Addicts. Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 31 December 2010.Related links:
Making the sounds of The Archers
BBC Radio 4 - The Archers
Archers Addicts
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Rock's music - the photographs of Mick Rock
Remembering John Lennon
Snapshots of the past
Britain from the Air
