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The Archers: Floods Hit Ambridge

Floods Hit Ambridge

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, Floods Hit Ambridge

We delve into The Archers’ archive and the River Am is rising.

We delve into The Archers’ archive and revisit the night the River Am burst its banks and flooded many of Ambridge’s homes.

Three weeks of themed programmes from the last two decades reliving key moments from the characters’ lives and the events that make Ambridge unforgettable. This episode forms part of the second week when we take a look at five different events that affect the characters’ relationship to their homes  and the land, in ‘There’s No Place Like Home’.  

As residents of the village gather in St. Stephen’s on a March evening to listen to a talk, news arrives that the River Am has burst its banks and several houses are under water.  Soon much of the village is under threat and rescue parties are organised to bring people trapped in their homes to safety, but as the waters rise  Lynda is refusing to leave Ambridge Hall until she can find her dog Scruff.

This programme was originally broadcast on 3rd March 2015.

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