Haywire – A Not-So-Everyday Story Of How The Archers Was Born
Author(s):
Tim Stimpson
Company:
The Barn Theatre
Age recommendation:
13+ years
In a cold British December in 1950, producer Godfrey Baseley assembled a group of actors in a studio above a used car showroom in Birmingham to record the first ever episode of The Archers. Now, 75 years later, the ‘everyday story of country folk’ remains a proud staple of British pop culture and a fixture at the top of the BBC’s download charts.
Haywire is a fond and funny celebration of one of British media’s most enduring creations, paired with a deep affection for the craft of radio.
It is a love letter to The Archers and the minds that created it—an exclusive invitation to experience the tears and laughter, the triumphs and calamities, that can happen both in front of and behind the mic.