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BBC Radio 4: The Archers Live

Emma Freud and The Archers cast

Hay Festival 2026, 

Witness the most famous burning down of a stable in world drama. To celebrate its 75th birthday, the cast and production team of the world's longest running drama recreate the most listened to event in the programme’s history, with a script in hand performance of the 1955 episode telling of the death of Grace Fairbrother. This will be followed by a discussion for The Archers Podcast, led by Emma Freud, of the lasting significance of Grace’s death.