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34. Making Hay at Hay, with Ruth, Ben – and is that Matt?

Emma Freud takes the Archers Podcast to the Hay Festival, with Ruth and Ben Archer - played by Felicity Finch and Ben Norris - and more sound effects secrets from Vanessa Nuttall.

The Archers Podcast takes to the stage at the Hay Festival, in a marquee packed with Archers fans.

Emma Freud talks to Ruth Archer - played by Felicity Finch - about her arrival in Ambridge, how David won her heart and her almost-affair with Sam the herdsman.

Ben Archer - played by Ben Norris - is put through his paces by sound effects guru Vanessa Nuttall, who takes him for a ride on horseback and re-creates the after-effects of a big night out.

Walking Archers encyclopaedia and scriptwriter, Keri Davies, tells us why he loves Nelson Gabriel.

And who's that in the audience? An Ambridge villain makes a surprise appearance in Hay (and we thought he was in Costa Rica).

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Presenter Emma Freud
Producer Jessica Bunch

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30 minutes