Archers fans to get an Ambridge Extra

A SPIN-OFF of long-running rural radio soap The Archers is being launched. Ambridge Extra will be broadcast on digital station Radio 4 Extra from next month.

By The Newsroom

Published 16th Mar 2011, 14:51 BST

Updated 16th Mar 2011, 21:23 BST

It will give listeners a chance to hear from characters who are mentioned in the main show but do not have speaking parts.