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68. Amber and Ambridge babies

Emma Freud is joined by Olivia Bernstone, who plays Amber, Archers expert Julie Beckett, and journalist Claire Cohen, to discuss Grundy love rivalries and Ambridge babies.

This week Emma Freud welcomes Olivia Bernstone, who plays Amber, onto the podcast for the first time. They are joined by journalist Claire Cohen and Archers expert Julie Beckett to discuss love triangles past and present. Julie reflects on the creation of the original love rivalry between Ed and Will, and the group predict which cousin Amber will choose.

Does Ambridge have an unplanned pregnancy problem? We crunch the numbers to find out just how many babies on The Archers have been surprises. We also discover that one actor has played their character since birth, when they provided very authentic crying sound effects...

Emma and Claire explore the latest evidence to come to the surface in George's attack, and review listeners' latest theories - will they come any closer to identifying the culprit?

Presenter: Emma Freud
Producer: Charlotte Davey
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