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BBC to stop recording The Archers in Birmingham for first time in its 75-year history

The Guardian UK · 12 October 2026 at 20:56

BBC to stop recording The Archers in Birmingham for first time in its 75-year history

Plans for a new theatre for world’s longest-running soap in Digbeth scrapped as part of cost-cutting measures The BBC is set to stop recording The Archers in Birmingham for the first time in the show’s 75-year history, after scrapping plans for a radio drama theatre that was to be the new home of the world’s longest-running soap opera.

A pledge to move recordings to the so-called tea factory, the BBC’s new Birmingham hub in Digbeth, has become the latest victim of the corporation’s £500m cuts plan .

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BBC to stop recording The Archers in Birmingham for first time in its 75-year history

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