"The Archers" is the longest-running radio serial in the world. How did it start? Whose idea was it? How did it achieve its pre-eminent place on British radio? Its first trial episodes were heard on the Midland Home Service in 1950. This is an account of how the serial was born and how it evolved. The book reveals the behind-the-scene dramas, and the truth behind the many rumours and legends. What was the real reason…