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Back in 1950 England, a man named Godfrey Baisley produced the pilot episode of a new radio show.

At that time, the BBC was airing a very popular radio show called Dick Barton Special Agent that followed the exploits of ex-commando Richard Barton, who solved crimes and saved the nation from disaster every week.

This new radio series created by Baisley had nothing to do with secret agents.

It was produced along with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

The purpose of the show was to relay modern agricultural information to post-war British farmers to help maximize the production of food for the nation.

Baisley believed that the dangers and risks in farming were just as great as the cliffhangers in the Dick Barton show.

A farmer's entire livelihood could disappear in a thunderstorm.

So, instead of communicating dry information to farmers, Baisley chose to create a fictional world inhabited by interesting and quirky characters.

At that time, Dick Barton's special agent was just finishing its run, and this new show for farmers titled The Archers took its place.

Like the Dick Barton series, it would run Monday to Friday.