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The Cider Shed - Ploughing through BBC's 'The Archers'

The Cider Shed - Ploughing through BBC's 'The Archers'

By: Matthew Weir Keri Warbis
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Life's too short to a be a Pat, Shula or Adam.
Let’s not take anything, least of all BBC "The Archers" , too seriously.

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Matthew Weir, Keri Warbis Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • Schools, Tools, Bloody Fools

    Schools, Tools, Bloody Fools
    May 30 2026

    A big thank you and welcome to our three new Patreon members : Torquemada, Jess and Rachel.


    Join us this week as we line up our school places, Adam finds his heart of darkness and Ian reads his latest reviews.


    Let's do the scoring :


    • School's Out : Natasha won't lower herself to the Loxley.
    • Midwife Crisis : Kirsty + Kate = simply amazing.
    • Home Brewing : Adam continues to be an arse.


    Produced by Matthew Weir


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    AI is used minimally in the making of this podcast. There, now we can't be shafted.



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    58 mins
  • Brian Logs Out

    Brian Logs Out
    May 23 2026

    A big thank you and welcome to our seven new Patreon members : Caroline, Jo, Rachel, Louise, Justin, Dave, AND a much welcomed back, returning birthday girl, Zizi.


    Very much a pod of two halves this week, as most of our pre-Friday record was despairing of the week in Ambridge up to that point.


    However, as Keri suspected, all that changed on Friday evening.


    So, we fired the mics back up on Saturday and gave the Home Farm board meeting the respect it deserves.


    We'd like to raise the following :


    • Laurels and Hardass : Moving out doesn't grab Carol.
    • Land-ed gentry : Adam fails to ruin the life of Brian.
    • Bit Mental : ENOUGH with the PSA shite, please.


    Produced by Matthew Weir


    You can send the most treasured person in your life a Cider Shed Patreon membership as a gift : https://www.patreon.com/thecidershed/gift


    Become a beautiful patron of The Cider Shed and receive early ad-free episodes and our exclusive Patreon-only midweek specials. It really REALLY helps us out.

    https://www.patreon.com/thecidershed


    To help us out with a lovely worded 5 star review hit the link below. Then scroll down to ‘Ratings and Reviews’ and a little further below that is ‘Write a Review’ (this is so much nicer than just tapping the stars 😊).: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cider-shed/id1561411185


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    AI is used minimally in the making of this podcast. There, now we can't be shafted.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The Shite Manager

    The Shite Manager
    May 16 2026

    A big thank you and welcome to our new members Abi, Carl, Martin, Karina and Michael.


    Join us this week as we rise and shine with a new brand of cereal, we discover what actually happened to Xander's banana and the Battling Bulls get catty on the outfield.


    We'd like to invest shadily in the following :


    • Praise the Nord : Erik has Ambridge in creases.
    • Brad or Trad? : Amber views George's antisocials.
    • Craig's List : Ian manages to fail upwards. Again.


    Produced by Matthew Weir


    You can send the most treasured person in your life a Cider Shed Patreon membership as a gift : https://www.patreon.com/thecidershed/gift


    Become a beautiful patron of The Cider Shed and receive early ad-free episodes and our exclusive Patreon-only midweek specials. It really REALLY helps us out.

    https://www.patreon.com/thecidershed


    To help us out with a lovely worded 5 star review hit the link below. Then scroll down to ‘Ratings and Reviews’ and a little further below that is ‘Write a Review’ (this is so much nicer than just tapping the stars 😊).: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-cider-shed/id1561411185


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    Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Aq7usDGG5/


    Find us on: https://www.instagram.com/thecidershedpod/?hl=en


    AI is used minimally in the making of this podcast. There, now we can't be shafted.

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    48 mins
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Couldn't agree more. You're so right. Thank goodness you said it first and said it better than anyone else could.

Exactly!

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Interesting discussion of weeks events in Ambridge which often makes me smile ( or even laugh )

Makes me smile

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The Cider Shed Podcast is a weekly tonic (more for Patreons) — not just for Archers aficionados, but for anyone with a taste for irreverent intelligence and surrealist banter. Listening to Keri and Matthew is rather like eavesdropping on two old friends at the pub, albeit separated by geography and united by their quicksilver wit.

Unlike the staid, reverential tones adopted by more “respectable” Archers podcasts — all clipped vowels and cloying deference — The Cider Shed tears up the doily and runs riot through Ambridge with infectious energy. It is anarchic in the best possible way, deeply knowledgeable, and often riotously funny — so much so that one finds oneself chuckling in public like a madman or woman, drawing quizzical glances from the uninitiated.

The comedic alchemy between Keri and Matthew is unmistakable. Their repartee crackles with insight and eccentric charm, rendering each episode not merely a recap, but a richly entertaining dissection. You may well find yourself involuntarily quoting them at social gatherings, before realising — too late — that your family and friends haven’t the faintest idea what you’re on about.

In short: The Cider Shed is essential listening. But be warned — side effects may include unseemly laughter, social alienation, and, in extreme cases, the risk of being quietly sectioned by your more conventional friends.

A rare auditory delight.

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