31-01-2021 16:00 via theguardian.com

Modern slavery in The Archers: how credible is its latest shocking plotline?

When Ambridge builder Philip Moss turned out to be a gangmaster – employing homeless Britons as unpaid workers – some thought it a plot twist too far. But the radio soap had done its homeworkWhen characters in The Archers discuss feeding their horses, you assume they are talking about taking hay out to their livestock, so it is perplexing to discover that these “horses” thrive on pizza, cigarettes and beer.The more casual listener might have formed the impression that div
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