women in the Archers Courage, Cara editor. Headlam, Nicola editor. text enk 2019 monographic eng 1 online resource (xv, 201 pages) The intrepid team of researchers who brought you Custard, Culverts and Cake: Academics on Life in The Archers return with a hard-hitting exposé on the lives of the women of Ambridge. In this new book, the Archers Academics are joined by former The Archers editor, Alison Hindell and real-life Academic Archer Dr Charlotte Connor (a.k.a. Susan Carter), to examine the power of gossip in Ambridge, portrayals of love, marriage, and motherhood, female education and career expectations, women's mental health and the hard-won right of women to play cricket.Gender, Sex and Gossip in Ambridge gives the reader a deeper understanding of the real life issues covered in the programme, an insight into the residents of Ambridge, and validation that hours of listening to The Archers is, in fact, academic research. Prelims -- Preface -- Section One Inside Ambridge -- Section Two Women's talk: informal information networks that sustain the village -- Section Three Gendered expectations: within the home -- Section Four Gendered expectations: beyond the home -- Index of Ambridge residents -- Index. edited by Cara Courage, and Nicola Headlam. Includes indexes. e-uk--- Radio programs Great Britain Criticism and interpretation Social Science Popular Culture Popular culture PN1991.77.A7 G46 2019 791.4 9781787699458 (e-book) https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787699458 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781787699458 UtOrBLW 190415 20251029120218.0 9781787699458 eng