84. Jakob, Erik, and the Ambridge Women's Institute

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Emma Freud is joined by the chalk-and-cheese brothers Jakob and Erik, played by real life best friends Paul Venables and Steven Hartley. What makes Jakob and Kate's relationship work so well? Does Erik have a future in Ambridge? Cancer specialist nurse Tracie Miles helps us get to grips with BRCA gene testing, and why each member of the Archer family is reacting so differently to the possibility of having the gene mutation. Tracie advised the Archers team on this story. Emma and scriptwriter Sarah Hehir go back through the archives to uncover how the WI has changed in The Archers since we first heard it on air in the 1950s, and why it's due a comeback in Ambridge. Presenter: Emma Freud Producer: Charlotte Davey Email: thearcherspodcast@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: 08000 289 044