Editing The Archers (section)

===Serious events===
At times, a cliffhanger involving the death of a major character or a disaster was marked by the traditional closing theme being replaced by the final dramatic section of ''[[Barwick Green]]'' involving trombones, cymbals and the closing bars of the signature tune – known as the "doom music" to some fan groups.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ambridgereporter.org.uk/nicknames.html |title=See 'doom music' in 'Archers phrases' |access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-date=23 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092332/https://ambridgereporter.org.uk/nicknames.html |url-status=live}}</ref> This tradition has been dropped more recently, with events such as the death of Nigel Pargetter being followed by the normal closing music despite the gravity of the incident. This has irritated some followers, who consider the jollity of the normal segment inappropriate in such circumstances.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lowfield.co.uk/archers/rip.html |title=Seek 'doom music' in this |access-date=22 March 2018 |archive-date=28 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028112349/http://www.lowfield.co.uk/archers/rip.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

A brief extract from ''[[The Dream of Gerontius]]'' was played following the death of Phil Archer. When John Archer died no music was played.{{cn|date=January 2023}}

There was a nod to ''The Archers'' in [[2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony#Frankie and June say...thanks Tim (21:52–22:09)|the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games]] in London on 27 July 2012, where the theme tune was played at the beginning of a segment celebrating British culture: the sound of a radio could be heard being tuned in as ''Barwick Green'' was played.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/28/olympic-games-opening-ceremony-british | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Marina | last=Hyde | title=Olympic Games opening ceremony: irreverent and idiosyncratic | date=28 July 2012 | access-date=16 December 2016 | archive-date=27 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427150716/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/28/olympic-games-opening-ceremony-british | url-status=live}}</ref>