Editing The Archers (section)

==Parallels==
In 1994, the [[BBC World Service]] began broadcasting in Afghanistan ''[[New Home, New Life|Naway Kor, Naway Jwand]]'' ("New Home, New Life") an everyday story of country folk incorporating pieces of useful information. Although the useful information was more likely to concern unexploded [[land mine]]s and [[opium]] addiction than the latest modern farming techniques, the inspiration and model of ''Naway Kor, Naway Jwand'' was ''The Archers'', and the initial workshopping with Afghan writers included an ''Archers'' scriptwriter.<ref>{{cite news | author-link = Emma Brockes | first = Emma | last = Brockes | title = A long way from Ambridge | url = https://www.theguardian.com/waronterror/story/0,1361,579231,00.html | work = The Guardian | date = 23 October 2001 | access-date = 16 February 2008 | location = London | archive-date = 27 October 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211027010853/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/23/afghanistan.terrorism3 | url-status = live}}</ref> A 1997 study found that listeners to the soap opera were significantly less likely to be injured by a mine than non-listeners.<ref>Neil Andersson, Charles Whitaker, Aparna Swaminathan. [http://www.ciet.org/en/documents/projects_library_docs/200652984313.pdf ''Afghanistan: The 1997 National Mine Awareness Evaluation''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014172443/http://www.ciet.org/en/documents/projects_library_docs/200652984313.pdf |date=14 October 2006}}, [http://www.ciet.org/en/ CIET international] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117020435/http://www.ciet.org/en/ |date=17 November 2006}} 1998. [http://www.ciet.org/en/documents/projects_library_docs/2006522121941.pdf "Executive summary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014172121/http://www.ciet.org/en/documents/projects_library_docs/2006522121941.pdf |date=14 October 2006}}. Retrieved 17 November 2006.</ref>

In [[Rwanda]], the BBC World Service's [[Rwanda-Rundi]] service has been broadcasting the Archers-inspired soap opera ''Urunana'' ("Hand in Hand") since 1999.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.developments.org.uk/articles/health-soap-opera/ | title= Country life | access-date= 16 February 2008 | first= Josephine Irene | last= Uwamariya | author2= Kalisa Narcisse | work= Developments | publisher= [[Department for International Development]] | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080113182253/http://www.developments.org.uk/articles/health-soap-opera/ | archive-date= 13 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.comminit.com/en/node/118365 | title= Urunana Radio Soap&nbsp;— Rwanda | access-date= 16 February 2008 | date= 14 August 2003 | publisher= The Communication Initiative Network | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110119174446/http://comminit.com/en/node/118365 | archive-date= 19 January 2011}}</ref>

''The Archers'' was the model for the Russian radio soap opera ''Dom 7, Podyezd 4'' ("House 7, Entrance 4"),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tve.org/sisters/Domsyem.html |title= Dom Syem, Podjezd Chetirie |access-date= 5 January 2008 |first= Joan |last= Connolly |date= 22 October 2005 |publisher= [[Television Trust for the Environment]] |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071022202735/http://www.tve.org/sisters/Domsyem.html |archive-date= 22 October 2007}}</ref> on which the former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]], [[Tony Blair]], once made a cameo appearance.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.brandrepublic.com/login/News/97015/ | title= Broadcast: Tune in to the power of the viewing public |access-date=5 January 2008| first= Jemimah |last=Bailey |date=17 October 1997 | work= Brand Republic}}</ref>