It's the essential guide to the everyday story of ordinary country folk - and two of its most famous characters put aside their marital differences to launch it in Birmingham yesterday.

David Archer - actor Tim Bentinck - and Ruth Archer - actress Felicity Finch - agreed to meet at the BBC shop in the Mailbox to sign copies of the latest edition of Who's Who in The Archers 2007, the essential guide to who is doing what, why and how often in Ambridge.

They were joined by Keri Davies, a former senior producer who now writes scripts for the programme and runs the BBC's Archers website. She is the author of the essential A to Z companion to the BBC's renowned radio drama, which is now in its 56th year, giving an insight into the characters and the tangled lives of the villagers of Ambridge.