Letter in Guardian in response to a criticism that the long-running farming soap opera is not properly reflecting country life these days:

... “The sale of Brookfield farm to a property developer, while painful to many listeners, is in fact the reality for many rural communities. Farmers Weekly regularly contains adverts encouraging landowners to contact developers with a view to obtaining planning consent for housing on agricultural land, which greatly increases the land value if permission is granted. The editors of the programme should be congratulated for bringing this reality to the attention of Radio 4 listeners and beyond”.