The actor joined the original cast of the BBC radio drama in 1950 to play multiple roles including Peggy Woolley, whom she made her own. She retired from the show in 2022

June Spencer, the long-time star of the BBC radio drama The Archers, has died at 105.

A statement said she died peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of Friday. “Her family would like to pay particular tribute and thanks to the staff team at Liberham Lodge, who so lovingly cared for her in the last two years,” it said.