June Spencer, who played matriarch Peggy Woolley in BBC Radio 4's long-running drama The Archers from 1951 until her retirement in 2022, has died at the age of 105. Spencer was one of the programme's original cast members, and the show's current editor Jeremy Howe said working with her "was like working with a legend".

Actress June Spencer, who played Peggy Woolley on BBC Radio 4’s The Archers for more than 60 years, has died at the age of 105, the BBC has said. The actress was one of the longest-serving members of a radio serial cast in the world.

The Queen has said The Archers actress June Spencer will be “greatly missed” following her death aged 105.Spencer had played matriarch Peggy Woolley in the BBC Radio 4 show since its first episode in 1951,

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June Spencer, who played matriarch Peggy Woolley in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, has died at the age of 105, her family has said. Spencer had played the character since the show’s first episode in 1951, and when she announced her retirement in 2022, aged 103, was credited as being the longest-serving character in the programme.

Known as Peggy Woolley on BBC Radio 4’s The Archers, actress June Spencer has died at the age of 105 years old with her family penning an emotional statement to share the news

Spencer was best known for playing Peggy Woolley in the BBC 4 Radio show for a total of 62 years, starting with the very first episode in 1951. The actor left the radio soap three years later to raise her children,

June Spencer has died at the age of 105, with a statement from her family revealing 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,