Keri Davies

Keri Davies is a radio producer and scriptwriter, best known for his work on the BBC radio soap opera "The Archers".

Davies was born in Treherbert, Rhondda, Wales, but grew up in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. He gained his A-Levels whilst at John of Gaunt School, Trowbridge. Before he worked in radio, he had a job in a bank, was a commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force for six years, active in public relations in London, advertising in Derby and was a media and presentation trainer in Sheffield.

After this he became a producer for "The Archers" in 1992, and later became senior producer, directing over 700 episodes. In 1996 he wrote a song for the album "The World of Eddie Grundy" by Trevor Harrison, playing the accordion. In 1998, he spent some time in Phnom Penh where he trained Cambodian health educators in radio drama scriptwriting. He become a scriptwriter for "The Archers" in 2003 and runs the BBC "Archers" website.

Davies set up the Archers Archive Appeal, which helped to recover lost episodes of "The Archers", later this was turned into an audio cassette, "Vintage Archers 3 — The Lost Episodes". Davies is also the author of the "Who's Who in The Archers" series of books since 1999, which is updated annually. The latest edition "Who's Who in the Archers 2008" was published on October 2007 by BBC Books.

Davies also has three children, who have all appeared in "The Archers", with his youngest child, Dominic Davies, playing Daniel Hebden Lloyd.

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/radio4/keridavies.shtml BBC Press Office] Biography of Keri Davies.
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0563493763 Amazon.co.uk] "Who's Who in The Archers 2007".