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Starting on Whit Monday, 29 May 1950, and continuing with five episodes through that week, a pilot series created by Godfrey Baseley was broadcast to the English Midlands in the Regional Home Service, as ' a farming Dick Barton '.

Recordings were sent to London, and after some discussion the BBC decided to commission the series for a longer national run.

In the five pilot episodes the Archers owned Wimberton Farm, rather than Brookfield.