Spencer had played the character since the show’s first episode in 1951, and announced her retirement in 2022, aged 103.
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.
A statement released by the BBC said: “June Spencer, aged 105, best known for playing Peggy in BBC Radio 4 The Archers, died peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of this morning.
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