June Spencer

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June Spencer

CBE
Spencer in 2009
Born
June Rosalind Spencer

(1919-06-14) 14 June 1919 (age 104)
Sherwood, Nottingham, England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesJune Brocksom
Education
Alma mater
OccupationActress
Years active1943–2022
EmployerBBC
Known forThe Archers (1950–53, 1956–58, 1961–2022)
Notable workPeggy Woolley (1950–53, 1962–2022)
Spouse(s)
Roger Brocksom
(m. 1942; died 2001)
Children2

June Rosalind Brocksom CBE (née Spencer; born 14 June 1919) is an English retired actress. With a career spanning nearly eight decades, she is best known as the voice of Peggy Woolley in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers.

Spencer made her debut in 1943.[1] She was made an OBE in 1991[2] and a CBE in 2017.[3][4] She turned 100 in 2019.[5] She retired in 2022, at the age of 103, after 79 years in the industry.[6]

Early life[change | change source]

June Rosalind Spencer[7] was born at 30 Bingham Road[8] in Sherwood, Nottingham, England on 14 June 1919,[1][9] the only child[10][11][12] of Rosalind Mary (née Thorne;[13] 1889–1984),[14][15] a former nurse,[16] and William Spencer (1890–1979),[17][18] a salesman for Crawford's.[19] She was baptised at St. John the Evangelist in Carrington, Nottingham on 3 August 1919.[20] She lived in the home she was born at for the first seven years of her life.[21]

Spencer attended Mountford House Preparatory School from 1924 to 1929.[22] She studied part-time at the Stockwin Music College from 1931.[23] She graduated from Nottingham High School for Girls in 1934, at the age of 15,[22] after being told: "Of course you know you can't expect to get anywhere without your School Certificate" by Miss Philips, the headmistress.[24] She was a member of the Brownies.[25] She joined the St Mary's Amateur Dramatic Society in the Lace Market in 1942, where her drama teacher at the time was the producer.[22] She later gained her London Guildhall School of Music and Drama certificate in drama.[26]

Spencer came second in a baby beauty competition while on holiday in Rhyl, Wales, before she was two-years-old.[1][10] She made her stage debut at the age of three, during a school performance of King of the Land of Nod.[27] She took piano lessons for 11 years, starting at the age of five. She later passed the Associated Board's Advanced Level.[28][22] She wrote and produced plays in her back garden to raise money for charity from the age of 12. Her charity of choice was always Dr. Barnardo's.[29]

Spencer was taught to drive by her father at the age of 12, while she was underage and uninsured. He also taught her to drive through water. Her lessons came to an abrupt stop when her father discovered that one of his friends had been reprimanded for teaching his schoolboy son. She passed her driving test the second time, having failed the first time for speeding.[30]

Spencer had various boyfriends in her youth and often "played the field". She would make her parents answer the telephone, stating: "If it's Stuart or Bob, I'm in. If it's anyone else, I'm out."[31][32] At a summer party, "including all my boyfriends", she met her future husband.[33]

Career[change | change source]

1935–1942: Early career[change | change source]

Spencer began her career as a model, modeling teenage clothes in fashion shows for two local stores, earning "a few guineas". She also worked as a junior governess at a small private school, earning £40 per annum.[34] She held a lecture on the importance of speech at Nottingham Technical College, where her father lectured on salesmanship. She later lectured for two terms at Mansfield Technical College, where her father had also lectured.[35][36]

Spencer applied for auditions at the BBC's Midland region during the late summer of 1939, passing both her auditions for drama and review. World War II was declared shortly after and Midland region entertainment programmes closed.[37][38] Her first paid work was performing monologues at Freemasons' dinners in 1938.[26] Her earlier monologues were published in a book by Samuel French, which was used to train students at RADA. She was unaware of the books existence until much later in her career.[35][39] Her war work included working at Nottingham City Treasurers Office.[40] She also worked as a part-time elocution teacher.[41]

1943–1949: Debut and early roles[change | change source]

Spencer reapplied four years later, passing both her auditions again.[42] She made her official broadcasting debut in November 1943, when she was cast as a 12-year-old child in a 15-minute programme, Railways in Wartime.[1]

Spencer participated in the 1943 radio programme, Home Town, where the wives of soldiers overseas could record a message to their husbands. Her husband was stationed in India at the time so she sent him a cryptic cable to give him the time and station. He successfully tuned in and heard his wife's message to him.[43]

Spencer was contracted to complete a season in weekly rep theatre, with two shows a day for three guineas a week, as a reward for her debut performance. The arrangement broke down when she demanded a pay rise for taking the title role in a Christmas production of Alice in Wonderland, with her boss suggesting that she should be grateful to have war work. She immediately quit, telling her boss: "I had rather fill shells than work for you, Mr Wright! You'll have my notice on Friday."[44][45] Her first line on the professional stage was "What's your Will?" from A Midsummer Night's Dream.[46]

Spencer worked the telephone switchboards as a "Hello Girl", while volunteering with the Voluntary Entertainment company to perform in morale-raising shows for the forces in her spare time.[45]

1950–1999: Breakthrough with The Archers and other work[change | change source]

Spencer joined the cast of the BBC Home Service radio soap opera The Archers for the pilot episode on 29 May 1950, as the voice of Margaret "Peggy" Perkins (born 13 November 1924).[47][48] Peggy was introduced as Jack Archer's "Londoner" wife at a New Year's party held at the Archers' home in the first episode broadcast on 1 January 1951.[49][50] She left the serial in 1953 to raise her two children and the role of Peggy was recast to Thelma Rogers.[51] She returned as Peggy in 1962.[26] Peggy authored Peggy Archer's Book of Recipes (ISBN 9780563082989), a 64-page cookbook which was published by BBC Books on 1 January 1968.[52] She voiced other characters including a Scottish maid and an Irish baker's assistant called Rita Flynn. She once played two of her characters in a single scene.[53] She voiced Tony, as a child.[54] She also voiced Mrs Spenlowe on nine episodes between 1969 and 1973, billed under her married name, June Brocksom.[55][56]

Spencer found out about her casting during the spring of 1950, when she was rehearsing a radio play in the Birmingham Studios and another actress posed the question: "You're going to be in The Archers, aren't you?", she replied: "Am I? What are The Archers?".[1] She did not have to audition for the role of Peggy as she was already contracted to the BBC to star in a string of other radio plays, stating: "My work was well-known".[57] She was originally paid £12 for five episodes - as an experienced actress - while others were paid between £8 and £10.[58] The original cast were put on 13-week contracts.[57] She had publicly criticised the creator, Godfrey Baseley,[59] as being a "very abrupt man" who could be "very dictatorial" and "thought he was God", adding: "I can't say he was greatly loved" and "He wasn't very popular but he knew what he was doing when he invented The Archers." Baseley had once theatres to sack her after she decided to not attend his party.[60] She later recalled "barely having a free weekend" due to the demand of public appearances to promote the serial, stating: "I can remember on one occasion being flown down to Cornwall in a rather ancient plane which had been very loosely adapted for civilian use. When we got there, there was a very large gathering of the Women's Institute for women all over Cornwall. Such was the popularity of the programme, I was literally mobbed." She also said: "When The Archers started, there were only seven of us in that pilot episode. In the very first few weeks, those of us who could were doubling parts and my other major part was as the Irish Rita Flynn and she had a very different voice." She also said Peggy's voice was "very light and high in those days" while Rita's was "much darker and lower".[61]

Spencer was approached to join the BBC's Repertory Company but was forced to decline as it was not possible to accommodate rep and The Archers at the same time.[62][63]

Spencer made her television debut in the 23 November 1956 episode of the BBC panel game show Guilty Party, written by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane. She portrayed Joan Purdy.[64]

Spencer appeared in approximately seven episodes of the BBC Television religious programme Songs of Praise between 1961 and 2010. Some of her episodes were filmed with The Archers, in Menorca and at the churchyard in her back garden.[65][66][67]

Spencer wrote a number of the "Odd Odes" which were performed by Cyril Fletcher in the BBC One satirical consumer affairs programme That's Life! between 1973 and 1981. Her monologues were later published in a book, Odes and Oddities, by Reynolds & Co. Ltd.[35]

Spencer wrote scripts, three of which were produced by Edward Livesey; Man the Hunter, The Vanities of Man and The Rivalry of Man.[68]

2000–2021: Later work[change | change source]

Spencer - as Peggy - recorded episodes of The Archers at the Queen Mother's birthday pageant in the Horse Guards Parade in July 2000, and at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2003, where she received the Ambridge Rose.[47][69] She admitted that she did not see herself portraying the role of Peggy as a long-term acting job, in many interviews given around the show's 60th anniversary in 2010.[70] She had criticised the pay in 2011.[71] She had urged for credits at the end of each episode in 2018.[72][73] Peggy was revealed as the mystery cast member in Lynda Snell's production of The Canterbury Tales, at the end of 2018. Peggy plays a magician.[74][75] Her co-stars called for her to be made a Dame on 11 June 2019.[76] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was 101 and particularly susceptible to the virus. Production was scrapped and the cast recorded episodes remotely from their homes until the end of 2020.[77] She cut an Archers-themed cake with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall during a reception at Clarence House to celebrate the show's 70th anniversary on 7 December 2021.[78][79][80]

Spencer had been approached by producers for The Archers in the early 2000s about shining a light on Alzheimer's disease by having her on-air husband, Jack Woolley,[81] showing the symptoms and eventually being diagnosed.[82][83][84][59] She said it was the best storyline she had worked on, stating: "When they were thinking of doing the Alzheimer's story, I was asked how I would feel, because my husband had Alzheimer's, and I said, 'I'm all in favour of it, let's bring it out into the open, it needs to be done.'  It was a rare moment when an actor could influence a storyline. I was called to a script conference, which was unprecedented. The writers and directors sat around the big table and asked me to talk about it – what was it like, when did you first discover it. So I just talked. When I finished, they gave me a round of applause. Prof Simon Lovestone (a specialist in the condition at King's College London) wrote that it was the truest depiction of Alzheimer's he had ever come across."[85][86] The Archers won the Mental Health BAFTA for Jack and Peggy's Alzheimer's story at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards on 11 February 2007. She collected the award with Arnold Peters.[87] She was praised by numerous Alzheimer's charities.[88]

Spencer portrayed Marian Hennessy in the 2 November 2000 episode of the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors.[89] She initially turned down the role as she did not want to have to learn lines but agreed when she was told: "The character has had a stroke and can't speak."[90] In the episode, her character was failed to be kissed by Christopher Timothy.[91]

Spencer was the castaway on the 28 February 2010 episode of the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs. Her chosen music included the Hallelujah Chorus and Fred Astaire's "Cheek to Cheek", with her favourite being John Williams playing Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, her chosen book was Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome, and her luxury a Scrabble board.[58] She was the subject on the 15 May 2011 episode of the BBC Radio 4 Extra programme Desert Island Discs Revisited.[92]

Spencer wrote her autobiography, The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers (ISBN 9781907532252), which was published by JR Books Ltd on 1 September 2010.[47]

Spencer later became aware that a copy of "June Spencer's Monologues" in Australia was offered £30 on eBay, which is more than the original publishers paid.[35]

Spencer was awarded the lifetime achievement award for 63 years of service at the BBC Audio Drama Awards on 26 January 2014.[93][94][95]

Spencer said one of her goals were to celebrate her 100th birthday[96] while still performing, a feat which she achieved on 14 June 2019.[97][98] Her first interview to mark the milestone was given to Martha Kearney on the BBC Radio 4 programme Today on 11 June.[99] She said: "I want to continue for as long as I can turn in a decent performance — I wouldn't want to go downhill. But I'd like to turn 100 and still be in The Archers. I'm afraid I can't wait to retire until Peggy's 100 because she's five years younger than me."[70]

2022: Final work and retirement[change | change source]

Spencer made her departure from The Archers in the episode broadcast on 31 July 2022, after 63 years in the role of Peggy Woolley.[100][47] Her final episode was aired during the omnibus edition on 7 August.[101] In the episode broadcast on 8 August, her character's son and daughter-in-law reflected on Peggy's life and agreed that Peggy was "an extraordinary woman."[6] She had appeared in over 19,343 episodes.[102][103][104][105] She was the sole survivor from the original cast.[97][106] She drove herself to and from her home in Leatherhead, Surrey and the BBC Birmingham recording studio on each recording day until her mid-90s, when she was then granted a company vehicle. She said: "I have degeneration of my spine, which makes me very bent, so it's difficult to stand at the microphone, though the studio manager really looks after me and there's always a chair for me while we're waiting. Sometimes, if Peggy has to stand at the end of a scene, I fake the sound of making the effort to get up."[70] She had a custom studio built inside her Surrey home, which she recorded episodes from in her later years.[101]

Spencer confirmed her retirement on 8 August, at the age of 103, after 79 years in the industry, stating: "In 1950, I helped to plant an acorn. It took root and in January 1951 it was planted out and called The Archers. Over the years it has thrived and become a splendid great tree with many branches. But now this old branch, known as Peggy, has become weak and unsafe so I decided it was high time she 'boughed' out, so I have duly lopped her."[101][6] She was the longest serving radio actress in the United Kingdom[107] and the second longest soap opera actress in the world.[108] She had made previous attempts to retire, stating: "I've been trying to retire for at least a year. They didn't want to lose her character. Every time I tried to stop, they gave me more episodes."[109][110]

Spencer, speaking with Care UK about her time on The Archers, said: "I have loved being part of The Archers. It always felt like I was a part of something good, where listeners to the programme could relate to the storylines and take comfort they weren't alone. There are so many storylines I'm proud to have been a part of, especially ones which dealt with important topics such as Alzheimer's. Although my personal favourite was Jack and Peggy's wedding in 1991 and an episode we broadcast from the horse guards' parade after being invited to record at the Queen Mother's 100th birthday celebrations." Jeni Rushton, a Regional Director at Care UK, said: "June is a much-loved resident, and we are thrilled to raise a glass to her to celebrate her fantastic career. June's work ethic is an inspiration to us all and her commitment and dedication to remain active and continue pursuing her interests is something we can all learn from. Congratulations on such a fabulous career, June!"[107]

Spencer was the subject of an article written by her former The Archers co-star Graham Seed (Nigel Pargetter), which was published by The Guardian on 9 August. The headline read: "I was on The Archers with June Spencer. She didn't have to leave – she is only 103." In the article, Seed commanded her for her "remarkable strength and resilience."[111]

Spencer made her final television appearance in the 29 October 2022 episode of the BBC documentary series, How the BBC Began.[64]

Personal life[change | change source]

Spencer met Roger Brocksom, an engineer and later soldier,[26] while on holiday in Chapel-St-Leonards, Lincolnshire in 1936, both aged 17.[33] The couple got engaged with their banns being read in Armagh Cathedral, while he was on leave from serving in Northern Ireland, and were married in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire on 27 May 1942,[112] by Bishop Neville Talbolt.[113] He proposed to her by asking: "How would you feel about being married to a Second Lieutenant?", to which she replied: "I wouldn't mind if it was you".[33] They adopted[26] two children through the Surrey County Council;[114] a son David, a dancer, in 1952, and a daughter Rosalind "Ros", a council worker, two-and-a-half years later.[115] Her husband died from a stroke with complications from Alzheimer's disease on 26 May 2001, the day before their 59th wedding anniversary. He was 81.[116][117] He was buried in the churchyard in her back garden.[118] Her son died from a massive internal hemorrhage with complications from alcoholism in Nuremberg, Germany on 2 November 2006. He was 55. He was cremated in Germany, bought back to England and was buried in their churchyard beside his father.[118]

Spencer has resided in a Care UK care home since August 2022.[107] She lived in a bungalow in Leatherhead, Surrey,[119][120] which was burgled while she was on holiday shortly after her 90th birthday.[121] Her first marital home was in Worcester Park.[122] She previously lived in Sutton, Cheam[123] and Esher.[124] She owned a second home, named Casa Ruisenor, in Menorca, Spain, which she purchased in April 1972.[125]

Spencer founded a Scrabble club after her husband's death.[126] She continued to drive until the age of 99, however, she did not drive in the dark or on motorways.[127]

Spencer is a Christian.[28] She said: "I'm not, sort of, deeply into religion, but I do have faith."[128]

Charity work[change | change source]

Spencer has been a patron of Alzheimer's Research UK since 2005.[129][130][131][132] She volunteered for clinical trials in tests for Alzheimer's disease.[87] She has also been involved with the Alzheimer's Society.[133]

Spencer has sponsored Ploy (b. 1998), who is from Thailand, since 2007. Her sponsored daughter calls her 'Granny June'. She has said that her daughter, Ros, will continue Ploy's sponsorship after Spencer's death.[134]

Longevity[change | change source]

Spencer celebrated her 100th birthday on 14 June 2019.[135][5][136] Speaking on her longevity, she said: "If you're born with a sense of humour, that's a good help. An awful lot depends on your outlook on life. You're born either with your glass half full or half empty. But with old age, all sorts of things wear out and you can't get yourself the spares!"[127] She also said: "Obviously one's body deteriorates rapidly - I'm still on my feet, just. But apart from that I have the same outlook on life as I've always had. I'm an optimist. I enjoy life. I enjoy all the beautiful things that are still there for me."[137]

Spencer had calls to be made a Dame in 2019.[138]

Filmography[change | change source]

Radio[change | change source]

As an actress[change | change source]

Year Title Station Role Notes Ref.
1943 Railways in Wartime Child [1]
Home Town [139]
1944 The Window BBC Home Service Sister 1 episode [140][141]
1944–1960 Children's Hour Various 30 episodes [140]
1946 Deity Disowns Me Harriet Cowper 1 episode
Atlas of Snobbery Psycho-analyst 1 episode
1947 The Table on the Terrace She 7 episodes
Kevenhüller BBC Third Programme A woman courtier 3 episodes
1947–1948 Dick Barton - Special Agent BBC Light Programme Pat Crowther 4 episodes
1948 The Old Wives' Tale BBC Home Service Aunt Harriet 3 episodes
Time Wasted Wyn 1 episode
Nurse May Miss Mennypence (as a young woman) 1 episode
1949 Bartholomew Fair BBC Third Programme Grace, ward of the Overdos 2 episodes
Blood Wedding Young servant 2 episodes
The Rise and Decline of Johnny Godwin BBC Home Service Ivy Pearson 1 episode
The Card Nellie Cotterill 10 episodes
1950 Eleven Men and True BBC Light Programme June (his daughter) 1 episode
1950–1953, 1956–1958, 1961–2022 The Archers BBC Home Service, BBC Light Programme, BBC Radio 4 Peggy Woolley, Rita Flynn,[142] Mrs Spenlowe,[143] Tony (as a child) 19,343+ episodes[144][145][146][147] [140][148][149][143][150]
1951 Mrs. Dale's Diary BBC Light Programme Chris Donovan 2 episodes [140]
1952 The Cradle Song BBC Home Service Sister Marcella 1 episode
The Regent BBC Light Programme Nellie Machin 5 episodes
1953–1955 Uncle Silas BBC Home Service Beauty 2 episodes
1954–1962 Guilty Party BBC Home Service, BBC Light Television Various 36 episodes
1954 As Young as He Feels BBC Home Service Marian 1 episode
Red For Danger Red 5 episodes
1957 The Song of the Shirt BBC Third Programme 2 episodes
1960 The Lonely Giant BBC Home Service Eleanor von Breuning 1 episode
The Spanish Cave Lola 1 episode
1961 Chase a Phantom Penny Paige 4 episodes
Strike-Pay Maud 1 episode
Tickets Please Nora 1 episode
The Little Dog Laughed Mrs Dunnock 1 episode
1962 The Bishopton Letter Eleanor Woolf 5 episodes
Jennings at School Mrs Plackett 1 episode
Faith of Our Fathers Various 3 episodes
Shadow of Suspicion Penny Paige 5 episodes
1963 The Prisoner of Zenda Antoinette de Mauban 3 episodes
Run for Cover Penny Paige 6 episodes
The Good Lady of Scutari Florence Nightingale 1 episode
Polly and Oliver on Guard Claudine de Fronzac 4 episodes
1964 The Count of Monte Cristo Julie Morrel 2 episodes
1965 Norman and Henry Bones Mrs Appleby 1 episode
Terminus BBC Light Programme Sheila Spooner 1 episode
More about Paddington BBC Home Service Mrs Brown 3 episodes
Agent X09 BBC Light Programme Madame Rostova 1 episode
Runway Two-Eight Right: 1: The Invisible Passenger Sally Fearnley 1 episode
Proof of Murder Mrs Hurst 1 episode
1966 Captain Banstead BBC Home Service Sheila 1 episode
1967 Paddington Helps Out Mrs Brown 3 episodes
1970 A Bachelor Confirmed Johannes Brahms BBC Radio 4 1 episode
1971 Good Morning Mr Rainbird Jean 1 episode
1976–1977 Been a Funny Sort of Day Eileen Taylor 2 episodes
1977–1979 Where Heroes Tread Mildred 2 episodes
1982 A Name from the Backstreets Eileen 1 episode
1982–1983 The Kellys and the O'Kellys Mrs O'Kelly 3 episodes
1984 Shark 1 episode
1986 The Hamburg Connection Helen 1 episode
1990 Waiting in the Wings Dora 1 episode
2005 Pick of the Week Peggy Woolley 1 episode

As herself[change | change source]

Year Title Station Notes Ref.
1949 Our Miss Gibbs BBC Home Service 1 episode [151]
1950 A Song to David, and other poems BBC Third Programme 1 episode [152]
1987 The Big House BBC Radio 4 1 episode [153]
2005–2014 Woman's Hour 3 episodes [154][155][156]
2010 Desert Island Discs 1 episode [157]
Judi Spiers Show BBC Radio Devon 1 episode [158]
2011 Bernie Keith BBC Radio Northampton 1 episode [159]
Saturday Live BBC Radio 4 1 episode [160]
Inheritance Tracks BBC Radio 4 Extra 1 episode [161]
Desert Island Discs Revisited 1 episode [162]
2013 Last Word BBC Radio 4 1 episode [163]
2019 Today 1 episode [164][165]
Living Memory 1 episode [166][167]
Private Passions BBC Radio 3 1 episode [168]
2021 A Social History of The Archers BBC Radio 4 1 episode [140]
2022 Soul Music 1 episode

Television[change | change source]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1956 Guilty Party Joan Purdy Episode: "The Case of the Dead Uncle" [169]
1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre Various Episode: "Bypass" [170]
2000 Doctors Marian Hennessy Episode: "They Can't Take That Away from Me" [171]

As herself[change | change source]

Year Title Notes Ref.
1961–2010 Songs of Praise 7 episodes [172][173][174]
1988 This Is Your Life Episode: "Jane Rossington" [170]
2022 How the BBC Began 2 episodes [175]

Honours[change | change source]

Spencer was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1991 Birthday Honours, by Queen Elizabeth II, for her services to performing arts.[176][177][2] Her husband and her daughter accompanied her to Buckingham Palace to collect this honour.[178] Spencer was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)[179][180] in the 2017 Birthday Honours,[181][182][183] by Queen Elizabeth II,[184] for her services to drama and charity.[185]

Spencer was given the Freedom of the City of London in June 2010.[186][187][188][189][190]

Spencer was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nottingham as a Doctor of Letters for her services to broadcasting in July 2012.[191][192]

Spencer was awarded the GDST Exceptional Contribution Award from Nottingham Girls' High School in July 2022.[108][193][194][195]

Commonwealth honours[change | change source]

Country Date Appointment Post-nominal letters Ref.
 United Kingdom 15 June 1991–17 June 2017 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) OBE [176][177][2][178]
 United Kingdom 17 June 2017–present Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) CBE [179][180][181][182][183][185]

Freedom of the City[change | change source]

Honorary degree[change | change source]

Location Date School Degree Gave Commencement Address Ref.
 England 12 July 2012 University of Nottingham Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) Yes [191][192]

Scholastic[change | change source]

Location Date School Award Ref.
 England July 2022 Nottingham Girls' High School GDST Exceptional Contribution Award [108][193][194][195]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 5. ISBN 9781907532252.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 243. ISBN 9781907532252.
  3. ↑ "01_BH UK 2017_complete.indd" (PDF). The Gazette. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Masters, Samantha (11 June 2019). "June Spencer: The Archers call for Peggy star to be made a Dame as she speaks of future". Daily Express. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Clinton, Jane (8 August 2024). "The Archers' actor June Spencer, 103, retires after more than 70 years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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  9. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007: APR 1919 7b 612 NOTTINGHAM – June R Spencer
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 6. ISBN 9781907532252.
  11. ↑ Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge; My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 23. ISBN 9781907532252.
  12. ↑ Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 215. ISBN 9781907532252.
  13. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005: JUL 1916 7b 488 NOTTINGHAM – Rosalind M Thorne = William Spencer
  14. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: 1 OCT 1889 7b 191 BASFORD – Rosaland Mary Thorne
  15. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007: 24 FEB 1984 (aged 94) 17 346 SURREY – Rosalind Mary Spencer
  16. ↑ Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 9. ISBN 9781907532252.
  17. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: 22 APR 1890 7b 92 MANSFIELD – William Spencer
  18. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007: OCT 1979 (aged 89) 17 0366 SURREY – William Spencer
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  20. ↑ Nottinghamshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1919: 3 AUG 1919 CARRINGTON – June Rosalind Spencer
  21. ↑ Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 8. ISBN 9781907532252.
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  24. ↑ Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 34. ISBN 9781907532252.
  25. ↑ Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 21. ISBN 9781907532252.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 "June Spencer: 'I am not Peggy Woolley. She has no sense of fun'". The Independent. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  27. ↑ Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 12. ISBN 9781907532252.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "From the archive: interview with June Spencer". Church Times. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  29. ↑ Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 25. ISBN 9781907532252.
  30. ↑ Spencer, June (2010). The Road to Ambridge: My Life, Peggy and The Archers. JR Books Ltd. pp. 18. ISBN 9781907532252.
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