The Archers is a long-running British radio soap opera broadcast on the BBC 's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. Originally billed as an everyday story of country folk, it is now described as contemporary drama in a rural setting.he Archers is set in the fictional village of Ambridge in the fictional county of Borsetshire, in the English Midlands. Borsetshire is situated between, in reality, the contiguous counties of Worcestershire and Warwickshire, south of Birmingham in the West Midlands.
Edema definition and facts. 1  Edema is a swelling, usually of the legs, feet, and/or hands due to the accumulation of excessive fluid in the tissues.  The edema that occurs in diseases of the heart, liver, and kidneys is mainly caused by salt retention, which holds the excess fluid in the body.
As a result, excess fluid builds up in the body. This is called fluid overload (volume overload). This can lead to edema (excess fluid in the skin). Many medical problems can cause fluid imbalance: 1  It is common to retain large amounts of fluid for several days after surgery (causing swelling of the body).