Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-04-03 Wednesday http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130403-1920a.mp3
You are listening to Wednesday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4.
Oh, no. Paul.
You are in. Good.
What on earth are you doing here?
I want to speak to you.
No. I've told you. There's nothing to say.
We need to talk.
You can't just barge into my home like this.
What did you expect?
I'd like you to leave immediately.
Celia, I've got to talk to you.
No, you haven't.
I've taken the afternoon off work just so you and me can straighten this thing out.
What thing? My life is nothing to do with you any more. How many more times?
Don't be like that.
You have no right.
I care about you. That's why I'm here.
Would you like some tea, Lilian?
No thanks. Cannot stay long.
But you bought me all those lovely things.
It would be nice to sit and chat, but I really ought to finish a property report, catching up with emails ...
office
Well, I do hope you ... ... too extravagant.
let me worry about that.
There was no need to go to so mcuh trouble.
trouble
food ... anyway.
Oh, ... walnut ... Scrumptious.
Oh my, Lilian, This is the right price?
Mom, honestly.
I could bake my own for about 50p.
Well, then I've saved you 50p.
Have you seen the cost of this ginger biscuits. They do sell ginger biscuits in the village shop, you know.
Honestly, mom, the war is over. ... let yourself ... a bit luxury.
My generation are used to be grateful for what we got.
thank goodness times have changed. / whatever we want, and there's no need to settle for anything less than perfection.
I always think ... people
lower their expectation, they've more chance of being happy
might try these olives.
I'm not a fan of olives. Why don't you take them for Matt?
Oh. All right.
How is Matt, anyway?
Fine. As fine as ever.
I haven't seen both of you together for a while.
Yeah. Well, when you ... ... running business and living together, you sometimes
a bit of a space for one another.
If you say so.
I'll go.
It's probably Tony. He rang earlier.
Oh, hello.
Oh. I didn't know you were here.
buying for Mom
Oh, right.
How are you, Lilian?
Fine. You were right, mom. Here he is.
How are you, mom?
All the better for seeing you. How are things at the farm?
very busy. / it's like
few more hours of daylight,
means
a lot more work to do.
Oh. But isn't it lovely?
Oh, yeah, of course it is.
Oh, Ah, Matt's wondering where I am.
I'd better go back to the office. See you next week, mom. / Oh, bye, Lilian.
Take care, Tony.
tea going
Why don't I make
fresh pot?
That would be very nice.
These look good. Stem ginger with chocolate drizzle.
When was this taken?
Put that down, please.
Looks like you were on holiday.
I'm not discussing it with you, Paul.
He's aged.
We've all aged.
So you've been on holiday together.
This is ridiculous.
Have you?
What I do is no concern of yours. Give it to me.
Don't marry him, Celia.
Why not?
You can't trust him.
Don't be ridiculous.
He was my friend before he was your fancy man.
Look, Paul. Just say what you've got to say and leave. Please.
You don't understand, do you? You don't understand at all.
What?
I'm trying to protect you, Celia. You are making a terrible mistake.
You are definitely looking a lot better.
So everyone keeps saying.
you / out and about before you know it.
I hope so ... ... so, how come you ... ... this afternoon.
work
whole bank holiday, didn't I?
Oh, come on. Hanging out
Easter fair
proper work.
You've got to be joking, mate. Bank holiday Monday is the most stressful day of the year as far as I'm concerned. I had to set up an over
float
keep an eye on the
rides
not to mention
kids on the bear tent
OK. Maybe you are entitled to
entire afternoon
Still, it was a good turnout. The place was heaving. ... even Pip turned up / Ruth / her mom / ... ... they seemed to enjoy themselves. ..... So, uhm, I'm guessing you and Alice stayed at home over Easter.
Yeah. Monday was her last day before starting to work again.
come back full time?
Three days. ... ... full time next week, if she sticks with the job, that is.
Have you decided about Canada?
Still haven't talked about it.
Oh, Christopher.
I've wanted to bring it up, but it never feels like the right time. Alice hasn't mentioned it.
Well, I can sympathize with you on that one.
What do you mean?
This is what things
when I was with Kate / She can never deal with llife. Not properly. The Ambridge girls
used to have everything served on a plate.
No. Alice isn't like that at all. She's had a privileged life, yeah. But she's never been selfish.
OK. But she still ... ... job in Vancouver, but / talking to you about it.
But, Alice's studied hard all these years. Why shouldn't she want an interesting career? Consider where she's coming from, Roy.
Well, that's good of you.
I love my work. Can't imagine ... ... every day
you don't like. And that's more or less
for her now.
So. What next?
scared to bring it up. Think we both are.
Right.
I mean, I'm finding it hard to face the idea of emigrating, but, it's a fantastic opportunity. You can't get away from it.
You've changed your tune?
I've had a lot of time to think.
That's true.
The real issue is that my business is taking off, doing so well. It'd be hard to walk away from it just like that.
Of course.
Problem is, me and Alice can't both have what we want.
How long has it been going on for?
Give me ... ...
happened between you and him while we were still married.
Does it matter?
Of course it matters.
There was nothing going on, OK? Since the divorce, Frank and I have become good friends. We've fallen in love.
Love with Frank? You can't be serious.
Who I choose to spend my time with my life with is no longer your affair.
I was your husband, Celia.
A long time ago.
We made vows to each other. I'm the father of your children.
Please don't bring them into this.
The fact is, I know you. I know you better than you know yourself.
You don't know anything about me. You never did.
Frank can't make you happy. He'll hurt you. I'm positive he will. You can't marry him, Celia. I won't let it happen.
Get out.
Celia.
I want you out of my home. Now!
OK. All right. But we'll talk about this later, once you've had time to think about what I've said.
One orange juice and lemonade, coming up.
Thanks.
Oh, and uh, __'s crisps.
Nice one.
So. I suppose that this is the first big decision you and Alice are about to make since you got married. Well, apart from buying the business.
Well, we've had ups and downs.
Have you? ... look
sweet / to me.
Southampton. It wasn't always easy then, but, we got through that.
Right.
Made us feel even stronger together. Don't know if that makes sense.
Of course it does.
But this, I don't know. Usually we talk about stuff. I don't like it, not knowing how she's thinking now.
For the first few years when you are together, well, .... still busy being in love and having fun, but, after a while reality kicks in and there's a lot more compromising to do.
Yeah. Especially if you both want different things.
Yeah. But as long as you love each other, / you can get through anything / Hayley
I do love her. She means everything to me. What we've got feels like the real deal. But this is hanging over. I don't know how we're gonna sort it out.
Seems to me like you are half way there already.
How do you mean?
Well, what was it you say, "fantastic opportunity" ? I mean, that's not what you were thinking last week.
I know.
A few years in Vancoover might not be so bad. I mean, supposed to be a great place. And you don't have to
forever.
I don't know.
could be the experience of a lifetime
all sorts of opportunities for work and play. I mean, it'd definitely be an adventure ... ... expect Alice ... ... ... good quality of life. I mean, houses out there are supposed to be amazing, massive. All mod cons, I mean, you might find yourself living a life of __.
I've told you, Roy. Seeing around and doing nothing, it's really not me.
what would I do? I don't know what opportunity could there be out there.
No, but, you can find out though.
And the big thing is, what about my business? You know I've put my heart and soul into making it work. And it is working. ... ... you know ... more thn Alice.
And I love it. The idea of just walking away gives me
Wow, wow. Who said you've got to give it up? I mean, say you decided go to Canada for a few years, there might be someone here who could look after it for you.
OK.
want to. Just do me a favor now.
I'm not sure, but
bound to be decent ... around ... enough __ to manage the place.
Thing is, Roy, I couldn't hand it over just like that. If we go to Vancouver, I would be on the other side of the world. That business means everything to me. I don't know if I could find anyone I trust enough to look after it.
Are you going to have any more of these biscuits?
Ah, I shouldn't. They are very morish, eh?
I'll put the rest in the biscuit barrel then.
I'll do it then. You sit.
All right. Thank you, Tony.
Well, it sounds to me ... facing .... quite a big dillenma ... Bridge farm.
You say that again. Yep. I've got to hand it to Tom. He ... breeze to business, but, he is a money man. And he is driven by profits and margines.
Well, that's no bad thing.
Ah, yeah, well. Pat doesn't think that way. She's found the whole thing very upsetting. She doesn't seem ready to even consider selling the cows.
I know it's difficult, but you can't let your feelings get in the way of what's best commercially.
That's something I'm starting to accept. More I think about it, Tom's suggestions could really work. But, Pat won't budge. ... the fact is, Mom, I'm stuck in the middle.
I see. Well, I have to say that Tom's continually impressed me with his common sense. So far, most of his ideas have been good ones. What does Helen think?
Well, she was a bit taken aback at first. I mean, we are all attached to the cows in our own ways, but, well, now she's had a chance to process what he's saying, she agrees with Tom.
Well, if Tom and Helen are the ones who are ultimately going to be running Bridge Farm, they both ought to have a say in how the place operates. If you ask me, you and Pat should listen carefully to what Tom is proposing.
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