Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-04-23 Tuesday http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130423-1920a.mp3

You are listening to Tuesday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4.

So how is it going? No last minute complications? / No. Matt's gone off to Gilbert's Cross, and he won't be back until tonight. / Great. Are you all set to go? / way / won't / gonna / special / so you keep telling me. / So I'll pick you up / usual place / sharp / right / this is meant to be a surprise, but / can you / a bit more / idea / where we are going / oh just a litte clue / but / you said / some of the time / kind / heels, or will I need to / you need to be comfortable. That's all I'm saying / Oh, Paul / just / looking your best / that should be easy for you / all dollled up and ready to go / All right. / trust me. We are going to have a time of our lives.

Did you remember the lettuces? / Yeah. It's here. Everything on the list. / Good / gotta move on / time to drop / on the way / suits me / know / or not / Go on. / A garage pickup with Pip's car up on the rack / badly damaged? / front dent looked / dear / poor old Pip. I suppose / repair it. / I still don't get how she that. Drove into a yard tractor / according to / going like a bat out of hell. / I don't know the full story / too impressed / sorry / her insurance premium must be steep enough already. / Yeah. ...... Kids, eh? You never stop worrying, whatever age they are. / No. ..... Anyway we'd better move on. We still / dairy herd to sell.

So I brought the heels and the flats / Good girl. / I'm ready for anything. / You look gorgeous as ever. / Thank you, darling. / So just sit back, relax, and look forward to a real treat. / You said, um,... is it much further? / How far are we going? / Yeah yeah, nice try. / I'm not falling for that one. / Sorry. I'm just excited, that's all. / talk about something else / Oh, tell me about this shoot out the other night / heard / way down / dog / shot / Neil Carter / lucky / be killed / friend of yours? / He is a lovely man / very quiet and mild-mannared. / sounds like / the other night. / Oh, and that builder you used last year / Darrell / scene too / managed not to get shot at / I heard / armed gang / nice / not exactly a hero material, is he? / all this excitement going on in Ambridge / makes what seemed like a sleepy backwater / Yeah. You take / life / field / never go out alone / jacket / body guard, ........ Why,... why are we slowing down? / Wait and see. / Paul, this is the queue for the race course. / Yep. / But, surely you don't mean,... / Yeah, I told you / really special / but / races? / surprise eh? / feeling lucky today. I know I am. / No, Paul, we can't / This is my treat. / It's local. People I know come here / What if somebody sees us? / It's OK. Matt ... ... job, isn't he? / darling / I'm sorry / such a bore, but / somewhere else / Somewhere else? Why? Come on, stop worrying. / But what if / paranoid / no risk at all / grand stand? / Yes. So relax / on the ponies / gonna / great time.

After all those years in dairy, I'm sure it can't be any easy decision for you. / No it wasn't / But now it's made, we want to get on the sale / as we can / of course. I understand. / So I suppose what we need to know first is, how long it / take / to organize / Well, / best shot we can, / probably talking / about a couple of months. / As long as that? / yes / apart from anything else, / no one / middle of / if we hold on, well, we can still get / well before harvest. / Pat? / I was hoping / might be / sooner, but / see your point / make sense to me / plenty of time to advertise, spread the word, get a little bit of a buzz going. / Yeah. / next question / get / what sort of prices / Well, based on recent prices at the market, we'd be talking somewhere around / eleven to twelve / hundred / with your 90 milk cows and 45 ... / Yeah, that's right. / Yes. Well, with any luck, you should be knocking on the door of two hundred thousand pounds / OK. / That's just a ball park figure. A lot depends on what happens on the day, and that's, if you decide to go ahead, of course. / What do you think, Pat? / Well,... Yes. Yes, that sounds all right to me.

Drink up. / quick / before / start / I'm doing fine. / come on / mind / really / pace myself / Sure enough. / doing that / choose / next winner / Next? / doesn't / trip / every time / I'm ... wrong person to ask / not true / here, you choose first / complain / back / field / I won't do that. I promise. / Anyway, I think / luck's changing / always a good sign / you / my lucky talisman, my golden girl. / Don't be silly / proud / have you with me. / come here / Paul / isn't the time / place / take your arm away / behind you, at the bar,  / No, don't look / Andrew / It's too late / see / he's coming over / Hey, so what? / He's a friend of Matt's. / he sits / market / He knows everybody. / OK, OK, relax. We can handle this. / Lilian. / Andrew. Hello. / Well, well, this is a nice surprise. / Yes, yes / sort / business / Matt / He's busy. / this is Steve. He is a builder / Hi. / Oh, hello. / So, what kind of builder? / Uh, well, I'm,... / Architectural. He restores our buildings, and we are thinking of working together. ..... Aren't we? / Matt and I / on a project / Gilbert's Cross / Oh I see / let me buy you / drink / It's kind / still have some business to talk through. / OK / meet some other friends, so,... / well / I shan't get in your way / maybe I'll see you / Yes, yes maybe. / nice to meet you, Stieve / you / oh / see / no problem at all. / Oh, Paul,... / know / arm around me / all this crowd / he might have / He's not stupid,... I'll have to face / board meeting / He has no reason to suspect anything. For all he knew, / perfectly innocent meeting, and I'm not gonna let this spoil our day. Now let's get back / shall we? / I don't wanna miss a start.

Wow. Some good news, for once. / Yes. It's definitely at the top end of our own estimate / plus a bit more / two hundred thousands / expecting / no guarantees, love / No, but even / somewhere close / take / out of losing the herd / that'll be a nice lump sum towards our pension / you know me / count our chickens / but I suppose it might help to cheer Tom up a bit. / Well / a lot more of / financial responsibility from now on. / least / decent capital / Yeah, though right now, my guess is he'd give it all to get Brenda back again.

I can't believe it. / Never mind. / if / a bit more / end / jockey / even trying / won something / better / Paul / pick up our winnings / down / bar, then out to the paddock / Paul. / Sorry, but,... I can't do this anymore. / What do you mean? / I can't stay, not after what happened with Andrew. Can you just take me out of here? / Hey hey,... come on. Look, / what you need / drink / nerves / all on edge / Please, can we just go? / want us to go now / two races / I know. I'm sorry. / winnings / and then go. Please. / You really are serious, aren't you? / Yeah, I'm afraid I am. / After all the trouble / not to mention the expense, all because of your paranoia. / not / paranoia / Matt / find out / hell with Matt / my feelings for a change? / Paul, it's not fair / seems fair to me. Why / have to / around him? / I said / sorry / letting you down / letting me down doesn't / feeling right now / I can't help it. / I'll try make it up to you, I promise. I just can't stay here anymore.