Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-04-26 Friday http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130426-1920a.mp3

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Honestly, I can spare half an hour if you are busy. / Thanks dad. But I can manage. / Oh, OK. ...... Well, I might as well ... seeding while I'm here / OK then. If you like. / Yeah, speed things up a bit, so you can get / carrot sewn / without halt. / That'd be good, yeah. / another job done. / might get to finish / a few minutes earlier. / I'm in no rush / something / understand / keep busy / push / not careful / burn yourself out. / Dad, I'm doing fine / I'm OK. All right? / OK. ....... Well, how about this? / I'll do your next early milking. / Dad,... / No arguments. Look. / I know I'm way past it, / I do have some idea / what you are going through / help / ground / So let me do this to you. All right? / OK. Thanks dad. / Oh good. That settled. / I know you are trying help, and, well, I do appreciate it. / Well, after all, we shan't be milking for much longer. / No. / Hello. Anyone coming in for tea? / Oh, yes. Sounds great. / Tom? / No thanks mom. I'll get this drilling done first. / OK. ...... And don't forget, we need to have another talk about the sale. / Yeah, I know. I'll come in when I'm finished. / All right. / OK. Looks like ... are all ready to go. / Thanks dad. / I'll leave you to it. / Yeah. See you in a bit. / Hi. You are through to Roy Tucker. I can't talk right now.

I know the grass won't be ready for another couple of weeks. / Any problem with the ... harvester, we need to know now. / finish greesing it up, I'll give it a trial run. / there she is. / Who? Pip? / Spencer's car in the lane / He's dropping her off. / I don't suppose / back from her interview / No. She said next week at the earliest. / have to say / won't be holding my breath. / let's not worry about that now. And, David,..... / Yes, all right / be holding my breath / don't be too hard / I know it's a difficult situation / plan / agreed / perfectly fair and reasonable, generous even / still / try and sell it to her. / Ha! Sell it? / sure / biting our hand off. / I'm not defending the way she / behaved / What's done is done. / Let's try and see if / help her move on. / That is exactly what it's all about. / OK. Shhhh. / Hi. / Hi. / Did that work out OK? / lift / Spencer / Just about. It was so good of him. / Yeah. / really busy / drilling this afternoon / lost an hour already. / Well, that's what boyfriends are for, isn't it? / Dad, he's got full time job. / expect him / doing this every day. / I can see that / through to Friday anyway. / Yes, but / still / next week, and week after that. / I know, Pip. / I just,... I can't go on like this / I've got to get another car. / So, are you gonna be around later, say / half an hour / I don't know. I might be. Why? / we can sit down / all this / might help you out / you know / other plans / No, no / I've got no plans I'm OK to talk. / Fine by me. / finish doing this / Yeah / whenever you like / I'll be around. /

So you've given Rodway the official green light for the sale. / Yes. we haven't firmed up any date, but it'll be sometime in the early summer, when / silage making / way / Hopefully. / anything like that / probably talking about eight or ten weeks' time. / Yeah. So, what's the next step? / Well,... / We'll have to get Alister / pre-movement test on the whole herd. / reactors / looking on the bright side. / sorry / even said it. / called / Alister already. He'll be getting back to / Yeah. And, then,...? / Well, then there is this / big decision / mom / talking about. / Oh? / Do we hold the sale at the market or here on the farm? / Right. Yeah, I see. / If we sold on the farm, there would be less stress on the cows. They wouldn't have to be / all over the place / That's true I suppose. / But, on the other hand,... / I much rather we didn't / so intrusive, a load of strangers / poking around the place / watching our cows / highest bidder. I'm not sure I / bear it. / I know how you feel, love. But we can't afford to be too sentimental / still fetch the same price / market / surely / maybe / What do you feel about this, Tom? / I take your point, mom, of course. But I think dad's right about the cows. The less stress on them, the better. / Well, yes / And my guess is they'd fetch a better price / sold them here / bidders / altogether, as a herd, on their home farm, ........ Oh, ah, sorry / better take this. Do you mind? / Go ahead / It won't take long. I'll back in a minute. / Roy, hey. / Hey. Sorry about / missed your call. / Yeah. Thanks for calling back, mate. / So how are things? How're you doing? / Well, to be honest / better / Yeah. Sorry / silly question / Nah, that's OK. Thanks for asking. I'm keeping as busy as I can. That helps. / OK. / Though / I've got nothing lined up tonight as it happens. I just wondered if you are around. / Uh,... well, I'm still at work now. I shan't / early. / So, what sort of time? / Any time's good for me. I'm flexible. Let me buy you a drink at the bar. / OK. well, ... 7:30? / Yeah. Great. Thanks mate. I'll see you then.

There's no way I can get a lift on Monday morning, so I'll have to take the train again. / as far as the station? / not unless dad can take me. / OK. We'll manage it somehow. / But you see I mean, mom? I can't go on like this. It's a totally unsustainable situation. / OK. / Hi. you are done? / Yeah. Yes. For now. / Here's some tea for you. / great / come on and sit down. / So, Pip, this car,... / Yeah I was just saying to mom. / next week's going to be really difficult. / going / talk about / So, you are going to make me an offer? / It's a suggestion really. / mom / accept / enough / nothing / So, how about this? I'll sit down with you at the weekend, and / go through / together / until, you know, / find a decent one / your budget / What? / to check it out / price down / make sure / best possible deal. / Ah? But,... / Wo wo wo, I'm not finished yet / and / we'll lend you the money to buy it, until the insurance pays out. ............... Well, it's a fair offer, isn't it? / Dad, you just don't understand. / What? / with the money I'll get, / such a pitiful amount / I'll end up with a junk / may not be exactly the car you want, but... / be rubbish, some old wreck that I would look totally stupid in. / Does it matter how you look? / reliable, is it? It's bound to keep breaking down all the time / looked after properly. / Not if / my old one? / nowhere / I'm sorry, but / best I can to help / kind of help I need, dad. Can't you see? I need a car that's at least as good as old one. ...... In fact, I prefer / bigger engine / You what? Bigger? / you can't have everything / you'll have to compromise / this way / end up with nothing at all. / sorry / sit around. I've got work to do. / Why do I bother? Huh? I mean,... why do I bother if this is all the thanks I get? / I know. She might at leas / grateful / another planet. She expects / magic wand / bail her out? / that's what she was hoping / sorry / David / she's carrying on, but, she does need a car she can rely on. / What? wha, wha,... with a bigger engine? / No. One that won't let her down. ..... If she can't get to uni, that's not gonna / work / Not after the way she's just behaved. / if she wants a better car / then she's gonna have to start saving for it.

Cheers then. / Yeah, cheers. ...... Roy, look. You probably guessed what this is all about. What's going on with Brenda? How is she? / She is,... well, she is ... OK. you know. / OK? / Given the circumstances. / But, what's going on in her head? What's she been saying? Does she talk about me? / not saying a lot really / since she's moved in. / I mean, / obviously upset and sad about it, but,.... / Sad? / Yeah. But she's not one / big drama, is she? / shut it away / gets on with her life / Right,... So, she's not talked about any ....... plans? / Look, mate. There's no easy way to say this, but, from the bits that she's told me, and from what I know of my sister, if you / any / getting back together / you just / best forget about it. / Yeah? /  ... your pain ... I'm sorry, but, it's best to be honest with you. / Yeah. .......... Yes, I see. Thanks, Roy. / I know it's tough on you now, but, you'll get through it. / will I? / Yes. That's what people do. / it hurts / it gets better, then you move on. / I don't think you realize what this means to me, Roy. Just a few days ago I was happy and secure, and,.......  I thought me and Bren had a real future ahead of us, a whole life. Now suddenly it's all gone. What am I gonna do?