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Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-05-13 Monday                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130513-1920a.mp3

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

Oh, thank goodness. I've been so worried. / Sorry, Lilian. / you got the messages? / lovely of you to call / to keep calling / ring back / I wasn't in a very good place / Paul, you poor darling / Ah, well / I hope. I mean, / have you heard from either of them? / Not a word. / what about Celia? / No. Nothing. / done the damage now. / she could do / I can't believe / doesn't she think / anyone but herself? / It doesn't look like it. / them / It's dreadful. / You mustn't let her. / I don't know what I've done wrong, you see. / nothing / You behaved like you always do. / perfect gentleman / Lilian / you understand. / I do. .... Anyway, you've heard no more, / good sign, eh? I mean, / things might / cool down / So, what're you up to this week? / oh / new renovation job starting tomorrow / King's College Chapel, is it? / be / out / best thing / possibly do, you know, / I don't want / occupied / Thursday anyway / Friday / are you? / how about you / usual, you know / meetings and so on / ring you every evening / lilian / you must answer your phone, or I shall worry. / Honestly, Lilian, that is so kind.

I'll ask ... , of course, but I'm afraid / answer will be the same as before. We don't need / fair enough / anything / do / we'll be in touch / Thanks Alistair. I'd be really grateful / staying in the village / heard about you and Elona splitting up. / well, I'm hoping to / not the way things are going / I'd rather / smaller / make a contribution / obviously / Anna's still at school, isn't she? / hoping / stay / Bo..ster ..., but / Elona / what about / able to / got / depending on how far / might be able to commute back / lose her, I'm sure / Yeah. I know / good sign / single wicket / why don't you have a go / cricket / not for me / you don't have to be a cricketer / I can't. I couldn't even think about it. / No, no, all right / Ah. What about Matt? / big project / Gilbert's Cross / obvious one for you. I know / ripping / mad not to try  / interior / you've got all the skills / definitely. Oh, look, sorry, Darrell, but I've really got to get on / Yeah. I'm sorry / important call, that's all. /

Here's a job I may not be doing much longer, Pat. Your milk for  / dairy / will be arriving by tanker. / Tony, / not tempt fate / listen to you. Pesimistic / nothing to do with / about / an answer / on that reactor / I know / you haven't / Helen checking her phone / every five seconds / Clarrie and Susan / heard anything / Were they? / Yes. / having / Clarrie / when I saw her. / nice of her / piece of her birthday cake / very nice. / Oh no. / What? / That's Alistair's car / Oh, lord. / Does he come to tell us in person because it is bad news or good.

shift it to next week. Yeah / I'm sure / is / clash on Friday, I'm afraid / no, no / yeah. yeah. I could make that. / brilliant. Yes. Yes. Same as before. Good. Thank you. Thanks. / no, no no no / again. Thanks. Bye. / yeah. I / St. James / go down on Friday / This Friday? / ok with you, isn't it? / course / no / you do whatever works best for you. / Good. Oh, now, Matt, unexpected development / Victoria Road No.2 / one of the neighbors rang Brenda this morning / talking / tennants / due to / July / seems / for the duration / what is / take / Brenda explained that, but that suits them / builder / back in / Christmas / contingency / So, why are you telling me? / Because / is a bonus for us, isn't it? / bother of advertizing / pleased? / I am. Ecstatic. / Right. ..... OK. Well, I / tell Brenda to go ahead  / You do that. / Are you all right, Matt? / Me? / Seem a bit tense. / Yeah. Stupid, innit? I'm thinking about the golf / form / games / Under par? / quite the opposite. So, as you seem to have everything so well in hand, I think I'm gonna go / practice me swing.

So, we should go ahead. / Tony, that's not exactly what Alistair has just said / well, no. / can't be that prescriptive / spoke to / obviously he wouldn't be, either / Thank you / come on, Alistair / completely wrong, have I? / No. / look / good long / what he's saying is, / It's hardly an ideal situation / one inconclusive / otherwise / rest of the  / exactly / taking into account also / no bovine TB in the area, and your herd's got a good health history / this is a big "but" / what / eight / positive / TB after all? / has to be your call. / Pat / think about it, Tony / track down / new homes / have to be tested, and / that's true. / what about / Bridge Farm / Ambridge Organic / reputation / worst case scinario / yes / worst case scinario before, haven't we, / forgotten / of course I haven't / I still think, on balance, / we should take the risk / of course / it's a tricky decision / look at the facts / at the moment / we've got a solid herd health history / I know that / there's no legal reason why we can't go ahead / inconclusive / keep her away from the rest of the herd, or anyone, / farmers / who comes to the farm / that easily / I still say, you are not / fielding questions from Clarrie and Susan / still / be / straight with them / quaranteened as a precaution / animal / clean health bill otherwise / permission to / sale / What else do you suggest we do? Send a cow that may be perfectly healthy to / slaughter? / of course not. OK, we / go ahead / great / Well done. Tricky for you, I know. / Yeah. Well, thanks Alistair. Right. Well, / phone call to make. Let's hope Rodway / last week of June.

Damn. / game / a bit, didn't you? / If I want advice for me swing, I call Rory Mcilroy, OK? / sorry, I was just / want something, Darrell? / look / Matt / something / bottom line is / you know I'm a good worker, and, uh, well, I'm looking for work right now. / Yeah, you and a lot of others. / Yeah. Yeah, I know, but like I say, / know / good / think / up you / work / got to be some work / just general / like, specialist carpentry perhaps, you know, / like / you remember that job / a church / I'm not in the market for / renovations / doors, windows / vanisters, stairs even / I can do the lot / give me a reference / Would he? / Lilian saw the work / good job / Lilian saw the work at Fawcet / yeah, that's right / she popped in to take a look one day / seemed / was very interested / came / think / way back, don't you? / that's right, we do. / So, um, will you have a think about it? ..... Matt? / Huh? / any work for me. / Yeah, yeah, whatever. / OK. Well, / thanks / from you then? / Yeah, right. / OK then, I'll see you around, yeah? ... / Bye. ...... Paul. ..... Of course. / Oi, Tiger. Tiger Woods. You coming in? ...... Matt? What's the matter?