Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-05-15 Wednesday                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130515-1920a.mp3

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I must say I'd prefer the Regency Fete myself. / Oh, me too. All those pretty dresses and readings and everything. / Oh, readings, too. .... Oh, no pasta quills, Susan? / Oh, no, sorry, Jennifer. Just the shells at the moment. / Ah well, they'll do, I suppose. / I mean, after all we've been through this year, the last thing I want is Neil or Christopher rupturing themselves tossing tree trunks about. / Oh, quite. ... when you think about the practicalities, I'm surprised that the committee didn't come down in favor of Lynda's idea on balance. / Ah, well, wasn't that easy for some people. Pressure had been brought to bear. / vote / Almost. Poor Vicky, you see, she was in a very compromising position. / How come? / Well, obviously she's a good friend of Lynda's / I know / at lunch yesterday / bicentenary thing / Oh yeah? / Yeah. But when Vicky gets home, there's Jazzer on the door step / about loyalty to / Bridge Farm / poor Vicky / on and on / she said. / then he said / Highland Games could be a really good marketing ploy for their milk / farm going to be a sponser or something / not quite / importance of milk to athletes. / Well, yes, / I suppose / anyway, Jazzer reckons they should / change the slogan for the / Power in a Bottle. / I see / Vicky ended up / about it / with Mike and Mike being so dependent on him / more so now that / Bethany / difficulty / I suppose so. / Mike's already worried enough about losing Rosa. / When Elona leaves. / Yeah. / it is a shame / splitting up / thinking about it, they did seem a bit tense / came over to yours. Did you notice anything, Jennifer?

Thank you so much for collecting me, again. / No probs. / Honestly, Spencer, I mean it. My mom and dad ought to be paying / petrol / I'll invoice them, shall I? / Yes, you should / agreed to lend me that 800 pound / bought a car of my own by now. / Pip, you know I don't mind. But / drop and go / get back / me dad / Yeah that's fine. / the few days you've been away / Can you not remind me, please / back to that place. / sorry / hope / in the last few days / become reasonable people / Unlikely? / No. But acually, listen, I'm going to play completelly differently this time. / Oh yeah? So, what's the new approach? / Sweet and reasonable. / And you can do that, can you? / of course I can. / tell me. How  / go exactly? / going to go in / ask / have a cup of tea / spend some time with them / invaded by aliens / answer all the boring questions that they always ask about, uni and things, / then / ever so nicely, for the 800 pounds / Don't you think that's a good plan? / Well,.... it's a plan. / Oh, thanks for encouragement / No, no, you're right. / be worth a try. / thank / you'll let me know / I'll let you know by / Well, good luck. / Thanks. / we saw the other day. / good luck / thanks / Oh, Spencer / What now? / I just remembered. Uh, before we go home, please can we stop by the shop? / birthday card / my tutor group / Pip...

.... and 14 pence change / Oh, thanks, Susan. / Yeah. I suppose / Darrell and Elona / anything / just thought / a bit awkward, you know / yours / Oh? Do you think so? / used to socialize / is it, not like me and Neil / No. / obviously wasn't that, was it? / there must have been underlying tensions. / Oh, yes, yes. Oh, of course / you and Brian / brilliant host / I didn't mean, .... I know you did everything / could / at ease / I know I tried. / yes you did. .... Oh, how's Neil's arm now, Susan? / Oh, much better, thank you, still / take / a bit easy though. / tell him not overdo it. / He says, as long as / raise a glass / next / yes, yes of course / are / anything special? / No, not really. I'm afraid if Neil's expecting anything like / Clarrie's, / gonna be dissapointed. No, just a nice tea / supper / home, probably / birthday / turned ... ... quite an occasion. / Oh yeah. Eddie and Nic planned it / between / get it set up / quite an undertaking, bring the seaside to the Midlands / Clarrie's face when she saw it / well overwhelmed. / surprised / I'd better get back / Hiya / Hello, Pip. / Hello. / I just need a birthday card. / Me too. That's two of my relatives now / Jim's articles / Indeed. Bye then, Susan. / This one will do / Susan / That's .... 1 pound 49 please. / There you are. / Suppose the next person / reason / will be Josh / Sorry? / Quite a little entrepreneur, isn't he? / Is he? / buying into the egg business,.... You must be really proud of your little brother. /

Here. Let me help you. / Oh, thank you / enough / So I see. / want / in the boot?/ thank / That's very galant of you / hardly / Mrs Aldridge / Yeah. I was wondering about getting in touch with Adam / Oh, right. / to come and speak to us / young farmers / about the dairy / person / I know he is / overall picture. But, uh, / a manager / big dairies / last year / so / be interesting to / side / the feed, / different cropping plans / place / having to make silage, of course. / yes / has meant quite a change for him. / Exactly / new challenge and all that. / one word / thing / first cut of silage / next week, and the strawberry pickers are arriving in any minute now / it wouldn't be now. We are thinking ahead / autumn program, you see. / Well, I know. Let me give you his number. / Oh, great. Thanks / ... you are. / Thank you. 2,9,5, .... / Can we go please, Spencer. / Oh, dear. What's the ... about?

Planning permission? She must be thrilled. / Yeah. / massive difference to the value of / those plots / that's great / about / good news / Oh, hi Pip. / Thanks very much, you two. Double standards or what? / Sorry? / Josh, and the hens, / Oh. / buying into the egg business / serious money. How much are you lending him? / go on, how much? / know / that little miser. But / third of that business has got to be / than / go on, tell me.  / Two hundred? Three hundred? / Five hundred. / What? He's 15. I'm 20. I asked for 800 and I was turned down on the spot. / Pip, if you just calm down,... / What am I going to calm down about? / You are happy to help / scheme / at the same time / watch me struggle / getting the train / relying on Spencer / thanks very much. / That's enough / O I haven't even started. How can you treat two of your children so differently? And not even have decency to tell me / shop it. How do you think that makes me feel? / I'm sorry about / but if you let us explain / we are not apologizing to her. / you said / Josh is fifteen years old and still at school / Yes, exactly. / drive to make a go  / all of us, the whole family / really proud, and give him all the encouragement we can. / business idea / that would be different, would it? / not necessarily, no. / you are 20, Pip. / of your age / are completely independent, no help from / bank of mom and dad at all / just like me then / very happy to support / through university / when you choose to take advantage of it, and I know it isn't huge / monthly allowance / any of you three / your point / My point is that you seem to think that / also subsidize your every whim / Whim? / You need a car, yes. / each corner / to get you from A to B / I do not see / never have / flashy motor / flashy motor / last and be reliable / plenty of sound, reliable cars within your budget. I'm trying to teach you a life lesson here. / Oh, please. / I'm serious. You have got to learn to live within your means / anything beyond that / work for / selling their herd. Great timing, dad. / Ah, come on. They are not the only dairy farm in the district. There must be plenty of others / relief milker. / And that's it, is it? That's your last word? / Yes. / Great. Well, thanks dad. Now at least I know where I stand. / David .... / What? / You are pretty hard on her. / Ruth, she has got to be told. She's got to learn. / I know. I just wish .... I wish we could have got to ... before / hear it from someone else / Yeah, so do I, but it wouldn't have made any difference to what I had to say. .... Look, love, / get back / sorry / lambs to grade / Yeah, sure. / I'll see you later, all right? / OK. / And, Ruth, don't let her guilt-trip you into anything. / I won't. I just wish you two didn't .... / What? / Nothing.