Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-05-16 Thursday                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130516-1920a.mp3

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

So glad you could make it, Nick. / Yeah. ... let me go a bit early. It's quiet in the pub. / It's time of the year, innit? / everyone / busy / outdoors now / crop / coming on / Yeah, I suppose so. / You don't have to / just being in a church / seems more respectful. .... Oh, those are lovely, Clarrie. / Do you like it? / Yeah. / really pretty. Did you buy these lilies? / Yeah, I had to. / a bit yet / we try not to use it, not in / stuff in the garden, anyway. The lilacs are from our place. / Yeah, off course. / beautiful. / And Jill popped in with a few irises from / load of greenery. Now, you gonna give me a hand? / Oh, seriously? / other week / reckon / you've got a good eye. / where do you think / this one should go? / you are going for a sort of triangle shape, aren't you? / That's right. / So, about, .... here? Is that the right angle? / A bit more slanting / like ... ? / Perfect. / Here you go. / See? It's not difficult at all. / Well, not with you telling me what to do. / It's busier in here than the ... / Good afternoon, ladies. Are you hiding Jill in here? / No, I'm afraid not / a note pinned on / door / church / she did pop in, brought me some flowers, but I think she's gone round to Phil's grave now. / Huh. In that case, I should wait in the car. / You going somewhere nice? / I'm not sure. That is, I'm sure to be nice when / get there, but / decided where yet. / That's the problem with Borsetshire. Too many tea rooms.

He'll be perfect / Eh? / games / turns / Look, Jazzer. Could you forget about that for a minute and concentrate on getting these / moved / concentrate / Sweetheart / That's the way. On you go. .... And, another thing. Gourmet Grills / Oh? Do you want to do more shifts? / No, I do not / way / during the Highland Games, you / usual sources / burgers on the menu. You need to have haggis and all / Haggis? / obviously / Obviously. / Hang on a minute / Oh, no. Jazzer. / It's my ... / Come on, darling, you know you want it. / I was just / what / game / saying no / Jazzer, look. This is hopeless. / It's OK / I'll be with you in 20 minutes. Well, 25. Make a cup of tea / mean / ain't / Don't worry, .... It's OK. I'll see you. / thanks for that. We've just wasted half an hour. And now we've got to round them up again. / if I go / What? / enough / What's kicking off? / neighbors / have you? / Jazzer, you can't just go. / Sorry, mate. My man need ... me. / I'm supposed to / move / on my own now, am I? Oh, .... Jazzer!

This is just what I need, Jim, to blow the / cobwebs / away / What cobwebs are those, Jill? / usual / about / worrying about the children / Not Daniel, I hope. You are not worried about his exams / Goodness, no. / very / He's such a steady boy. / go up / see ... / after his exams / is / settling in up there? / I don't think it's easy for him. That's why / see Daniel / going to try to fit / two of them before Daniel goes off to America. / Pip / off to Yorkshire, I heard, for her placement. / Oh, yes. Pip. / Ah, so, she is the spin of your cobwebs / I'm afraid so. Well, she and David. They keep rubbing each other up the wrong way at the moment. / Jill, you know from your own experience / all part of the growing up process, for both of them. / I know. But I hate to see it. / Of course you do. Every mother does. But you can't stop it happening. / No. You're right. / Of course I am. / So, to equally important matters: Tea. / Yes, please. / Decision time. / The / center / green, or White / cross.

I really enjoyed that, Clarrie, not that I was much help. / Yes, you were. / I've got a long way to go / as good as you are / only practice. Well, if you'd like to, Nic, why don't you / my arrangement / flower festival / Really? / why not / if you're sure / Of course I'm sure / much more fun with the two of us. / Yeah. Yeah, I would. / OK, I'd like to / that's great. I am pleased. / thanks Clarrie / The other thing I've been wondering, is, if you'd like to come to church one Sunday / with / one Sunday / I'm not trying to convert you. It's,.... Well, / a lot out of it, and I think you would, too. / It's not I'm against it or anything / just / special occasions, you know, Cristmas and weddings / I only thought, well, you could try / see if you like it. / now / yourself / a bit of peace / think about things / I like as much as anything. / a bit of peace / be nice, eh? / trouble for me / Jake and Mia, and George  / Sunday mornings / with them / You bring them along. / They never / sit / church / sorry / I should have said. There's a junior church for them. They go off to do their own thing. / All ritht then / We'll give it a try.

You really shouldn't have let me have that second scorn. / Oh, yes. It was all my fault. / Don't tell Christine. That's all I ask. / What's it worth? / Now, Jill. / It's a good job, Alice / have / single wicket / way beyond the call of duty. Did you hear / signed up? / Oh, has he? / not really a cricketer / give it a go. / cricket / I heard you giggling with Vicky at the end of last night's meeting. / Giggling? Me? / Yes, about him striding out of the / tripping white / Vicky may have been / fantasising / I was merely collecting the cups / ... story / occupation for respectable / in Regency times or today. / the other one / for the record, I was never tempted by the idea of a Regency Fete / right behind the games. I'm on the subcommittee now, / As is Lynda, I note. / by Lynda / Yes. I don't think / keep Jazzer / She has a point. / tried to help Kenton ... a pig's bladder for his / yes. I'm still dissapointed / we had to resort to a baloon / Jim / good heavens! / Talking of pigs / Hello, you lot. Having a stroll, are you? / spots / the way they are / have to be Tom's, wouldn't you say? / I should think so. / Time for a call to his faithful pig man, I think.

So, that's why he's late? / I couldn't get hold of Jazzer, so I had to call Tom in the end / Jaz / text saying "delayed" / poor chap / impression / last thing he needed / I'm so sorry, mate. / Don't worry about it. Jim / pigs / out / I'll leave you to it. / Jim / cheers, Jim, thanks again for earlier. / No problem. / if that's OK. / anything, Roy, thanks. / I'll have to / something to eat as well. I'm starving. / Right. / Sure. Do you want a menu? / No, it's all right. I'll have ... chicken curry, please. Rice and all. / OK. / Don't worry about the change. / thanks / let's get to the table / Yeah, please. / A bit of a bummer about the pigs. And what was Jazzer thinking? Or wasn't he thinking? / It wasn't his fault. / How come? / Right, Tom / Oh, great / voice mail / no / what did you / forgot to shut the gate or what? / The electric fense. I must have forgotten to switch it back on. / Forgot? If that had been me, .... / Yeah, I know. I would have been furious, I'm not exactly thrilled / myself / me neither / careful driver like Jim / I know. / lovely gals / mourn / about concentrating / I know, Jaz, all right? / You need to get back to the start, Tom. ... ... empire / heat / ready meals / supermarket / losing touch / Tom's got the message. / Who asked you? / It's OK, Roy. He's right. / I'm sorry, Jazzer. I really am. I was careless. It won't happen again. / Right. Well, thank you. I'll see you tomorrow. / Yeah, see you. / Faugh. I have to say, if one of my staff spoke to me like that, there wouldn't be a tomorrow. / But he's right. He's right about everything. I wasn't concentrating. I am thinking non-stop about this supermarket thing next week, and, well, not just about that either. / Brenda? / Yeah. / It's only natural. Jazzer's being too hard on you, and you are being too hard on yourself. / I don't think so. She's not gonna come back to me, is she, Roy? / Oh, Tom. / She's not? / Well, .... no. / so / change her mind. / No. .... So, that's it then. It really is over.