Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-05-17 Friday                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130517-1920a.mp3

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

Puss? Pussy cat? / brought you a cup of tea. / Tea? Oh, How lovely. Thanks. What's the time? / Eight o'clock. / all right. / Yeah. / I don't know / alarm / leave you any longer / set off / perfect, Matt / go back / I think. / Right / You're looking forward to / yeah / be good to see James again, / well, I think I'll have that tea now. / There you go. / Thanks. .... Lovely. / Great stuff. / Want me to run you a bath? / no need / day, aren't you? / Poor you. / be done. / yours /

Hi. This is Tom Archer. Please leave your name and number, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. / Tom? It's Roy. I've left you a couple of messages already. Where are you? Look, please call me back. / worried about you, mate.

Now, have I got everything? / Mat? I thought / gone. / not yet / safely / premises / ready to set off. / good / everything / ready to set off / that's what I was checking. / going / gifts, I see / wine and flowers / though I thought James preferred red. / Well,.... he does drink white / in the summer, you know / Anyway, uh, I'll be off / which way you are going / or / down / I think I'll / way / Right. Don't forget / roadworks / I've forgotten that. / a bit / thanks / better get going / Sure. Take care, puss. / I will. / I mean, drive safely. / I always do. / Bye, Lilian. / Bye. / Let's have a proper kiss, eh? / I've got my lipstick on. / it'll get all over you. / I don't mind. / That's better. Have a nice day.

Bridge Farm ... ... / pigs, quality ingredients, how we monitor standards, provenance to plate, .... Come in. / Tom, at last. / Roy, hi. / I've been ringing and ringing / finally / your mom / something? / Yeah, of course I did. / I wanted to know you are still alive / What? / last night / mood you were in / wondering / duvet / stay put / I was really worried about you, Tom. / I know. Thanks, mate. I've had a lousy day, I was tired, / bit more than that to me / Yeah, well, me too, at the time, but I'm feeling much more positive about things today. / good for you. / put me through it. / Sorry. / You are not just saying that though? I'm not supermarket, Tom. You don't have to / seriously. I went home, had a bowl of cereal,  / Everything really does look better in the morning? / I don't know about "better", looks the same, really. / So, how come ....? / Well, I've still got this supermarket tasting thing to get through / Me and Brenda are still finished. But I feel / I can cope with it. That's all. / Good. Pleased to hear it. / And it's not gonna happen again, getting things out of porportion like that. I can't afford to let it. / OK. / I haven't got a life at the moment, so I don't have to worry about work-life balance, do I? I can let work take over. / Well, for now. / For as long as it takes, but, honestly I think it's the best thing I can do. / Well, sounds like a plan, anyway. / And I'll still come out for a pint. / Good. / Only if you are buying, obviously.

It's not what I want / best / Celia, I'm telling you. If this wedding goes ahead, you'll regret it. / Oh, go to hell / new girl friend? / I hope / what you are letting yourself in for. / Lilian. / I thought I'd surprise you / You've certainly managed that. .... Come in, come in. / Darling. / beautiful flowers. And wine. / I'm so sorry, Paul, I wanted to surprise you but, / worst / could / It's wonderful to see you. Wonderful. / been there long? / No, just arrived. / Thank god. / sorry you had to witness any of that. / Yeah. So, / Celia? / now you see what I'm up against / up / Absolutely. ... What a witch. / I'm afraid so. / never / could be like that. / Oh, Paul / poor darling, you don't deserve any of this. / forget / I'm here to treat you. / out / I can't let you do that. / Go on. / come / Italian / You like it there.

I had to try, Gracy, after the way he spoke to you. I'm not having him upset you like that. ... ! No, no, I'm fine, sweetheart. I dropped my keys, that's all. Look, I'll call you back. / Yours? I think. / Yes. Stupid of me. I wasn't looking where I was going. / Easily done. There you go. / Thank you. I thought, for a horrible minute, that they were going to go down that grating. / Yeah. Lucky I was passing, eh? 

Brenda, It's me. Look, I'm not gonna make that meeting this afternoon, so just cancel it for me, will you? I don't how long / just / unavoidably detained / on the desk / be back.

enjoying your lasagna? / yes / really good / just a lot of it. How is your fish? / It's delicious. You are lucky to have a place like this so close. / Yeah. Celia and I used to come here. .... Sorry. / Paul, I can see / so difficult for you / me / It's the kids. She's putting them in an impossible situation, pulling them away from me / my kids, after all. / grand / the youngest is only three. She / remember me at all. / Oh, darling, / know / behave so selfishly / grand children / as a weapon like that. / It's dispicable. / Don't leave me, Lilian. / Paul. / You are all I've got left. Don't you leave me as well. / Darling, I'm not going to. Of course I'm not / when / be together / not / properly / All the time. / God, Paul, I don't .... / Well? / I don't know. I can't say. Look, this isn't the time / anyway. You are too upset. / I need you, Lilian. Stay with me. Stay the weekend / I can't get through this on my own / wedding is happening. / I can't possibly. / What? Why not? / Matt / Yes. Matt. Look, do you want him to find out about us? I've already / as far as / Overnight, then. / Tonight? / not too much to ask. / just one night. / I'm sorry. I can't. / Sometimes I don' think you care at all. / How can you .... OK. Look, I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll stay longer. I'll stay all afternoon / go / leave this evening / traffics turn down. Paul? .... Paul? / Thank you. / Well, that's settled, then. / give Matt a call / let him know I'll be late / Yeah. Of course you must. / Yeah. Uh, look, I'll tell you what. / side, and / I can have a ciggy as well.

Pussy cat. / Matt. / Thank goodness I got you. / Everything's all right? / Yeah, yeah, fine. / You're having a good day? / lunch a bit? / a little Italian / very nice. / thing / james / stay on a bit longer / does he? / Yeah, to meat up  / Leonie? Of course, yeah. / Well, uh, you do that. / I just wanted to let you know / nine / maybe ten. / no need for you to rush. / good / I may be late myself tonight. So, that's all right then, innit?