Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-05-21 Tuesday                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130521-1920a.mp3

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

What are you doing this afternoon? / around / take a look at the / carving / it's caravan spring cleaning for me. / pickers here next week. / amazing / how fast / comes round, isn't it? / something to show you / Oh. Borsetshire Life. Is this the / interview / pop / Lynda came round / minute / So, page 36 / we could read it together if you've got the time. / dear / I've got ten minutes. / OK, here we are. / "Squire of Ambridge"? / I'm not sure about that photograph. / flattering, isn't it? / why is it taken from below? / like I'm looking down my nose at the reader. / True. / pinnacle / epicenter, eh? / describes the kitchen rather well, doesn't he? / phrase / well cut / have you seen, what you says about / absolutely outrageous.

That's just how he is / always flirty / never stop / how old they are. / Yeah,  / people usually come to / my way of thinking / ponpous ass / "I don't mind not being popular. I'd rather be right." / always / look / where he talks about the mega-dairy / fifteen hundred cows kept permanently indoors in conditions / to nature / hey, Brian is / these are / pampered / in the county / everything they need / hang on, see what Jim says / appeared / essential / sunshine or grass / look, here, there, see? "Evicted popular local resident / from the farm / work for generations / opinion of many / well said, Jim. / revenge is a dish best served cold / if you say so / speaking of which, / to do with / my / sandwich / Clarrie / pick me up / have a look for you. / I should

Are you the editor, Glen Whitehouse? / Ah, yes. And you are...? A... / I told your secretary / as a matter of urgency. I'm Brian Aldridge. / Brian Aldridge. / Doesn't my name mean anything to you? / written by Jim Lloyd. / Ah. June issue. / My head's in September / while you are still slapping on the sun block / Yeah, that's the one / "The Squire of Ambridge" / great title though, isn't it? / No. In fact,  / very unhappy about the whole thing. / I'm sorry to hear that, Brian. / sit down / Can I get you some coffee? A...

you know / market / all in the dark / Yeah / Oh, Joe, aren't you ready / sorry / sandwich / order somehow / I need to get / couple of / can / Pat is in a very funny mood today. I don't wanna be laid back. / drink / no / Yeah, go on, Clarrie. Have it on me. / Oh, go on, then. Just an orange juice. / Ice? / Yes, please. / what's that, Joe? / beat / totally humiliated / It's only a game of cards, Joe. / matter of honor. / I don't know / Nic. / competition out of anything, won't they? / I'm dreading the single wicket. / signed up then? / drawn against each other / looking into / saints, Clarrie / Oh, thanks, love. / Oh, no, no. for the Flower Festival. / patron saint / dary workers / St. Brigid of Ireland. / So, I thought / in the family, maybe / based on her. / Sounds ideal. / print our some stuff about her. Give us some ideas, eh. 

He says I'm a / No, he doesn't / it's there. Look. / No. He says / pocket / handkerchief / at / current / next / nearly 80 / actually / in hailing distance of / 8th decade. How old are you? / 67 / we are in the 21st century / suppose so / goes / I'm as thick as / short / "I'm really not that deep. What you see is what you get", did you say that? / I may have, I suppose. I mean, it sounds like me. / just / presenting / straightforward man without pretentions. / chatting / backgrounds / put in bold / what clause? / trouble with a lot of people is / simply / vision / makes me sound like a pompous ass. / here / sadly most Brits today / what hard work is / how can I / local pub now? / workers / lot / might agree with you. / subject of workers / he implies / only / two peole / two full-time farm workers / do you have more than that then? / yes / food pickers, for example. / other / work / student / so, not all year round? / we have two ...-keepers as well / in / actul farm workers, full-time. / all right / two / I'll give him that. / But I take / it very ... to be likened to The Mekon / Sorry, the what? / The Mekon. You know, Dan Dare's arch .... ... you are too young. He was the space villain. / What? Like Darth Vader? / No no no. I think Darth Vader's a human. The Mekon was an alien. / Oh, more like Greedo, then? / Well, I / Look, I think / getting off the point / I don't remember / mentioning The Mekon. / No no no, no. It's implied. He says / giant space craft / look / commander-in-chief / that's just artistic license. I thought it was rather neat. / I really don't like this / isolation / between ... and home farm / that's really not fair / wasn't he making a point / doing this contract farming for Bortchester Land / you / a chairman of / all about / We had to tender competitively / very clearly here, don't you? / I suppose I do. / hard works / robust challenge, robust defense. You / do / ideal interviewee, I'd say. / thank you. .... There is one bit, Glen, which does make me / big / metaphorically, I mean / not like / You see, I only took over the chairman / four years ago. Before that, I was / ordinary board member. This stuff about the / and Bridge Farm / chairman / I've come across him / I've no doubt you have. And, just between you and me, the eviction, and this business about / I mean, both of them / behind my back / doesn't blame you at all though, does he? / land / no stranger to controversy / history / mentioned in this paragraph at all. / Aren't I? / No. / Brian, I really don't think you should be unhappy with this article. Obviously / you might write it, / think / very well. / Do you? / clearly / afraid to take big decisions to promote commerce / Is that how you see yourself? / Yes, I suppose / that / I'm sure there was no malice intended / I'm not sure about that. / I'd be perfectly happy to be profiled in this way.

You didn't have to come with me, Joe. / Vicky / I could have got that for you. .... Good afternoon, Jennifer / Hello, Clarrie / Let me get them for you. .... Oh, Borsetshire Life / Thank you, Clarrie / buy them all up / nobody / your husband eh? / we are very proud of it. / Yes. I bought copies to,.... to give to all family. / If you say so, Mrs.