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Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-06-20 Thursday                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130620_1920a.mp3

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

< 1.  Tony is surprised > Tom's is a very interesting setup, isn't it? / Yes, it is. He's worked very hard to get where he is. / I could see his passion. / Oh well. He's been bending your ear about it too? / no / I just happened to be there / Brian / Brian? / Tuesday morning, I think it was. / yes, Tuesday / came over / new dairy too. I gave him a quick tour / yes / Hi Tony / hello, Pip. / Look, I'd better be going, Rob. Busy day, you know. / Oh, yes, of course. I'll see you around. / yes, yes / how is it all going? / getting there / up and running by September / Good, though it's a pity you are not starting / milking sooner / have you got a minute, Rob? / I'll be quick. I'm in a rush myself. / Spencer, that's my boy friend / picking up my new car / fire away / Great / it's just, I wanted to ask you a favour. Look, I'm a really experienced milker. I've done loads on our farm / doing two mornings a week / Tony's farm. You were just talking to him. Only, they are selling their cows next week. / Yes, I know. / I wondered / any relief milking jobs going. / Ah, OK. Well, / I can help / Great. / have you got your phone? / Copy this number / OK / It's / agency I've been working with. Ask to speak / Jones. He might be able to help.

< 2.  Matt cannot find Lilian's passport > One, two, three, nine .... Lilian, Lilian, where is your passport? Lilian? / I'm coming. What's, what's the matter? / I can't find your passport. / not in the safe / Did you take it out already? / well, it's definitely not in here. / it should be / back from New York / Christmas / I can't remember. / So, you've no idea where it is? / Well, I .... / Because, if not, you need to get looking for it, as in "now".

< 3.  Helen invites Rob > Ready, Henry? / Oh, dear. / Mommy. / I know, sweetheart. Mommy's trying. / Would you like me to try? / Oh, hello, Rob. / I wasn't expecting to see you all the way up here. / I'm almost glad / play / too nice to be indoors / That's right. / hello, Henry / try, if that's OK, Helen. / please / Ready, Henry? / See, Henry. Oh, it's / as high as the sky. / Henry. You hold it, like this. / Mommy / I know. Clever boy. / I didn't expect to see you up here. / cushy job / you can / whenever you like it. / I couldn't resist. Such a lovely morning. / Yeah, it is. / fresh air / meeting / what about you? No / gold / attention today? / Later, maybe. / nice / tomorrow / day off / any suggestion as to what to do if it isn't? / I'm off to the Food Festival. / Ooh, nice. / come along, if you like. / Uh, maybe.

< 4.  Tom tries > OK. I've had a look at the ... . If you could hold the ...s, I'll start / mowing / field / get back from / Huh huh. / have you got time to / irrigation equipment / Yeah. Leave it to me. / great. Thanks. / I'm off now then. / See you. / Dad? What's up? / Nothing. / Well, there obviously is. / No. / Come on, dad. Please. What have I done? / Uh. Well, if you must know, I found out cmpletely by accident this morning that you've been running up to Home Farm, giving Brian chapter and verse about your business / Chapter and verse? / Well? / if you mean I / tell him about your business / enterprise, then yes. / interested / experience / bigger business. Everyone knows that. / and I haven't. / It's not that, dad. Look. I don't want to push you out. I / need your / support as well / and you'll have it / thank you / really good to know. It just seems like a good idea to talk to Brian too.

< 5.  Matt rushes > Lilian .... What's going on? / What? Nothing. / I can see that you haven't started packing. / No. / Come on, get / move on. We've got to be away soon. / Yeah, I know. / Did you find your passport? / Yeah. / Where was it? / The handbag I was carrying in the flight home from New York. / Good. Look, why don't I give you a hand / there's no need / there's every need. Now. Shoes? / I'm not sure. / get some comfortable sandals. We'll be doing lots of walking. / mooching around the shopping district / are you taking these dresses? / I don't know. / Well, they won't take that much room, will they? / you fold, and I'll put them in the case. Here. Here we are. We could even get your fur if you fancy. / I'm not sure I want a fur. / say / "if you fancy" / I'd like to buy you some new jewelry, though. I've set my mind on doing that / names of a couple of really good restaurants / Good. / Look, Lilian, some people ... even begin to ... this summer / I know / great place for us to unwind. Leave everything behind for a while. Relax and just soak it up. .... Right. Just get the rest of your things into the case, will you? / I'm gonna go and bring the car around. / All right. / I'll wait for you downstairs. Yyou've got an hour to get finished / ready to leave. All right?

< 6.  Helen tries > set of tables and chairs out of this end of the barn / yes, yes / the counter. / Clarrie and Nic will have enough room, I think, / and so on / that's fine / You are very quiet this morning, dad. If you are getting tired .... / it's not that. / What then? / I didn't wanna say anything, didn't wanna spoil your mood / don't worry about me. What's bugging you? / Well, it's Tom. He / telling Brian / readymeal enterprise / Oh, I see. / What happens / damn business / all kinds of opinions and advice, which / hesitate to give Tom / Tom doesn't have to take Brian's advice / he might. He's already made it clear / impressed / Brian's expertise, but .... / straight / Tom's questions / listen to him. Before you know it, more organic principles / side / No. I'm sure that won't happen. / I'm not / values what we have / Henry too / might wanna take over someday / I'll do my best to make sure / appreciates / too / you two / Oh, hi, Pip. / pop in to confirm about / next week / OK. / I've driven over in my new car / mobile again / come and see it. / are you coming, dad / Yes, yes, all right. / Ignore the color. It's so uncool. But, as Spencer says, I can always get it re-sprayed / important thing / milage for / age / Ta-dah. What do you think? / hundred thousand miles / no problem / need to do is find some way to  / making / thanks / OK / both / as a favour. Right. I've got to shoot / want to get to uni / show / new car / friends / OK. Drive carefully / I will. / Bye. / all / together for the sale / do you want to be here / Yes, yeah, yeah. / I hope mom decides to stay here / need / out shopping / try not to think about / what's happening / yeah, well, / selling the cows / will be the only major change. / Dad, / agreed / tell you / Brian thinks that he / sensed / regime change here, and if / any time / opportunity for him / Tom's doing / like / a rat up in the drain pipe / No. No way. And Tom's not a pushover. You know how / vision / Brian came over the other week? / Yeah. What about it? / surprise me / pretext, so / have a bit of a snoop around. / Oh, come on, dad. / far-fetched, isn't it / I'm telling you / Brian Aldridge we are talking about. I wouldn't put anything past him. 

< 7.  Matt and Lilian get going > 8-26 / 3QJ / Oh, come on, come on, come on, come, on .... Lilian ! / All right. / At last. / Ready? / Yes. / Right. Let's go.