Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-06-25 Tuesday                  http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130625_1920a.mp3

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

Caroline, / Huh? / must you have lunch at your desk? / Oh, yeah. guilty as judged / you really should / break / half an hour / I would, but / trying to do this / all morning / interrupted / I really need to get on / have you eaten? / not yet / have some / myself / juice / water / juice please. / OK. ... Here we are. / So, what are you working on? / Occupancy rates, again. ... I know / figures / some / bookings / last week / practically unchanged / hardly / bookings last week / unchanged / hardly / July and August / Christmas / need to do some radical thinking / could we think about putting / more of those / bookings web site? I mean, / business for us in the past / look / cream off / commissions / best / how much / need / increase occupancy / profitable / yes / we really can't sacrifice margins for volume, Pluse, the / through these web sites / discounted offers / without / you mean? / yes, I see / plus, by / hotel / bargain hunters / room rates / the extras. ... The restaurant / beauty / health / Borchester to eat or drink / Precisely. / other thing / of course / these sites / allow us to / afterwards. / still / necessary / translate / returning customers / more appealing offers and ___. / Caroline / Huh? / You've eaten hardly anything. / I'm not actually that hungry / Caroline ... / I'll eat later. I want to do some more work / good.

wow / that was a big splash, Henry. Right. Time to get out now. Come on. / OK. / Time to go home. / your towel / Here you go. Would you like to see / lonely cow / when we get home / lonely cow / hurry up / few minutes / mommy / OK? / Yes. / Oh, hi, Caroline. / Hi, Helen. Hi Henry / been for a swim? / We have, haven't we? / oh, I see. Come on, / let's / drive / very good. Still, ... / keep an eye on things / good way / we notice the difference / down / how / things / Helen? / OK. ... And, this foot. / Busy as ever? / not so much / it's just / a bit of an odd week / trying to get everything ready for Wednesday. / Wednesday? / The dispersal sale. / Oh, yes, of course / isn't it? / so soon. / Yeah. / really / out of touch.

for my ready meals / Ah, I see / to go around the sales ring / good idea / well, / really / Indeed. So, uh,  / will / Bridge Farm / dedicated / Tom Archer / after / Ah, no no. The Ambridge Organics brand is still going strong / shop / scheme, and, of course, mom and Helen / carry on / dairy lines / ice cream, cheese, yogrut and so on / but you / buy-in the milk? / Yeah. We've got / contract / producer, not too far from here / interesting. Uh, what about / thinking / retirement yet? / you are joking. No, not dad. / not / organic / have to say / telling / make sense / that's good / it's invigorating, isn't it, / bringing about change, reinventing / in life, / business / change is a very positive thing, seeking / new pasture / one reason why I got rid of the business / Oh, yes. Didn't you have a farm in north Borsetshire? / Yeah, yeah. / once / children grew up, and / Jane and I divorced / make sense / interested in farming / decision was simple. / And you've never regreted it? / Never. / Right. / As they say, let go and move on. / And you still keep your hand in, anyway. / milking, yes / tomorrow morning / Yes. Thanks for that, by the way. We really appreciate it. / don't mention it / It's enjoyable. I'm up-to-date / before / how / with the shearing? Any more of that in the horizen? / not as far as I know. Not this year. / does some work / vaccination team / Right. Yeah. TB. / that's not until late summer or early autumn / hello / hello, Henry. / Have you fallen in / duck pond? / swimming / Grey Gables / splashing, more like. Oh, I've just been chatting with Caroline / manage these days / did seem busy / long hours / ages ago / more than two years, yes. / that long? / think / after six months / replacement. Well, that deadline came and went / amazing how time flies, isn't it? / two and a half. Incredible / Incredible. Well, I'd better leave you to it / coming / there / ok / we'll see you then / Good luck. / thanks / what did Oliver want? / Not sure really. He had / dad / shooting next week / seem / chat, really. / all right / hello / I'm going to have to keep the lonely cow well out of the way tomorrow / yes / dad's / anyway, how's it going with you? / I've been thinking ... / Now what? / Nothing major / that's a releaf / about donating / tea money / and / going / profit from Gourmet Grills / to the church organ fund? / Yes. / ... OK. / You can take that expression off your face. / What expression? / Look, I'm not gonna suggest to stick a Tom Archer poster on the side of organ once it's mended. / thanks / for that / what are all these advertising boards for? / oh, yeah, right / Tom ! / What? / like I was just saying to Oliver, / captive autience, am I? / but surely there must be things / tomorrow / much more important and urgent / Like what? / I don't know / Look, dad and I / all pretty much in hand. / Everything? / Yes. / rodway / Well, obviously. / to promote / Bridge Farm business. In fact, why don't you dig out the stuff we had made last year for the Ambridge Organics relaunch? / display that too. / push the dairy products / just seems like a distraction. / Oh, Helen. / worrying about marketing opportunities. Everything needs to / like clockwork tomorrow.

Oh, did you find the result / for you / not yet. I've just stopped / for quick drink / Oh, OK. / fridge / middle shelf / Right. Thank you. / don't heat up / in the microwave. Put / pan / Right. / but not too much. You don't want to / too watery / I think / parmesan / be simpler / just wait for you? Then I can re-heat it / supervision / I'm still not sure / back / Oh, Caroline / Oh, please don't do this, Oliver / I'm not doing anything. / You know I've got a lot / at the moment / yes / waitng / some b___ going around / I'm sorry. / Yes, all right / I'll try not to be too late. But I do need to sort things for tonight / it's fine / got / to look forward to / yes / a table / can't be on the aniversary itself, haven't you? / of course I knew / meals / Thursday as you suggest. / that's great. Where? / you remember / opened up / new place / last year / how long have we been saying we will go? / that's why we are eating on Thursday night / Oh, wonderful / thought about that too. / Oh yeah? What? / Ian says / lovely boutique hotel nearby / why don't / book / afterwards, eh? / real occasion of it.  / and I won't have to drive / Oliver, Oliver, we can't. / just / one night / start on Friday morning. / do you have to? / Yes, actually I do. / quite / to pursuade / Robinson / book / conference / this year / I can't afford / go wrong / quite a big deal / in case / forgotten / totally / it / seminor on Friday morning / All right, if you say so / Look, / lovely meal on Thursday night / it's so thoughtful / and I promise not to mention work once. / I believe that when I see it.

Helen, you OK? / yeah, of course I am. / Can I give you a hand? / Just / pasta / Henry's supper / peppers / at the moment / Is he? Oh, traitor. / all / realize / tomato source / well, while you are doing that, I could / pop over / Ambridge Organics advertising material for you, if you like / Oh, ... yeah. / ok / it does make sense / thanks / No problem / Mom / stay tomorrow / Oh? / look / what's going on / but she's not going to watch it? / I don't think she will / Right. / It's just starting to hit me / What? / The sale. The reality of it / right / Bridge Farm without the cows .... / I know / at first. But, it's exciting. An adventure. A new direction. / Yeah. / And we've thought it through properly. / made plans, done the sums ... / work / you know it will / really well / just / for ourselves. We are doing it for Henry, and for future generations / Yes, I know you are right. / you just said you know it's / right decision / So, focus on that thought / it will fine / It will. Won't it? / Let's enjoy tomorrow. It will be a new beginning.

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