The Archers 2013-06-26

Source: BBC Radio 4 "The Archers" Archers: 2013-06-26 Wednesday http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130626_1920a.mp3

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

get on there. Up / and I have kept our fingers crossed for the weather all week. / Yes. Me too. / better impression / ring outdoors / Morning, Tom. / I've got you a tea / cheers / got some suger somewhere / not for me, thanks / OK / And a tea for you, dad / all right, thanks / Clarrie and Nic / set up already, then? / too / putting up the sign / car park / ed / junction / Oh, great. / Pip / the Grill van / already / ready / serving in ten minutes or so / Everything's under control here? / no problem so far / ok. Right. Well, / let me take / lonely cow then / it's / incoclusive reactor / on my way back / see you shortly / I'm anticipating a decent attendance this morning / Ah, good / steady interest / couple of weeks / f___ of inquiries this last week / as it ___, but, I have a good feeling about today.

Now, what shall we build? / Tower. / Another tower? / bridge / car underneath it / Tower. / All right, tower it is. / darling / hi mom / What are you and granny up to? / oh wow, that's good. / I can't believe / people are arriving / car park / already / Really? / oh dear, never mind / Are you ok, mom? / of course I am. Henry and I / lots of fun, aren't we? / yes / do you want / toy farm / all right / I'll fetch / from your bedroom / there. Don't worry about us. We'll be fine.

Yes. Very good turnout. There are quite a number of potentially serious buyers here. / Cornwall / not / organic / admit I'm a bit taken aback / numbers / must be very gratifying for you / almost half past. I'm going to set up / Cheers, Alec. / Helen, over here / hi / your mom's not with you then? / putting / face on things / upset Henry / help / take her mind off it. / in a while / thanks, love. // morning. thanks for coming. / Yeah, thanks. / Right. I'm going to check / Pip and Clarrie / rolling / I'll see you in a bit / David / apologies. He would have been here, but / meadow / Oh, don't worry / first / I'm glad / a few locals here, though / Yeah, yeah. Good to see some friendly faces. / Hello / Oh, Rob. / Tony / look, I / do you want me to come with you? / No no no, it's fine. / Rob / to come / be here. / wouldn't have missed it / how's Pip getting on, Ruth? / here / today. / Right. Has she had / contact I gave her for relief milking / any news / chance / this morning / Not yet. / you can imagine / keep my fingers crossed / she's so tense / last night / all be nervous-wrecks / do tell her to give me a shout if Gary can't help with finding a milking work. I'm sure / numbers / I'll tell her / Ed / ask / Jazzer / with the shearing. I'll catch up with you later. / OK. ... So, how's work going? / Oh, fine / And the recruitment drive? / together, slowly / problems? / nothing we can't handle / nothing / you can say that again / interviewed / very bright young woman yesterday / one of the assistant herd manager jobs / Becky Holden, her name was. / scotland at the moment / similar set up, yes. / was she any good? / Brian and I were very impressed. She was exceptionally / cow genetics and fertility / absolutely / And she's had experience at home and abroad / sounds perfect. Have you offered her the job? / I rang her this morning. She said / let us know / thought / hand off / Ambridge / a bit far away / family / which is the reason / move back from Scotland in the first place / yeah, I understand / but, we've made a tempting offer / wait and see / about / about / we are still looking / sort the visa situation / Right. Ladies and gentlemen. Good morning to you all, and thanks for your attendance. Tony and Pat / thank you all / today / I know a lot of you / Tony and Pat / good few years now / let's / all right, Helen? / yes, I'm OK. / start / moving / milking parlor / It's a ... it's a big thing / dairy / the end of an era / barn / but, start of an exciting new one for you all. / Yes, I know. / all items / we start off / / cattle

How's everything? / Henry's been as good as gold. / they've started on the herd now / Yes. I can hear. / having a great time / bake some brownies later / mom / Helen / might help / don't / come to terms / you know / No. Really I can't. I just can't bear to see my lovely herd broken up.

all right, Pip / just / see / action / the van for hours / OK / die down a bit / manage on their own. / Yeah. Can't imagine how Pat and Tony are feeling. / Yeah. Although, I haven't seen / Henry / indoors / right / seems / so sudden, doesn't it? One moment everything seems to be OK / then / I know. / It's always the same with farming / know / what the future will bring / Pip / again / Hello. / now, has he? / time-off for good behavior / any news / Gary / get back to me if any suitable job propped up / right / decent turnout, isn't it, Ruth? / excuse me / aren't too bad either / there's Pat, with Henry too, by the looks of it. / Ruth, Pip / Hi / Hello, Rob. / Hi, Pat / rob / Henry was keen to / action / It's good to see you / Tony, have you? / I saw him / speaking / a few minjutes ago / there he is. Look / couldn't leave / could I / fine / with us. Won't you, Henry? / Hello, Henry. / Hello Rob / my shoulders / due to Pat and Tony / 100 pounds 34 / can I / Thanks. / Sorry / Pat. / Tony. / I didn't think you were coming / I wasn't going to, but, well, / perhaps / a bit selfish / don't be silly / house / all this on your own. / Well, thank you. / Now who's being silly? / you sure you're OK? / Yeah. You? / I am now. Give me your hand. / 40.50 / down / Oh, Tony / That's that, then / It's over. It's really over. / Come here, love.

/ settled down / nap / last / he was so excited about it all / shattered, Pat / yes, I am. Feels like I've been up for hours / yeah / anyway / sorry to have abandoned you / would you want a top up, Pip? / No, thanks / so hard. Thank you / actually / finished your tea, Pip, / back / have to rush off / no / need to get back / well / work to do, you know / we'll see you later / in The Bull / Yeah, possiblly. / See you then, Pat / hi / bye then / bye / see you. And, thanks again, Pip. / Oh, no worries. / All gone yet? / Just a few stragglers, really. / There's tea in the pot. / Oh, thanks / Henry out / no, she's still chatting outside, I think. / Well, Alec thinks it went really well. / does he? / prices / pretty boyant / keep / phone / in the end / too busy / we should hear / next couple of days though, shouldn't we? / most of the cows will be going today / just a handful of / go on Friday / chap from Cornwall / coming on Sunday / he needs to arrange transport / Right. / As long as / off by Tuesday / should be / Yeah. / So, there's just number 247 left. / Lonely Cow.

Go on, now. Down you go. ... Here you are, girl. A whole field to yourself. Well, there'll be pigs in these fields before long. / all / change, isn't it? / I know. You will miss them, won't you, eh? So will I.