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

What is it, Mom? Is Henry all right? / He is now. He was in a ___ when you left. / Oh, I'm sorry. I really needed to give the chiller a thorough clean before we open. Should I talk to him? / don't worry / all about it / entertained / shouldn't I? / On a bank holiday? That's a bit sad. / Uh, look, is it / usual amount of / this morning / if / half a dosen more / small / them for picnics / classic flavour, isn't it? / Huh. / Anyway, look, I'll see you later, love. I wanna try to get hold of Kathy.

Yeah, that looks better / now / same in the feeding areas, please. / There's enough sand in here for an artificial beach. / Well, at least we've got tractors / spreading / by hand. / Quite. How's the electrician / nearly finished? / not long, he said / just / small glitch / default __ settings / Right. / I don't think I've ever / completely new milking setup. All look so clean. / Well, as from tonight, / smell of cows / finally. / Oh, now, / I've had the vets on the phone / no problems / No no. They've come up with a really useful proposal, actually. / Oh yeah? / they offered / help us / Oh, good idea, 'cause / need it / team here / have their hands full / milking round the clock / confident / pretty easily. / I should think so / good on their CVs. ... And, is it gonna cost / arm and leg to employ them. / That's the useful bit. Apart from / expenses / a penny / extra fees / excellent, Rob. / very well / board, especially Martyn Gibson. / I didn't even have to negotiate. They volunteered it. / practice / very well / too right. And, uh, I thought, perhaps / catered by the pickers. So, no major cost there. / no, no / the same deal / students / harvest / pretty much / half way through their training / good / junior doctors / I doubt / they drink like / boys and girls / thirsty / still / get / hammered / Friday and Saturday night, 'cause / obligatory these days / as long as / in turns / very useful asset. / Yeah. And how about the team? Are they settling OK? / fine / some of them looked a bit bewildered on the induction day yesterday, but / geared up / It'll bring the place to life. / it's / gentle / for / starting with the 38 milkers / not used to that. We / 15 hundred cows / before Christmas. ... Anything else? / only / I've done a checklist / go / glocery boxes for the workers / should encourage repeat orders. / Good. / all the basics from the shop. / canny way to staying with the locals, Rob / makes sense. And it webs the team into the community / keeps / village / on / Neil's eggs are on the list, too / plus all the Bridge Farm vegi and deli p___ / irony / face against us from the start, and / full advantage / Adam / man / in the same. / Oh, uh, talking of which, how are Jennifer's roses? / Ah. Uh ... not looking good. Dead, in fact. ... Yeah, yeah, she's pretty upset about it. / I can imagine. / pull out from the Flower and Produce show / unless / a category for dead roses / Oh, dear / she could enter? / gone over / christian / my mother always does well with her roses / might / pursuaded / strawberry jam / instead. / Oh, no. / What? / Oh, this can't be happening. / Rob? / One of the trucks / broken down / how bad / can it be repaired? / that's all the text says. / Well, that's not good enough, Rob. We need to know what's happening.

It's all in the van, love. / Thanks, mom. Well, the chiller's looking prestine. / Oh, yes. ... Hey, I've just met the / temporary manager / he was in the kitchen / ice cream / What's he like? / full of B___, you know, very pleased to meet supplier, which is nice. / hotel manager / he had / Ian eating out of the palm of his hand. / Really? That's an achievement. / Yeah. Ian said he was very positive about his food / In, fact / sampled / most / menu yesterday and / waistline / still, he's very experienced and that's what counts. / Huh. ... How's Henry? / Ah, he is helping Tony harvest the salad. / Oh. / Look, love, / go for a swim / back to me yet / but / jewelry group / sweet-talk your dad to baby-sit him / when do we gonna see some of this jewelry then? / Uh ... I haven't even finished / my first piece yet / I'm just interested. / Yeah, sure. / What is it anyway? / What's what? / The piece you are making. / Uh ... necklace. It is a necklace. / Nice. / sorry / don't worry. I start unloading. / Hi. / Hi. / How's it going? / you don't wanna know. / Yes, I do. / You know we were expecting the cows today. Well, / has been a breakdown / oh, no / never mind Brian. Are the animals all right? / it seems so / poor things / truck carrying / it's gotta be replaced, but the ___ can't get the replacement until tomorrow. / so, what happens to them in the meantime? / don't worry / Right? / back to all my / careful planning / smoke. / it's not good at all, is it? / No. No it's not. But, I thought, well, there's no way they will arrive today, which means I'm free tonight. / Here we are. / So, it is the jewelry group, then? / you are free, too, please / Of course I am. / Great. I wondered / pub supper in Felpersham / got to / Brian's here. / Surprise, mom. / What? / I will need dad to baby-sit tonight after all.

Well? / The nearest r___ / is roughly 70 kilometers away / lord / at least / take the stock / still no replacement truck, though. / Right. So, what's the plan? / the working truck's going to drive to the __ledge / drop / on board, then / go back to collect the other lot. / how long is that gonna take? / oh, for heaven's sake. / best we can do from here, Brian. / So, when can we expect them? / statutory rest / I know / remains of the journey / that / milking before Thursday night. / until the / even get / appropriate ferry, because, if ___ can't, / the weekend. / getting back to me, but he's fairly confident. / Yeah? Well, he'd better be.

This is where you were hiding / Oh, Pat, it's you. / Sorry. I didn't mean to make you jump. / I thought it was Martyn, checking up on me. He has this way of creeping up from nowhere / dear / dance about this b___ / kind of you to say so. I / lay it out / do it all myself. / that's not fair / He has no idea. / is it a special occasion? / what? / D___ R___ Night. / What? / volunteers put back / give them something. / Right. / leave them sandwiches, let them get on with them / Martyn has other ideas. / Yeah. I'll give you a hand. / Oh, thanks / I'm sorry I surprised you / this salmon / Oh, don't tempt me / looks a bit like him, actually. / yeah / cold, pink and fishy. Oh, / stick it / center stage. / right / Um, did you get my message? / Oh, yeah, I'm sorry. I meant to get back to you, Pat, but I've been so busy. / can't swim tonight. I'm sorry / place / cutlery, please. / OK / I can't leave it. What if something went wrong? / Oh, but / ridiculous / load up their plates / do it / out of spite. / Good grief / I did manage / last / Lynda very kindly brought fruit kebab / that sounds nice / very thoughtful. She knows all about my problems / Caroline and Oliver going to Italy. / are we taking the cling film off these? / no, no / wait / come in. They won't be long now. / Haven't you / a week's holiday  / in the offing? / Yes. / and they can't come soon enough

beautiful old pub / never actually been inside before? / they have / an ethereal visitor, it seems / What? it's haunted? / Huh huh. / how do you know? / well, it's, um, it's written on that sign behind your head. ... Oh, Helen. / You OK? / I'm better now. But, uh ... / Huh? / Huh. Maybe we should have stayed at home / so far away / you are right next to me. / You know what I mean. ... Huh, what a day, though. / poor / at least they are resting now. / Yeah. ... just a pity / What? / pity / source / from somewhere nearby. / let's talk about something else. / Yeah. / Could I ... / What? / Well, we are far enough away from Ambridge, aren't we? / Yes, I think we are. Why? / Well, seeing no one knows us ... Do you think anyone at home has noticed? / I don't know. / would / nerve / with you. ... And mom ... no. I'm sure she doesn't know. She's convinced I'm at / jewelry class / don't like deceiving her / feel / I think it's necessary. / I know, I know. ... / tell everybody / No, we can't / No. ... But we can do this. / Well, thank goodness for the jewelry classes. / Speaking of which, look at this. / What? / I'm going to have to show her what I'm making, and the answer is this. A necklace. / You cheat? / I know. / How much? / Ah, about a tenner at a little craft shop. / she wants to see the result of my efforts / you are enjoying this, aren't you? / I certainly am. / Let's not bother to order food here. I've got stuff at home. / Rob, / Let's go back to mine.