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

Alistair recovered his pride / Sunday. / Well, it was a heavy defeat. Still, they / weekend / usually beat them. / Loxley / d__ first bowler / anyway, you've got a basketful there / yeah. Anniversary dinner. It's tonight / Oh, right. / Shula, have you, uh, / following Tom Archer on twitter / What? No. / know / start / getting people / caption / that's clever / isn't it? / hope it does / wanted / to do / increase sales, I should think / here we are. Tinned tomatos, here they are / Tinned tomatos? What are you cooking? / Oh, don't you worry / much more exotic / that reminds me. Flowers / Alan, you can't / from the village shop / I / no / drop / Perivale Garden Centre. They do lovely bouques. / Ah, right. Oh, thanks. / Oh, the Cathedral School have bought 20 tickets for next Friday's concert, by the way. / that'll fill some seats / mostly the music students / the more, the merrier. It helps / keen to hear Simone play / make / beautiful / Daniel had a crush on her / started there / do you want to / Oh, don't be daft. I'll pay for that. / Oh, thanks, / when / on Sunday / Very grateful she was, too. / and Tuesday. I / again / as well / Ah, wonderful. I've not managed to visit this week. Are you enjoying it? / Enjoying is not how I'd put it. / No, no. I agree. Wrong word. / It's awful to know / got to know / driven so low.

Here they come, Rob. / Yes / this is the start of Phase II. I can't wait for the Phase III now. / what's Phase III? / turning this lot to profit. / Ah, well, yes / some conditional / Hungary / this list, too / don't worry / well cared for / I should hope so. / despite / vet's assessment this afternoon anyway. / Yeah. / rest now / parlour tonight, and, tomorrow, / this is our ___ new world. / Ah, Martyn. I wasn't expecting you. / it's a big day, isn't it? / You can say that again. / Rob. / Hi. / might look in / over a Magnum / as long as you are paying. / impressive sight though, isn't it? / Yeah. Uh, how many cows are coming in today? / two lorry-loads / I know that. Numbers. / 73 in total. The second / rattling around / start / thought / that / well-s__tted / cows don't like extreme temperatures, espcially heat. / So, how much has the delay cost us, Brian? / spreadsheet man / Someone must be. / Look, / remind / Martyn, it was you who / early stage / local opposition / one / place / humming the sound of 1500 cows being milked three tims a day / two-day hiccup / nothing / got into / better time / You tell him, Rob. All my instincts are right. / gonna make much money from 73 cows though, are we? Not with / staff to pay / 35 cows. This / what's your point? / We shan't / milk from them yet, not until we've had / first calving / but that won't be long now. / so / why don't you go and look at the rotary parlour, Martyn? That enormous round thing in which they'll be milked / Yes, all right, Brian. / Uh, Becky, will you this gentleman the milking parlour, please? / what do I smell in here / see / up against / board, Rob? / They don't know one end of a cow from the other.

Aw. O, Ooh. ... Ah. Well. There. ... She'll love these.

The food will be another ten minutes. ... Darrell. Hi. I spotted you through the hatch. / all right, Shula / how's it going? / All right, you know. / glad / you / your / batteries on your portable radio / had gone dead. / Yeah, yeah they have. / so I bought / some replacements. I hope you don't mind. / I guess they were Tripple-A's I can change them if they are not / as well / they were donated. / Oh, no, Shula, look, I can't accept them. / But your radios are life-saver, you said. / miss it, but / cash / just now / well then, from one friend to another. / I ... I can't. / OK. So, pay me back when you can. / in the future, when you've got ... / Yeah, whe, whe, when I've got a job. Yeah. / all right then. / Good. I hate to think / without the radio / thank you. But this is one and only time, right? As soon as / of course / I'm a craftsman. / Yes. I know. / I do wonder / employ me in this state / even if / something going / isn't the end of the road, Darrell. / I'm sure things will pick up. / We'll see. / circumstances change / that's a mantra / Job Center Plus: "Let us know / if your circumstances change" / bit of / Elona / girls. ... I do miss them, Shula / Darrell / yes / just shove money through the door and walk away. It breaks my heart / knowing / inside, but / see their dad like this. / They must miss you terribly. I miss my son. He's in the States. / Daniel? / Yes. / It's hard, isn't it? ... Although it's been a help / this week, though. Thank you / more available in the summer. People prefer sleeping outside if the weather is OK. / I can understand why. I mean, I don't wanna sound ungrateful / share / with strangers. / I'd hate it. / I mean, that guy with the beard there. / Yeah? / bed two nights ago. He __ and mutters all night long / dear / wink a sleep. I don't really feel safe. / got mental health problems. / Yeah. A lot of them have. ... Oh, I look back / my time in Ambridge / golden time, Shula. I mean, I ... I had it all ... wife, kids, job, a home ... / You've lost so much. / Yeah, and through my own stupidity. / No. / Yes, it was. It ... it was all my fault. Neil tried to help me. Do you see him. / Yes, quite a lot. / he was a mate to me all right. / Oh. That guy who shot him in the shoulder, he's pleaded guilty / court hearing. Did you know? / No. No, I didn't. What's happened? / He was charged with / intent / and ... yes, posession of a firearm / as well / That's it. / Right. / He got eight years. / Huh. ... Well, that's not long enough.

come on, let's have a drink while we wait. / Oh, lovely. / sparkling / you should have bought yourself some champagne. / Ah, no / along with you. / been suffering for the last five years / it's been a p___ for me, too. / Well, you ___ married a congregation when you married a vicar. / Don't I know it? ... We have made it work, haven't we? / never had any / doubts / one in particular. / Well, love conquors all in the end. ... Cheers. / Cheers, darling. / Our marriage is / made the best five years of my life. / We have weathered a few storms, haven't we? ... So, come on, where's this ___ then? / All right. Give me time / the ___'s __ing / So am I.

Well, it all seems to be running smoothly / fingers crossed, considering it's the first time. / Ah, it's a relief / guide / for now / soon learn their way / I can't really believe it. / No. I feel like I've been holding my breath since Tuesday. / Well, that's behind us now. This is what / hard work / for. / Yeah. / the planning, the massive bill, not to mention getting out of / all so we can stand here and watch this lot strolling along noncha__nt / milked / if only they realize / recovered from the journey anyway. / You should be really proud of yourself / it's all team work, isn't it? / Rob / thoroughly professional job. / tell the borders / much / Oh, thanks. / you are the one who pushed it through / I did, didn't I? / now, eh?

you've got round that all right then? / Well, I was starving. / absolutely gorgeous. / so glad you enjoyed it. / What did you put in it? / Well, your favorite spices, and my secret ingredients. / is it just me, or is it very hot in here? / No, it is, it is very hot in here. / Well, let's open the back door. / no / we don't want the candles to blow out, do we? / it's very fiddly to make, you know / that shopping ... different sources, and ... / I could see that. That's why you / every pan in the kitchen / Just admire the table, my darling. / Very beautiful. ... Thank you. / And, there's one more surprise to come. / Ooh. What? Pudding? / Yes, but, you have to close your eyes first. / Why? / No / just / ok / no peeping / huh huh / no peeping. no. Right. / I love surprises. / I know. ... And, here we go. / Huh huh. / will you marry me? / Usha / so serious. / shhhh / Ooo, sorry. / Come on, open them. / Roses. / Yeah. From the garden. / The garden? / I know. Oh. Aren't they glorious? Beauutiful roses for my beautiful wife. I was gonna get some from the Garden Center, but home-grown / special / My beautiful roses, for the Flower and Produce show? / E ... eh? / The Traditional Rose category. These Royal B___ are ... well, "were", my entry. / Oh, no, Oh, ___, I ... / wish / Of all the flowers you could have picked ... why didn't you ask me first, Alan? / meant to be a surprise. / Oh, it's a surprise all right. / how could you? / I thought you were entering / Well, I am now.