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

Careful, dad. Let's take it nice and steady. / Yeah. there's plenty of time to your appointment / just be careful / well done. Now, let's just get the door open. ... Here we are. OK. In you go, dad. ... That's it. Now, let's get your legs in / seatbelt, Joe. / Oh, where is the b___ thing? / yeah / is that all right? / I've got plenty to say, but I can't talk right now. / I'll see you later, then / right so / thank you for your help / listen, I'll ... I'll call you back / later / no, no, I won't forget. / everything OK? / yeah, yeah / that was / that was the Echo / story / fiasco at Grey Gables. / Oh, right. / plenty to tell / every last detail / Well, first things first / all right / this / too long / yeah, me too. Oh, thanks / Nic / you sure you are OK doing that shopping / of course / I'm pregnant, not ill / over-doing it / Eddie / all right, dad / better be off / lunch / thanks, Nic. That's very kind. / Why don't you ___ yourself down to the pub / for half an hour? Have a little break. / No, no, I'm all right / why not? / Joe / well, if you are sure / Oh, Nic, you are an angel.

it's really knocked him about / Poor Joe. / strain / mom and dad, too / I'm sure it is. Actually / pop / round later on. Do you think Joe's up to seeing visitors? / I'm sure he would be / as long as / having a lie down / quite / bed made up in the sitting room / having a rest, obviously, I don't want to disturb him. Is it best / phone first? / well / hospital this morning, but / about lunch time / fine / I'll do that. / Great / Morning. / Oh, hiya, Nic / how are you? / I'm fine, thanks / you must be getting quite close now. / Yeah. Less than two weeks. / Wow / stand back a bit / yeah / another / for the cow factory. / Oh, the size of that thing / used to it / becoming / for the next few weeks. / Yeah, I think / myself / cans of beans for the harvest festival service / yeah. Josh is keen to donate / eggs / Ed, / pursuaded your dad / for a pint / lunch time / wonder / appreciate some company. / Yeah, yeah, that's a good idea / I'll, uh, try and catch / before / start milking / I'm sure he'd like that / Nic, I / pop round to see Joe later / I'll see you then / yeah, OK / bye / Yeah, see you, Nic. / she's full of energy still, isn't she? / yeah, yeah, she is / I think you're right about the cattle trucks / quite soon / tankers, too / by Christmas, I gather / foxy name, __ __ farm / bit / joke, innit? / maybe they should call it "Milk production unit No.1469 / more in

Got any spare change, please. ... Excuse me, if you've got any spare change? / Well, look what we've got here / if / not my old friend Darrell. / All right, Eric? / let's see what we've got, shall we? ... Yeah, plenty of change / I'm afraid / I just / if you don't mind / but I do mind. Listen, my patch along here. / if you say so. / I do. So, if I was you, I would make myself scarce. / I don't want any trouble, all right. / glad to hear / The Elms today / Right. / so / you / my advice and / push / somewhere else / I said I would, didn't I? / make sure / you understand / I do / glad to hear it. / I should be coming back here again later on. / a bit of street business myself. / Yeah, of course. / wouldn't / still around, if you get my meaning.

Oh, poor old Kathy. It's a shame. / I know. / Anyway, come on through. / Thanks. ... Hi, Joe. / Ruth Archer, / How're you feeling? / have been better. / I'm sure you have. What a rotten piece of luck. / have a seat / thanks. I won't stay long / dinner / a little while yet. You don't mind / you carry on, do you / potatos / you carry on. That's fine / at the golf club, Joe. / apparently she hasn't been happy for a while. The committee / make / enough money / difference is / get rid of her. She resigned. / Really? ... That's brave in this day and age. / I suppose if you / really unhappy / job / True. / You're probably right there, Joe. / all the cheques / at the end of month / So, how're you doing? I see you've got a new p___ cast / morning / still, if it helps it to heal / do / made a nice job of / plaster anyway. / have to / all the same to you / can I get you a coffee, Ruth? / Uh, no, I'm fine, thanks. / Are you sure? Like I said, / dinner / better not be long. I'm milking this afternoon / Ruth Archer / oh yeah, they will be / month or so yet, weather permitting / those poor / Brian Aldridge's new dairy. ... an abomination, it is / grazing / outside on good fresh pasture, the way / point there, Joe. It's lovely to see / out grazing. / kind of farming / be one big companies, nobody else / I hope you are wrong about that, Joe / a few massive firms / producing everything / I'm glad I shan't be around to see it.

tell you something. When I think about the next couple of weeks, I wonder / gonna manage / your mom and me. / You are not on your own, dad / not / I know that / me and Emma, and Will / Nic / she's being brilliant / there you go / all you've got to do is ask / it's not that simple, though. ... You've all got busy lives / William and Nic'll have a new baby to cope with any day now / Emma / help out / all / let us know what you need. / thanks / I appreciate it. Just the same, we know how busy you are. / Look, getting grandad up and about again is all that matters. We wanna help, dad. / Oh, I know, lad, I know / now, / you / another pint? / I'd better not / milking / fair enough / maybe grandad / surprise us all, / get back on his feet double-quick time. / I'd like / got / he's tough, is grandad. / look / look how ... how low he got after he lost the farm / do something / desparate. But he bounced back all right. / This is different, though, son. Something's changed. For the first time, I'm seeing him as an old man. / Huh. / hard / someone you always thought indestructable, like them old boots of his. / yeah / forever, innit? / the door / grandad / scary / even / go to the toilet on his own / fall over, you see / probably / shaky on his legs / but, don't get me wrong. I'm happy to do it, but, I know he's finding it hard, too / must / he's a proud man, your grandad. Suddenly he's dependent on us for, well, everything. He hates it. / Yeah, yeah, I can understand that. Just hang in there, right, dad? You've got to be strong for him. / Oh, I will be. You don't have to worry about that, however long it takes.

You are still here then, Darrell? Big mistake, that is. / No, no. ... You said / walk round the corner, d_n't make any difference. It's all my patch. / sure / anyone / told you. / I know now, don't I? So, / I'll be on me way. / Oh, no, you don't / I haven't / just a few coppers. That's all. / never mind that. There's something else / to sort out. / Oh yeah? / bad news / at The Elms / any burgers on? / I'm glad you can joke about it, Darrell. / Why? What's happened? / Someone's grassed me up, that's what's happened. / I don't get you. / Someone / telling / about me, how I'd been picking on one of other clients / Agressive behavior, they call it. Who do you think that was, Darrell? / I've got no idea, mate. / And now, I've been barred until further notice / if you don't mind / going to be sorry all right. Believe me. / It wasn't me. I swear. / to me / weather like this / they'll have you back. / You are still not getting it, do you, Darrell? / someone's g___ me up. / not me / whoever it was, they owe me.

can we / shirt sleeve up / I need to take more pictures / What for? You took a load on Sunday. / I need some more / bruises __ come out / help / I can't move me wrists, can I? / Right. Turn around this way then. ... That's it / you know why you wanna / particularly keen for the world to see me like this / It's not the world. Just the solicitor / sought one out / said / useful / as many pics as possible. / sorry, I'm sorry / Don't worry. I wouldn't let The Echo / even / they wanted one. / Echo / just told them the facts, that's all. Now, then. Turn your left side towards me, can you? / Yeah. / see all the bruises / don't expect me to smile / ready? ... Hold it. ... Great.

I'm sorry, Darrell. You just haven't convinced me. / Eric, no, please, no, / Now, don't let me see your ugly face around here again. All right? / Elona ...