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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20130927-1920b.mp3

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

That's three cancellations in the past 24 hours. / Well, that's not so bad. / Huh, including group of twelve / golden wedding party / a lot worse / horrible feeling / only the start. / Well, maybe / a few more, but it'll blow over / couple of days' time / Echo / filling up the recycling bins, and that'll be that. / no / hotel bookings. / there's absolutely no reason why __ should. / review online / hasn't had / much impact / so far / anyway, it's not going to / slightest difference / you and I worrying about it. So, uh, why don't we / lunch, eh? / I don't know. I've got / beauty group coming up at 2:00 / conference on health / Caroline, that's enough. Let's go and eat. / Yeah, all right. / long / milking / this afternoon / Oh, really / at least one Grundy talking to us, then.

It's about time / mom / left the place / put up with Gibson / just a bit. / mom had / down / like / turns out / other agenda all along. / Yeah? / seems / whole planned / the place / He's done it, Rosa. / sue, take him to a tribunal or something. / That's what I said, but ... she / got / out of it / change / mind / chance to think about it / I doubt it, my mom / like them, Jamie? / they are great, but, I can't eat half your lunch / go on. / far too much anyway. / OK. Cheers. Now / should be here / normally I wouldn't be. I / mega-clean / this afternoon / some extra hours. / my lucky day. / we are taking / down / along the lane / I thought / you hit a jackpot. / I did. / you get to see me, plus you / free lunch / nick your lunch / I'm joking, OK? / Yeah, OK. ... Rosa, I, uh, saw your dad in the village the other day. / Oh? / Yeah. His face was a real mess. I think he had a black eye. / What? / Yeah. / Oh, no. What did he get himself into this time? / You didn't know? / No. And I don't want to, either. I've had it / worrying about him / OK / I thought / I don't / you two. Is, uh, is / half an hour. / catch up with him / some other time / too long now. / Nuh, that's all right / call / be late / how is he getting on? / Not too well, to be honest. / Well, uh, say hello from me. / Yeah. Thanks, Jamie. I will. / Yeah, from me, too / Jamie / I will / scarce / milk / just / not to see him at the moment.

Mmm, very nice piece of salmon. / Good. / Oh, Caroline, you've hardly touched yours. / I know. I'm sorry. I'm really not hungry. / Well, starving ourselves is definitely not going to help / remember / time / of course I do / for ages / now / eating most of the time. But / so much to talk about. / on the back of the specials' menu / oh, so we did. / I've forgotten that. / I think / so full of optimism in those days / at least I / we both were / slow in / cold water on some of my wilder ideas / Constructively, I hope / well, I thought / my function. I had no doubt the place would be a great success. / Do you still think that? / Of course I do. / It all seemed so much simpler / those days. You concentrated on the basics, good / that was enough. / I know what you mean. / Now one person has a bad experience, the story goes around the world. / mean / things / on the press / You can understand it, though / he was angry, and rightly so. / out / very human / come to us first. After all, we are upset too. / What do we say? / That's true. / I just hope / get / move / settled. / local authorities / satisfied with how / been handled, didn't he? / Yeah, I think so. So, hopefully / getting back to normal / start rebuilding our reputation / Don't worry, darling. We'll get there. / team spirit and all that. / Oh, yes. Thanks, Oliver / Now, I'd better be off. Mustn't keep those cows waiting.

milking / at the moment, grandad, You always said / be best pasture on the farm / Did I? / I'm sure you did / I can't remember / so long ago now. / we've got / I suppose / look / got me / must be / around here somewhere / oh yeah, yeah, here they are / pass them over, will you? / do you want me to put one for you / if you would / yeah, that's no problem / so / I tell you that / taken really well. / must have more money than / since / Grandad? / put them on proper / Sorry. ... Is that better? / Yeah. That'll do. / I suppose / a chance to look after / Bartleby lately? / that's all right. You are busy. I do see. / you know what it's like / attention these days / ain't anybody's fault / Clarrie and Eddie / enough / I can't get over there / not at the moment, maybe, but / nobody go nowhere near / one day to the next / release / have a quick look at / B__ / I'm sure / fine, grandad. / time / him up / train / every day / little / for you / yeah, I know / must be / stand / all on his own. Probably / shoved off this moral code / Look, I ... I'll tell you what, grandad, / see how he is / would you, Edward? / so pleased. / no trouble at all. I've got / I'm not milking this afternoon / if you are sure you've got the time / yeah. I could get George / don't you worry, grandad. We'll go and cheer him up.

Right. I suppose I'd better go back to work. / Oh, thanks for coming round, Jamie / thank you / any time / see you / can I ask you something? / Yeah, of course you can / about my dad / there / I do, now. / OK / you said he had a black eye. Did he look ... like ... like ... really bad? / Quite bad. Maybe / some / my dad would never get in a fight. He's just not not like that. / OK / it was you who asked / Yeah, I guess. / someone / hostel / I agree. / might be / myself. / whoever it was, he shouldn't be allowed to get away with it. / Listen, uh, I've got to go. / He was all right, though, was he? Apart from the black eye? / I don't know. Never got chance to speak to him / think / wish / just / act together / afternoon, you two / hi, Oliver / hi / haven't / Ed, I suppose? / grandad's. / Fine / get / Was it important? / no, no / I just wondered how Joe's doing.

You're OK there? ... Careful now. / hold me arm / could you / there we go / door open. ... Here we go, grandad. ... Mind the step. ... take it nice and steady, shall we? / I don't know what / drive me out for a new r__ / somebody to see you, haven't we, Ed? / who's that? / Just someone, that's all. / nice little d___ / a bit of fresh air won't do you any harm / sure about that / today. / you will be when you see your visitor. / in no mood for visitors / You'll love this one. / Ha, ha ha, Bartleby /  of course. / Why didn't you say so? / It was meant to be a surprise. / Well, it is a surprise all right. ... He looks grand. / fine / a bit fat. / Did I? Well, / nothing serious. A bit more exercise / right / exercise / Don't worry. Me and George have got it all sorted. / considering / we've had an idea about that, haven't we, George? / Yeah. We're gonna visit him every day. / Well, as often as we can anyway / really good brush / certainly / too / I'm sure he has / don't you worry. I ain't forgot you. / he knows that / so, how are you? / glad to see me, are you? / can you see how shiny his coat is? / you've done a good job there, George. / every day from now on, so you won't have to worry about him ever again. / I told you, didn't I, grandad? / Bartleby is gonna be fine.

Those cows of Ed / tip-top condition. He's doing a great job with them. / pour you a glass / Ah, why not. / having said that / I was quite / around this afternoon. Might have been, uh, just a tiny bit awkward. / Right. There we are. ... Caroline, whatever is the matter? / Oh, it just gets worse and worse. / What is it now? / That was Mr. H__ / from the local authority on the phone / huh / fuller investigation, and they can't rule out prosecution. / Right. / be talking to Joe, interviewing witnesses. Goodness knows / the night. / so they are gonna be thorough. Well, that's not a bad thing. We want all the facts to come out / Yeah, I suppose / differennce, darling. They are just doing their job. / I know, but, ... oh, Oliver, I just can't bear all this uncertainty.