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

dairy by now, mom. / Susan and Clarrie can manage for a few minutes. I had a couple of admin calls to make.　... Is Henry / morning / safely deposited. ... Right. I'm sure I left my / overall / around here somewhere / Henry's got / habit of tidying up / stray objects / what's in that bag under the table? / let's have a look / oh, yeah / my son / OCD, do you? / don't be ridiculous. You're off to the cheese room? / Yeah. / Oh, by the way, I, uh, I phoned Tom this morning at home / And? / it was quite early, and, uh, / I'm sure Kirsty was there. / Was this one of your admin calls? / Sort of. / Huh. / I needed to check / harvesting / carrot today. / golden / information couldn't wait / Tom / at work / Well, I suppose it could have. ... Well, I'm just thrilled / happy again / sweet. Good luck to them. / I have invited her round for dinner tomorrow night. Is that OK? / why wouldn't I be? / I suppose it can't be easy for you to be surrounded / couples all the time. / I'm fine, mom. Very happy, in fact. / looking for catching up with Debbie / pub later on. / I'm having a night out with Kathy / OK. I'll see you later. / Hello. Bridge Farm. / Oh, hi, Pat. It's me. Are we still on for tonight? / Absolutely. How are you? / I don't know where to start. / What? What about ... the new job? / yesterday / honest / must be a huge relief. / Yeah. There's a lot going on at Grey Gables. ... Oh, so, shall we meet in The Bull at 7:30? / you're on / By the way, have you heard that Tom's going out with Kirsty again?

Beautiful sight, isn't it, Debbie? / see the unit filling up / yeah / after all our planning, the ups and downs / ups and downs / have you forgotten / protest meeting / campaigning in the Echo / Quite frankly, yes. / Well, congratulations, dad. Your dream came true. Bellow Farm has arrived. / It has. / the latest / pretty quickly, given / transit / 28 hours. / Germany is lost / Ambridge going / doing a good job with the vet on nutrition / on track for all 500 milkers / be here by Christmas / I don't see why not. Rob seems confident. / Excellent. ... You do realize / the fact / whole operation / largely due to your hard work. / Ah, not just mine. / well / great / have you around / for the past few days. / give / your mother / make that call from the airport. And me, for that matter / I'm enjoying being back. / I have to say / anyway / this particular visit of yours / very opportune moment for me / with Rob / absence / in order / need to talk / technique. / Oh, I see what you mean / used to calm down / exactly / more when / aiming / yield / say that again. / Still, I have to say I'm generally very impressed with the staff. You know, they're professional and upbeat / been here / for five minutes / Rob's already got / working as a team. / It's always good to see people taking pride in their work. / if you ask me, / real asset / I agree. / but I thought / slightly more / one phone call from his wife / disappear like a rabbit __ __ __ b__. / His father-in-law's seriously ill / I know / still / job to do here. I don't know what's happening to men / paternity leave. Paternity leave, for heaven's sake. / He's entitled to. It's the law. / that may well be the case then / also a bit irritating / just get / going.

Ah, hi, Rob, it's me, Helen. I've finished work for the day, and __ __ pick up Henry, and ... anyway, I ... I hope you are OK, and that your father-in-law's __ up. I'm thinking of you. / talking to you soon when you are free, OK? Bye.

Evening, Debbie, / Oh, hi, Pat. Lovely to see you. How are things? / Oh, you know. ___ing along. Ah, ... Helen's parking the car. ... Uh, have I missed something? / Oh, uh, Fallon and Jolene / hair / make-up trial for the wedding / stranger / Helen / how's it like in Hungary? / well, there are loads to tell you / what can I get you? Pat? / Oh, nothing for me / thanks, Debbie / I'm supposed to be meeting ... oh, I can see Kathy on the other side of the bar. / I'm off / you sure? / hold of a couple of v___ / tonight, we are dining at / Ooo, lucky you / evening / best / you look fantastic, by the way. / Ah, so do you. So, life's pretty good, I take it. / Yeah. / Well, I can't wait to hear all about it. So, what are you drinking?

Ooo, everything looks delicious. / It's such a treat to be cooked for. __, Jamie is not a f___, definitely more into quantity than quality. / growing boy. He needs his energy. Huh ... more wine? / Oh, yes, please. / feel like I'm on holiday. / from Tom about this place. He and Kirsty might like to come / how are things going between them? / Oh, they're so happy, Kathy. It's lovely. / they were always great together, I remember. / I haven't seen Tom this relaxed for months. ... So, how was your second day at Grey Gables? / Fine, thanks / been very busy getting to know the staff / quite a whirlwind. / the golf club is fast becoming a distant memory. / I'm pleased to hear it. / Hmm. And Jamie's been a godsend / very supportive through the Martyn Gibson m__s. / took care of me / lots of cups of tea and chats. It's a nice feeling / children / he's great. And he's pleased / working at Grey Gables again, especially now that I / discount for the gym. / to raise a glass to your new job. / which is, actually, my old job. / Ha ha. To the old and the new. / To the old and the new.

Z___? / Yes. He is a mechanic, but now he operates most of the machineries for the ____ units. / So, he drives the combines. / Yeah. and he's responsible for / maintenance / tractors / how did you meet? / I, uh ... interviewed him for the job. / Debbie, / I know what you are thinking, but, look, we are not harming anyone. / So, you are mixing business with pleasure? / I can assure you / keep / entirely separate. / Right. If you say so. / anyway / nobody's business. We are / young / single. Well, he's young. / how young? / he's, uh, in his 30's / what's his English like? / as good as my Hungarian. / yes, not serious. It's been a real tonic to have some unadulterated_ fun for a change / makes it more exciting, you know / yeah, I can imagine. / So ...? / What? / Well, news, please. / oh, uh, / I guess, ... I don't know. Very lucky, I suppose. Henry's abolutely wonderful / up so fast / new scooter. / nearly knocked mom flying the other day / Yeah ... / the business is thriving / able to focus / cheese / shop / Helen, I wasn't talking about your work-life balance. Uh, that all sounds marvelous, and I can't wait to see Henry on Saturday, but ... when we spoke on the phone / got / impression that there might be someone special / there is someone, but the truth is ... / Oh, ... sorry / this / everything's OK? / Uh ... yeah, I think so. It's, uh, Rob / Rob? / yeah. His, uh, father-in-law's / letting me know that he'll be staying in Hampshire for a few more days. / I see. ... Uh, ... how's he doing? / I'm, uh, assuming his father-in-law is still in hospital, and, uh, Rob said he's supporting his wife. / Yeah. / So, tell me about this special person. / Oh uh, it's a while ago and, well, it certainly didn't work out. ... His name was Jono. / Oh, I'm sorry. / Yeah, I / like / now / so. And, uh, ... how're things going at Bellow Farm? / Yeah, all under control / very lucky to have found Rob / he is an absolute treasure / Oh, he is, definitely one of the good guys / Jess / wife / she sounds lovely. / Really? / Yeah. As soon as / he knew she needed him / always so concerned about her. I know / for a while. / yeah, I heard. / how much / Jess would love Ambridge / job in the Midlands. / Right. / Helen, you're OK? / Yes. I ... I'm fine. / you ... you look a bit ... I don't know, it's, uh / hope / too much / about Jonny. / Jono / Oh, / no / I ... I just need more drinks / same again? / Please. Oh, I, / see Kenton waving at me / coming over / probably / talk about the wedding. Apologies in advance. / no, no, it's fine. I won't be a minute.

Imagine if I got a job here. I'd come in / my day off / just / So, Grey Gables isn't a long term option, then? / No. I'm just filling in while they advertise. / I'm still sorting out / job applications after work. Although I'm not sure what my chances are, given my age. / Oh, you mustn't think like that / wealth of experience / may be true, but the hospitalities business has been overtaken by enthusiastic youngsters ... / ... who need plenty of leadership and guidance from people like you. / Huh, maybe. In any case, I'm staying positive. And at least I'm working for decent employers again, no matter what was written / Oliver and Caroline / Borchester Echo / probably going through hell. / Yeah. / The press make it far worse. I remember how devasted Tony and I were by the coverage of the e-coli outbreak. We felt like l__. / that was an awful time for you. / Yeah. But we got through it. All this can't be easy for the Grundys either. Clarrie's putting on her b___ face / but that's tough. / Joe in The Bull the other night / extremely frail. / Yes, I know. / I do hope he comes through this. / Well, if anyone can, it's him. I think the whole village wants the old Joe Grundy back.