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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20131028-1920a.mp3

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

I've had some positive results back, I'm afraid, Ed. / Oh, no. ... Mike, Mike, you're gonna want to hear this. / What? ... Oh, morning, Alistair. / Hi, Mike. / They've tested positive. / Oh, no. / aborted, and / not the whole herd. / right / bad enough though, innit? / Yes. ... Your best chance of getting the disease out of the herd is to cull them. / kept them in just in case / I'm sorry. But, you might have been looking / lot more / tell Vicky / So, the rest of / healthy / as far as we can tell / not 100% reliable / lord / came from, Alistair? / Not really, no. ... It's most likely / brought it in / like I said last week, / vertical transmission, mother to calf / there's also / risk / farm dogs / dogs / I understand your frustration / I really do. But, I don't wanna mislead you. / Three milkers / leave a big hole. / I know. / ones Vicky bought / so much money into / it's a disaster. / cost / on top of / losses / Wow, wow, wait. Cows / aren't / human health. / Oh? / so, what are you saying? / You can sell them. / as / Oh, really? / for human-consumption like? / To be slaughters / yeah / paid for them / Vicky / you have to pay to dispose / dispose / calf / like culling without any compensation / compensation to me / any time ___ passing dogs / it's not like that, Ed / look, um, thank you, Alistair. ... Ed, / Yes, yes. ... Thank you, thank you. / So, uh, you'll need to make the arrangements. / Yeah, we'll get on to it. / Right. Well, I'll leave you to it / wish / better news / Yeah, bye, Alistair / Damn it. / I'd best ring Vicky.

Darrell, / wouldn't, mate / Eddie / pick it up. Go on. / I wasn't gonna take it. / If you says so. / poppy / money, Darrell / give it a moment's thought / I know. ... I know you're right. / paid it back / so, you were gonna take it? / I don't know. / Oh, Darrell, mate ... Look, go and sit down. I'll get us a pint / no / right / Do as you're told.

text / dad / he says / Thursday / paper work done sharpish / Right. Good. / good? / look at / Mike / three beautiful ___s / you don't have to tell me. / You wouldn't know anything wrong, would you? / No. / It breaks my heart. / I feel the same, Ed. So does Vicky. She was in tears when I told her. / sorry / inconsolable, she was. / all the stress / never ___ her money into / only the money. / no / I wish you / really / these cows and the business / from the start / interferring. / No, I didn't / whatever / it don't matter now / I think she's a real support, for what it's worth / yeah / well / it could have been worse, I suppose. / for / much comfort to me. / anyway / Rosa's finishing up / bottling / I need a drink / fancy joining me? / Uh, no. / I need to get on / down. ... Hey, what if ... what if it was a dog / Oh, come on. You've heard Alistair. It's unlikely. / enough of them / between the church / That's my pasture / source / half an hour ago / matter / no lead. Nothing. / coming / yard, though. And / in / at least / how do we know they don't come into the yard? / we are not here for 24-7, are we? / need to / they just need to do that business / loads of / contaminate the f___ / only takes one. / no use getting worked up about it. It's been __, but, most likely / disease / passed down / be the last

that sandwich / No. Thanks, Eddie. / Shula / not feeding you? / she is / of course she is, but ... / Yeah? / I wasn't there last night. / I don't, um ... I thought I'd give them a space, like. / Right. / I went back this morning / We had an appointment to get to / So, un ... come on, mate, why / before / don't call it that / it's true, ain't it? / nick that money / I'm sorry. I'm desparate, Eddie. / have to be / where it's going / I / come over me. I'm not a thief. I've got no money, Eddie, nothing. / worked in months / Look, I know it's tough out there, but, you are a specialist ___, aren't you? / I was. / be safe. / No one's safe. / ... Listen. I lost everything once. / Did you? / Farm, cows, my livelihood. ... We used to live at Grange Farm, Darrell. And me dad before me. I was born there. / I didn't know that. / went / it was the worst time in my life. / And, Clarrie ... she stood by you? / Huh. I was lucky. She did. So did __. I owe ___ both big time. / Yeah. / So, I know a bit of what you're going through / get / your benefit, Darrell / turn to / thieving / impossible to roll back from that. / There is no benefit. / What do you mean? / closed me claim. / Why? / missed me interview / when was it? / Last week. / Look, uh, I know they make / jump / all kinds of __ these days, but, you can't go missing / they hate that. / I know / it's not as if you've got anything better to do with your time. / No. / Look, I'm sorry / they can't close that claim, can they? / Well? / I didn't sign on last week either. / What? Why not? / I got myself / Bochester, but / I just felt sick. / This is bad, Darrell. / Don't I know it? / you've got to get back to the system, mate. / No. I can't face, Eddie / questions and / computers / stupid touch-screens. ... I'm a craftsman, mate, I ... I can't. / all right, mate. It's all right. ... Why not ask Shula to / help / she'll go with you. / No. I can't do that. / I'm sure she won't mind. She's a decent woman, is Shula. / She drove me / morning. I told her / she took me to the Job Centre. / Eh? So, you / an interview? / No. I pretended I had. / she's been so kind to me. I don't deserve it / I never went in. There was no point. / you need to come clean with her. / No. / you've got to face up to things. She'll understand. ... Look. Here's a tenner. Only a lend, mind. / Uh, are you sure? / I know what it's like at the bottom of the ___. Go on, take it. / Thanks, mate. / Just try and get yourself sorted. / Mind if I join you? / hello, Mike / how's Rosa? / Yeah, she's OK, yeah. / Huh, good. Good. ... Look, uh, tell her I'm sorry and everything / I'll leave you in peace, Eddie / Darrell, there's no need to / see you. / that's better. / Hey, your dad / enjoy himself / orchard / yesterday / happen / to him / poor Darrell / Poor Darrell? / should have my problems / Yeah, I'm sorry, Mike / booked your balance / sale on Thursday / ta, mate / worry / any / I'll keep an eye out.

Come on, now, Otis. ... Keep him steady, Shula. / I'm trying. / Good boy. / he's not happy. / No, he's not, is he? / wow / steady on, Otis, steady. Can you stand back a bit? / sure / that's it, boy. Come on. ... That's better / ah / come on. Let me rub your neck. Oh, do you like that, eh? / doesn't / does he? / can only repeat / Mr. Abbot told me / fine / that's rubbish. He's needle-shy. / That's it, Otis, that's better / nice neck rub / yes / box / fewer distractions / good idea / come on, Otis. Walk on. / Hey, wait / Darrell / smashing horse, Shula, eh? / what's his name? / Otis. / sitting on the / he's drunk, Shula / can I have a ride? I like horses / back / I didn't mean to frighten him / stop waving your arms around / steady, steady, boy / Darrell, you are spooking / look out / ride on a donkey when I was a kid. He was fantastic. Hoo hoo, ha ha / don't want him to run off / Shula / you all right? / Yes, yes, yes / I just couldn't hold on to him. / get him and put him in / I'm going out. I know where I'm not wanted.

It could have turned really nasty. / Yes, I know. / bring him round / I've done / enough times / better phone Mrs. Abbot / one of us could have been hurt / probably Darrell / I've never seen him like that before. I wonder where he's gone. / Frankly, I don't care, Shula. Had a pig of a day / I'm sorry, darling / I'm not blaming you / you should be. / Ah, don't be ridiculous. ... OK, now, boy. / I expect him gone / somewhere to sober up / We can't trust him around the horses, Shula. / No. / He's a complete liability.