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

Oh, the place was heaving, Helen. Honestly, is everybody in the county redecorating their house / Christmas / Tom / choose in the end / online before we went / in order to narrow it down a bit / ended up / every b__ in the store. Anyway, / we wanted / pay / almost closing time. The car park was total chaos. / Sunday, Kirsty. I know what it's like / dinner / Henry / bath before putting him / bed. / that's what I thought. / not / glass of wine / somehow / sucked / TV / for an hour / too late / never mind. You can tell me now. / it's nothing urgent. / Go on. / It's not important. / Helen, / I was just thinking / what happened / The Bull last week. / I knew it would be that. / What did you make of Jess? Honestly. / Well ... / Go on. / Actually, I ... I thought she was nice. / Hmm. / You know, I didn't think / was a fake, or putting on some loving-wife act. She seemed / genuine. Really lovely. / Yeah. She did. / Helen, / And I really, really didn't want her to be.

There's a letter for you, Darrell. / Oh. / There you are. / Oh, it's from the job center people. / I thought it might be. / Oh, great. It says I can start signing on / next week / my money / a week after / That's very good news. / that's a relief / It is. / you, really / help me sort it all out / making me go / wasn't a problem / well, anyway, thank you. / Uh, Darrell, / Yeah? / Come and sit down, would you? There's something I want to talk to you about. / Oh. / There's fresh tea in the pot. Would you like some? / Thanks. ... What is it? / Sit down. Please. / Last night I got a phone call from my son, Daniel. / Is he all right? / Yes, yes, he's fine, thanks. ... There you go. / Ah, thanks. / The thing is, Darrell, Daniel's coming back from America. / When? / Sometime this week, I hope, / exactly when, but, uh ... well, once Alistair and I had heard / we decided that, well, perhaps it might be a good time for you to move on. / Move on? Me? / Don't worry. / tonight if you want me to / or today / no, no, no, of course / straight away / I don't mind / I've already / Darrell, we won't let you go back to sleeping rough. / I haven't got anywhere to move on to. / Which is why / council / back / According to the council, you have two options: hostel place, or renting a small flat / my mate to ___ me up / Listen to me, Darrell. We are not saying you should. We'll help / if you prefer to do that. ... Darrell? / Yeah ... yeah, maybe. It's just I ... I haven't seen any of ___ in ages / No, no, I know. / I mean / you isn't it? / if you do decide to rent, you won't need a deposit. The counsel / deposit bond / instead of money / I'll have some money. I ... I've got / did I show you the letter? / yes, yes, which is great, and you'll be eligible for the Housing Benefit / yes / I'll help you apply. / great help, Shula. Really. / I don't know where I would have ended / if it hadn't been for you / don't worry / any of that. We'll keep __ regular contact with you, and / any way we can. I promise you. / like I said, Thank you. I ... I mean it / There's no rush for any of this. I know / need some time / all over / I can take me time / of course. It's a big step. / ... Big step? / Yes. So, just let us know as soon as you've decided. Then Alistair and I will get the ball rolling.

Tom. / Hi, gorgeous. / I was expecting Pat. / Oh. Well, I hope you are not disappointed. / Mom and Clarrie are frantic with the icecream from the ___ ___ Christmas order / put these in the chiller / Oh, thanks. / How is it going? / Fine. A bit quiet. / make the most out of it / I'm going to. / a few christmas decorations up. / Good idea. / buy new ones / house / look amazing / OK. / Lynda came in earlier. Robert's going to play Friar Tuck. / Never! / Yeah. / He agreed? Just like that? / No. Apparently he doesn't know about it yet. / Oh, hi, Tom. / Hiya / Right. I'd better get back to ___. / rest / morning / Bye / See you later. / See you. / bye / It's so nice to see you two together. / So, who's that on the phone? / Ian. / Oh yeah? / He wanted to know if I fancy __ night out / day off / brilliant / be bothered. / Do it. Get / slap / make a night of it. / Yeah, maybe. / as soon as you get dressed up / you / feel better / I'm not sure. / You will. ... In fact, now that I think of it, when did you stop wearing makeup? / I haven't. / You look tired. / around your eyes. You can borrow mine / I'm fine / just my mascara / but you definitely used to / a bit more than that / Rob / he preferred women to look more natural. / Rob said? / Yeah. / Helen, / What? / Since when did you start / style advice from a bloke? / I'm not. I / right / better / guy for / two minutes / how you should look? / suggested / Tom / change something he does ? ... / What / or / never asked you to do / something differently? / Yeah, but ... / What? / not something like that. / Like what? / Uh, it just seems ... I don't know ... wrong. / I think we should drop the subject. / It's not like you. / Just leave it.

What about filling the water buckets? Or ___? / Thanks, Darrell. But the girls / all that by 8:30. / I could / all those jobs first thing. It's nearly lunch time now. / Isn't there anything I can do for you? / Nothing I can think of at the moment. But, uh, thank you anyway. / Oh. OK. / I'll, uh, go and tidy my room, then. / Hello, Caroline. / Hi, Shula. How are you? / Actually, not too bad / how did Darrell take it? / Better than I thought he would / good. / just had text from Daniel. He's managed to get a ticket / Thursday afternoon. / Oh, wonderful / I can't wait. / I bet / Listen, I don't suppose you've got an hour to spare, have you? / this afternoon? / Huh huh. my / lessson. What about you and me / meeting / riding course / I could do with blowing the cobwebs away / the exercise / yes. Why not?

So, I just couldn't bring myself to pay 25 quid for four / they were beautiful / Well, if you wait till Sunday, we can go to the garden center / that's a good idea / look / market / Friday / get a chance / And we are having a real tree, are we? / smell when you / downstairs / on Christmas morning / I remember. / Do you? / Of course. __ __ lots of bits of information about you ___ my brain: things you like, how you look ... / Really? / Haven't you, about me? / Yeah. / What's up? / Huh? Uh, nothing. / You sure? / Yeah. ... I was just reading over my Robin Hood script earlier. / Yeah? And? / and / really flirty, l__ d__ stuff between Robin and M___ / oh / more than I thought. I don't think I can do it, you know / backing out just because of Rob Titchener? / don't you feel wierd about it? / Well, a bit, but, why should we let him push __ out? / yeah / Lynda / dropping out, what / hope / poor old Robert / in it? / Good point. / And I'll be there every night after all, backstage / I'm gonna / pretend / you, aren't I? / ... Difficult. / So, did Maurice sulk this morning? / nuh. I know how to get around him. We are like an old married couple. / this'll be Helen / wonder / got to / Not Helen? / It's Lynda, about tomorrow's rehearsal. / I'm telling you. You can do it. / Well, maybe I won't have to. / Why? / Not this week anyway. She's rehearsing the m__ m___ tomorrow, and ___ on Wednesday. Yes!

well done. Enjoyed that, didn't you? / s__ed over those jumps / was brilliant. Thanks, Shula. / thanks for coming. / Now, you said you had an hour. / Yeah, that's right. / Uh ... through the ___ / path? / Good idea. ... Walk on, T___. / Walk on. / have every / course next Sunday? / Oh, yes. As a matter of fact, it sold out pretty much straight away / web site / excellent / I wish I could have done it / sure / booking / as well / I think it will / let me know / Yeah, I will / and I hear you're doing / sponsered / church organ fund. / Yes. Oh, and Lily volunteered. / Oh, ___ girl. / So, I thought I'd better ring her up and tell her what exactly is involved / forever, I should imagine / about three hours / that's the least of it / mess / just / where it went wrong. / You'd have to start from the beginning? / I'm afraid so / Oh, dear  / And no popping-off to the loo / letting / wipe your nose / know / run / your nose starts to run, / wipe it quickly on your sleeve / put off then? / No, not a bit of it / Elizabeth'd determined she should have a few days to think about / sort of / cooling-off period / Absolutely. ... Anyway, how are things with you and Oliver? / Well, um, we've had a couple of very good applications in already for the deputy manager's job. / Kathy has applied too, of course. / Oh, good / sounds / hopeful / yeah / you'll be able to / whole sorry episode behind you / Mmm, well ... not entirely. / No? / my biggest regret is Joe. / mend though, surely / Yeah, I think so, but, everything is so sour between me and the Grundys now. I'm not sure we'd ever repair it.