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

Hi, __. / Ah, hi, David. / Hi. Have you got a minute? / Uh ... / having our first committee meeting tomorrow. / Uh? / I'm trying to talk to everyone affectyed by Route B before we get together. / can I just __ a couple more crates / Mom's doing / Green__ market this afternoon / huh / nice-looking strawberries. / case over. ... How'__ thing__ at Brookfield? / Ah, well, on top of getting ready for Open Farm Sunday, suddenly / sheep scab / no / coming over later / through / just what needed / Oh, yes, especially with the / Well, that's just it. I know / small part of this place / under threat, but do you really want a main road / that close / no / hate / damage / Brookfield. / So, you're with us? / Well ... uh ... yeah, yeah, I ... yeah. / You don't sound convinced. / David, I don't want Route B any more than you do, but, remember how hard / farm / f__ f__ / Ambridge landscape. / that was different. The road will completely tear our place up. / Yeah, I know. / You take a h__, and other / badly affected outside Ambridge. / I'm not certainly saying I'm for it. I much rather / go for A or C, but, / maybe a new road / inevitable. / Inevitable? / There / loads of pressure / we shouldn't fight it. / No, no. I know you are right. ... But you certainly / tough opponent / just __ __ __. Have you heard the latest from the Estate / Charlie's employed a PR person for Open Farm Sunday / message across to the public / all now. / maybe, we've got to come to terms with / wave of change. Charlie / banging on / benefits of progress. / Huh. Does he ever talk about what's right?

Oh. Hello. / Rob. I ... I thought I'd catch Helen before she takes Henry to nursery. / they've already left, I'm afraid. / early start. See? No car. / Oh. I should have realized. Do you know she's / oranics / sorry to bother you / Uh ... Pat? / Huh? / if you're going to the shop, would you mind / paperwork? Helen just / me a text / one errand I could do without. Got a busy day ahead / doing me a huge favor. / All right. / come in for a minute / I'll find it. / OK. / Sorry about the mess. Henry hasn't quite mastered the art of tidying up his toys. / Yeah, always too interested in the next thing / toolbox / current favorite / it's very homely in here. / Oh, that's down to Helen. I've no eye for deco. There was hardly a picture / moved in. / That's a lovely photo of them both. / Ah, yes, one of my finer moments / behind the camera / so vibrant / we went to a Fun Day / a few weekends ago. Henry had the time of his life. ... Ah./ Did Henry draw this? / Yes. It's supposed to be / time / life / did / draw / yes / us / garden / barely hold a pencil / a couple of months back. / quite / artist these days / here is the stuff for Helen. She / needs it today. / Sure. ... So, Helen's all right? / Yeah. Fine. Struggling to cope with the mess / shop / since Kirsty left / juggling work and Henry, not easy. / Maybe Tony and I could lend a hand / oh / be really helpful. Helen needs a break. / We haven't had Henry to ourselves for ages. / Any chance __ Friday evening, / free, that is. / yes / pick him up from nursery. / I'll let Helen know. She'll be delighted. / Thanks. ... Well, I'll let you get on. / Sure. Um ... good to see you.

Sorry to drag you over. / It's all right, Charlie / It just seems simpler / Rob's office is free / as any / Alan / couple of things / I appreciate your focus __ __ strawberries / while / settle / pickers / overstretched / Overstretched? / everything / for his tea / control. / Good. / student starting / more than enough / ok / the other thing. Have you seen this? / Uh ... no. / Take a look. / Huh. Interesting. / have you been / before? / Not for a couple of years / It's worth a trip / tractors / couple of / sessions / precision farming. / Sounds right up your street.

Thanks. Bye. / Hi, Helen. / Mom. / I've brought the extra y__ you wanted. __ __ __ save you a trip / have / pressure off your day. / Thank you. / You are on your own? / H__ h__. / I thought Natalia was helping out. / as well. / __ __ in the fridge? / I'll give you a hand / honest / it's nice to get away / dairy for half an hour / Really? / Yeah. Clarrie's going on and on about Charles Az__ / dream come true / all the __ in London / enjoyed herself. / Yeah. It's important for a couple to have time / on their own once in a while / like / I wasn't talking about us. / hasn't Rob said anything? / Rob? / Oh, I nearly forgot. Uh ... here you are. / How did you get those? / Rob asked me to drop them off. / went / this morning / you'd left / here I've got / what did you say to him? / nothing / telling / how frantic things have been. / support. That's all. / see if / lighten the load on you both. / Oh. / Rob said it might help / Henry on Friday. / he hasn't mentioned it. / Well, I suppose / busy at work. I thought you'd be pleased / I am. Thank you. That's ... that's kind. / All done. / going / SAVE meeting tomorrow morning? / Lynda emailed around __. __ __ David / keen to get the ball rolling / quite a fight on our hands / inbox / time now. So much to do here. / You seem to have made / lovely / Helen. / Yeah. It's cozy. / I ... I know we haven't __ __ seen eye to eye on the subject of Rob / to be happy, and / I / we do respect your choice. / Thanks. / Right then. / Uh, shall I put the box to the recycling / please / Bye then. / Bye, mom. / You've reached Rob Titchner. Leave a message, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

And I dress the __ / sil__ last month / weather stays good. Oh, excuse me. ... Uh ... / farm / Charlie Thomas speaking / speaking / this is Helen Archer, Rob's partner. / Hi. Uh ... how're you doing? / Fine / around / afternoon / some personal errand. / Personal? / he said it was important / yeah / thanks. Bye / Bye now. ... / I __ __ was so urgent / after / home life / impact / professional time. Rob / half an hour late the other day / kid / at nursery / compassionalte soul, aren't you? / office / got a mobile, isn't he? / yet / information / cousin / as far as / my favorite cousin / should have guessed / Slight exaggeration, Charlie. So, __ __ __? / I think so, yeah. / what would you reckon / then / mind / good / speaker / global innovation session. / Yeah. I was planning to / on top of / looking promising. / student lined up / day away from the farm / Oh, do you? / Let's go together / might not be a bad idea / before harvest kicks in. / OK. You're on.

out like a light / nursery definitely tires them out / spends every minute / playground / Henry loves being on the go. Uh, / I can't / much more filling than I thought. / I thought it was delicious. Thank you. / simple / matter / favorite time of the day / after a long hard s__ at the dairy / Is it? / Yeah. / finish the wine / go ahead. ... So, how was work? / Oh, the same as usual / stats / new thoughts about improving performance / nothing out of ordinary then? / If only. / Mom popped / she said she / called around earlier / I meant to say / looking for you / or whatever it was / mention / my mind / staring at spreadsheets for so long. / Stuck in the office all day? / Yes. / Huh / nice / nice / started to realize / who stole the princess from the tower / She doesn't think that. / Canada / __ in the family. / Nobody wants a __, Helen. / So, um ... what's this about / baby-sitting / be nice for us to have an evening / our own / that ... that would be lovely / go out for a dinner. / Possibly. Or, I / cook / special. How about / evening in? Just the two of us / sounds like my kinda night. / have / enjoy / Rob. / And it's a date.