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

were / here / Oh, hi, darling. How nice to see you. / Borsetshire / dropping by today / no / C__ Show with Adam / so, I was hoping / lunch / sweet of you, but / that'll have to be quick / really need to get this sorted / too long / I'm hoping there isn't one / checking / these orders / something / gone missing / running low / Kirsty / Kirsty did your ordering / sometimes / particularly / saving me the trouble. / trouble now. That's why / employ friends / the only problem / she didn't come back / her then / properly / shock to us all. / Yes. Well, / that was unprofessional, too. / Oh, come on, Rob, after what happened. / I just / like / so / I'm fine / just / one down / should / something about that / Maybe. But I can't think / at the moment / skip lunch, I can bring you a sandwich / that's kind. Thank / but / get out for a bit. / I think you would / you go ahead / table / cafe / shan't be long.

Oh, dear. You have got yourself in a muddle. / I think / a bit of an understatement. / So, this is supposed to be / jacket, is it? / no need to s__ so surprised / unusual color to choose / wasn't grey whan I started. / I know, dear. I was just teasing / please / I feel bad enough / as it is / I don't know why / consult about this sooner / my age / not / only glad to help / think / need you. I thought / way / Oh yes? / looked / hand-knitted baby clothes / online these days. / problem / did you send / something / Yeah. But / when it came / quality / too good, didn't / hand-knitted at all. / not by me / Oh, I see / do, mom. I wish I'd never started this / don't fret / the solution is obvious / I'll knit it for you / make / hand-knitted enough. / Mom, oh, that's really kind of you. / My pleasure. / something to keep me occupied / object / Why? / supposed to be a gift from me / will be. You can buy the wool / choose the pattern / it'll / you really wouldn't mind? / I'd love to do it / my great grandson anyway. / yeah, yeah, of course you would / have to be a secret, though. / fine / going to tell / gave / to begin with / changed your mind / again from scratch. / Yeah. ... Yeah, that would work. / Lynda's certainly never gonna find out. / brilliant / thank you / don't mention it / how to do / something simple / keep the illusion going / next one doesn't have to be / no / of course it doesn't / knitting it / something really complicated / You can. I like a challenge / wipe / smirk off Lynda's face / that settled / now / like to stay for lunch?

I agree. Very / provoking / I always knew precision technology / s__, drones, high-resolution / exciting stuff / up / so long / sounded like science fiction / now, farmers who don't use it / minority. / fascinating development / if only / cleverer / need / camera technology / translate the picture / machine can sense / even noticed / take action / true / quite obsolete / response / half / so you keep telling me / often / machines won't solve everything. / yes / more sophisticated software. / you're really / all this, aren't you? / costs / hobby / you're gonna say / not / very / lot / kicked in / there you are, then / we can be efficient, make money, and still save the planet. / love / I do / you / I'm not sure. / It's such an exciting time to be / all these changes and possibilities / it's rather daunting, too. / I think / you would, too, if you / about it in a right way / trust me / tell you what. Why / you convince me over lunch?

Oh, look, someone's left / echo behind. / Oh, good / mind / take a look / of course not. Go ahead. / see / what kind of / Open Farm Sunday / by the look / sounds good. / Oh, dear. / Not good? / No. / just hoped / enjoying / this. / Why? / what / said? / so much. / Oh, my goodness / picture / worth a thousand words / doesn't have to be / dead / horrible. / happened / did / a lot of other things, nice things / interested in them / farm anyway / why not / considering / dead calf / a gift to them. / How do you mean? / Well, look / printed on the opposite page. / nice one / Of course / nice one ... an apple-cheeked / serving / g__ soldier grandson / not much to do with farming. / It's got everything to do with farming as far as the Echo's concerned / mean / message / warm, cosy, family farm / animals die and we don't care. / surely / that vias. / care / Borchester Echo / maybe, but ... / obvious angle / once / up against / brookfield / coming, except, apparently / Charlie's PR company. / You don't seem very upset about it. / Well, I never / in the first place / feel / aren't I? / looks like it. ... But, uh, then, darling, you are always right. / a bit far. Not always. / No? / No. / let's say, um, 99.9 of the time.

it won't take long for the c__ to warm up. / You're spoiling / would have done / something out of the freezer. / I suppose it is / far too much for one person. So, you're doing me a favour / seem / hard to make a small c__ / would / habit by now. / I'm glad you haven't. / So am I / is lovely to have you / lunch / cooked for. / I can imagine. / Matt / end up / the Bull / any time, you know that / I'll bear that in mind. ... Oh, I, um, picked up / Echo for you / a lovely picture of Jill and Daniel. I'll show you. Here. / Oh, yes. Isn't that sweet? / sweeter than / opposite page. / Oh, my goodness / just / disgrace / Jack would never have allowed / when he was in charge. / I'm sure he wouldn't / why / do it / making / suppose / without doing this. / People seem to need / picture / before / understand anything. / that's true / d__ing granny and her g__ soldier / Echo prefers to call them / heavens / I know / time to do anything / must have been strange for Shula to read that. / just getting used to the idea herself. / So I hear. / Oh, now, what's the matter with you, Bill? You / attention / 'cause I'm around? / lunch, too / All right. In a minute / Ben / I thought he was the greedy one / off his food at the moment / I'll find him / extra-tasty. That / bring / good idea, as long as / my portion of the c__

It's obvious / even / attract money / water systems and roads / have first-hand experience / Ambridge / before long. / Yeah, maybe. / I bet Jill didn't take any / prisoners / bigger / good luck with that / we all need to. / estate / doing so badly / and efficiently than ever / so much more ambitious, especially you, Adam. / Why especially me? / much more / contracting work / Home Farm / brookfield / Oh, come on / m__ing their lawns. You could be / half a / that's very flattering / then do something about / succeed / need to be a big player. / and you think we can do that? / lot / that's all I'm saying / farm / me / just / food for thought / something I've been meaning to ask you. / Oh yeah? / farming / this / the Borsetshire show. I thought / well / what's the dress code / usually / worry too much. T__ should be OK. / thanks / look over-dressed / I'm sure you'll look fine. / you didn't happen to pick up / copy of the Echo / did / have time / no, neither did I / about / yes / pleasure deferred / now, how about some coffee?