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

Right. / It's not too much, is it? / No, no no no. We'll manage. Let me just, um ... shift some of my stuff over. / I wanted to be covered / all eventualities / OK. Um ... let's have the tent first. / There you are. / That go on ... here. Um ... uh, what's in this one? / Sleeping bag, pillow, blanket. / Blanket? / I thought / cold at night. / Your sleeping bag should be / not a problem, if you're happy / taking it / prefer / Roy / got / for me, haven't you? / Yeah, yeah, that's packed. Uh, what else then? / Oh, it's just the r__ now / bad anyway. / that's something, I suppose. / careful, Elizabeth / I think this is heavier than __ on me, __. / I got it. / Thank you. / OK, then. ... Ready to rock __ roll? / I __ just going to say good-bye / Lily and Freddie / behave / Shula. / need / car round / All right. / gonna be all right, you know / Oh, and, uh, Elizabeth, / all right, you know. / yes. I'm sure it will be.

Thank you for meeting me, A__. / That's all right. I know we didn't have time to discuss everything on Monday. / No. / lot to take on board / enormous amount. / How's the family, Brian? / Oh, fine. Although my mother-in-law, uh, Peggy, / Uh, yes, uh, yeah, I know Peggy. / one of her cats / down yesterday. / Oh, no / poor / sad / got / very attached, don't you? ... Oh, Fallon, can you service, please? / Uh, sorry, I'm not working here today. / Auditions? What for? / forming / new Midnight Walkers. Well, trying to. We are seeing people / upstairs today? / do you think / future / got __ / changing a barrel or something / sorry, I think this is my next hopeful / C__'s serving in the __ment_. / Shall we go through there? / Why not? It will be probably quieter anyway.

I know you're worried about getting a good night sleep / I am. I'm really not good / at least seven hours. / set up / camp / quiet camping area / that's the farthest / small hours, it shouldn't bother us too much. / Huh. Well, I hope not. / just to make sure, I've got you a pair of ear-plugs. Industrial quality. / Roy, thank you. / really / everything / tried to. / I must admit / now / on the way / leave Lower Loxley behind for a bit. / Yeah ... I mean, obviously, / get ideas, but, with that aside, our only job is to have a good time. / Yes. / nothing like / live music to lift spirits.

Good lord. If that's his way ... / Isn't it ghostly__? / ... my __ __ __ season. / Yes. I don't think anyone else / what was I saying, A__? / The village. / Oh, yes, yes. Yeah, I ... I don't necessarily expect Justin to realize this, but you know the area. These energy proposals / attract massive resistance, especially / soon after / dairy. / the fight / nasty scenes. __ Eddie Grundy was injured. / That was very minor. / Yeah, but / wasn't that mainly because / animal rights issues associated with the dairy / surely this / emotive topic / new AD unit / it's going to import waste, I guarantee / up in arms. / Well, there are always objections to any proposal / we would never do anything. / Yeah, yeah, I know, but, what I'm saying is, wouldn't it be better to concentrate our energies in the areas of least resistance? / Building up / market infrastructure / getting more tennants in. / that's / existing / anyway / I don't think Justin sees it as an either-or. There's no reason why we shouldn't push ahead in both areas. ... I think you may be over-estimating the __ opposition. Neither / village center / I don't think / people / already agitated / because of this road proposal / very / atmosphere. / Well, you are the local face of __, Brian. / Exactly. / It's up to you to see that the village understands the situation / the planet in. / Didn't that IPCC report / renewables / Yeah. But the trouble is, people either believe climate change isn't happening / if they do / solution / someone else's patch. / People have to realize that __ now has considerable expertise / in place. It makes sense to build more power generation here. __ __ __, of course / due respect / beauty of the local environment. / Huh. I don't know how you can say that / the solar array / fifty acres. You can't s__ t__ __ __ few / I'm sorry, Brian, we are aware __ farms / just / provide / nothing wrong in / food. It's / very noble calling. / Of course. But this / 21st century / wether / locals like it or not. / I'm sorry to interrupt. You haven't seen / guy / guitar case / No, sorry. / How are the auditions going? / Oh yeah, __ great.

why / just squeeze this on as well / yeah / be all right? / quite a loads. / strap down well. / I must say I wanted to / camp site. / take forever if we had to carry all in ... not to mention / you'd be totally knackered. / these troll__s are ideal, aren't they? / set up, we should talk to our rental people / Yeah, absolutely. So, it's just my r__, then? / no no no no no / I'll carry that. / Really? / Definitely / all that way. / What a gentleman. / happy then? / Yeah, very. / Right. Let's go. Uh, I think the main entrance is down that way. / I feel guilty. I'm not carrying anything. / Don't worry about that. / Very jolly, isn't it? With the flags and banners. / Just wait till the music starts. / __ can __ feel the excitement.

Oh, you are in c__ today. / Nothing __ impress you, Fallon. / You __ come to watch the match again? / Well ... / traditional __ __ sandwich / steak and ham and cheese, and what not / yeah. Uh, yeah / drink called __. It's a bit like s__. / Mmmm. ... I was actually looking for you. I went to Jaxx, but they said you were here. / Uh, god. I'm not in trouble again, am I? / no / not at all. I wanted to give you this. / Oh. / Happy birthday. / How did you know it was my birthday? Am I on police database? / No. You told me on Sunda. / Did I? What else did I say? / Are you gonna open it? / Oh, yeah, yeah, of course. / even / Lynda S__ / grabbed me just now / she does that. / complaining about one / council houses across the road / The H__s, / St. George's / flag paint job / That's the one. I told her the patriotism isn't a crime. / What did she say? / patriotism / it was vandalism. / Oh, H__, __ this is really nice. / I / July / yeah, I do. Yeah. / it looks great. Thank you. / My pleasure. / __ __ looking for staying__? / Yeah. Well, I / watch the match / Kenton / out / I'll get you a drink. / __, is it? / Uh ... L__. Thanks. / OK then. / this is on me, all right? / Oh. OK then. Thanks. / I'm not really working tonight. I'm helping mom with auditions for a band. / I didn't know / Jolene / well, she doesn't at the moment. Hence the auditions / what sort of music does she play? / country. / Huh. That doesn't surprise me. / one guy / didn't / turn up / Lucky for me. How is it going? / be honest / Always. / a bit bit of a disaster so far / in what way / No one's quite right. / monsters / One Direction clones ... one girl was 14, you know. And the last guy, who's a good base player, but / looks / ready to __ office party. / Oh, dear. / Like mom said, / minute / alive at the end of it. / so-called singers at the worst / tuning / bucket, most of them. / That's the X Factor for you. Everyone / can be a star / well / we don't necessarily need a singer anyway. Mom can do that / Really? / my dad / was gonna join the band, actually. / Oh yeah? / Yeah. But his girlfriend put her foot down. / I see. Anyway, that's where you got your talent from. / much nowadays / much of a chance / figure out the whole thing. / Huh. That would be a shame / next / Where? ... Ooo, slip-knot__ T-shirt. / __ neck / Look, um ... before you go, um ... what about having a drink with me? / Um ... I'm sorry / all night. / No, I don't mean now / proper drink / somewhere / work either. / Oh. / How __ you fix __? Next week?

__ what __ you think about here? / Uh ... Yes. It looks fine / main track / far enough from the loo, but not too far, it's nice and flat ... / should do / plenty of space anyway. / Well, yeah, for now. We can expect these gaps to fill up, though. / Really? / Oh yeah. We __n't see much grass by tomorrow. / So, uh, / one thing you need to be careful of, / Huh? / ropes / very easy to / especially at night. / Yeah, I'll remember that. Uh, right. What would you want me to do, Roy? / I'd like you just sit ... here. / Ooo, yes, OK. I can do that. / And ... wrap yourself around this. / Oh, gin and tonic? __ __ nice and cold. / and I __ put the tents up. / Are you sure? / you relax. Soak up the atmosphere. / I will. ... Well, if this is festival life, I think I could get used to it.