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

Morning. / Oh ... hello. / So, uh ... let me guess. Honey jars? / Yes, that's right. Well done. / __ __ __ resident bee keeper. / Yes. / wasn't hard / would you like a hand? / No, thank you. I can manage / You seem to be struggling a bit / my back / used to be. / let me do it for you. / All right. Thank you. / Yes. Huh ... how much is in it? / 20-odd pounds, the last of my s__s. / ... Well, there you go. / Thank you / taking / Um, Jill, ... I know you and I don't see eye to eye on a few things, ... the new road in particular / No, Charlie, we don't / farmers like me / like you, skilled bee keepers, to make sure our crop's po__nated / Well ... I expect some of that honey came from the Estate / there you are, then. Winners all around. / Yes. / I saw your bon fire / the other night, up on the hill. / Not mine. David's. / Yes. ... huh, uh, sorry not to be there. I hear it was quite a party.

Any more feed sacks? I'm doing __ __ recycling. / Not that I know of. / OK. / is that this week's Echo? / yeah / I've not finished reading yet. / Ruth ... / OK. So, / keep the rest. / I was thinking / another ceremonial bon fire / Come on. You need to let it go. / I'd like to meet / from / David / Mr. S__, more like, that's / even exist. ... You know / Pat reckons that the pro-letters / planted by / Elliot's PR machine. / she may be right / true, / a lot more of the same? So, we'd better get used to it. / Huh? What? ... Or, start fighting back / anti-Route A campaign / that letter in the paper / there is something else we could be doing, something practical / like what? / event next week. Why don't we take some time off and go __? / Huhhh ... yeah ... well, / come / good to get away / think about something else, see all the latest, cool, high-tech gear ... you'd enjoy that. / Yeah, well, maybe. / end up / change the way we farm ... / Oh, Ruth, / who knows? We might pick up a few ideas / yeah yeah yeah / not / I mean / future on the farm, we need to look harder all the options. / Hello, you two. / Hi, mom. / Hello. Everything's OK at __? / good to be driving again, even if it's only for short distances. / Yeah. / Guess who I saw on the Green, Charlie Thomas. / he saw the bon fire on Tuesday night. / he wasn't / anywhere near it, was he? / I don't think so / ok / So, let's just hope he didn't see the G__.

Here. I've got a little present for you. / Oh? / Chocky __ cake. / Oh, yeah, great. / well, __ __ a bit leftover / school / picnic / anyway, I can see you are busy / yeah / another wedding tomorrow. / Oh. / Uh, in fact, uh, I may have to stay on a bit tonight. / OK. / LoxFest stuff as well, you know. / Call me if you're gonna be late, won't you? / Yeah, yeah. And, uh, thanks for the cake / you're welcome. Here ... / Roy, I ... oh, / it's all right / on my way out. / fine. Don't worry / just saying hello / hard-working husband of mine. / it's been quite a busy week. / yeah, I know / hardly stopped for breath. / still looking and nice / relaxed / after / fields / Oh, well ... you know ... / look, you've both still got / festival wrist bands on. / yeah / I / a bet with Lily to see how long I can wear it / I'll, uh, be offing. Bye. / yeah / bye / see you later. / Uh, so, / LoxFest, um, / how's it going / headline bands? Is there any news on Q__ S__? / back on to M__ this morning / closer to signing them up? / well, / bag yet / says / on / could be any time soon, so, fingers crossed. / if __ __ crossing them for a while. / Yeah, I know. It's a pain, but, if it comes off / it will be well worth it / patient / straight back / any news. / OK. ... Um, well, if you're all right here, I'm popping out for an hour or two / safety lesson. / So, shall I update you when you are back? / Um ... yeah, that might be good / sure / gone home / Oh, OK. / take longer than you think. / Well, __ don't suppose / early tonight. / All right. Well, uh ... bye then. / so, I might see you later. ... Oh.

Good ... here you go. ... Oh, dear. / David, / Hi, Charlie. / Hi. / Go on, ... go on, __ __ / look, I ... I don't want hold you up ... just a quick word. / this bon fire party of yours the other night / there've been some odd rumours / around / Oh, really? / village __ __ __ / put me straight / what about / burning ___ / all right / G__, actually / so, the G__ / looked a lot like my boss / Justin Elliot / some people might have thought that. Yes. / David, one of the boys / told me what happened / OK. well, uh ... / feelings were running high. A few people might have got carried away / intentional? / like I said / heck of a load of resentment against this road / even so ... / people hoping to make a quick back. / this is a professional business disagreement. It's not a personal vendetta / Huh huh. So, your boss / complain then? / no, because ... because he doesn't know about it. / OK. / Not yet. / Look, Charlie, what happened on Tuesday night wasn't meant to be a personal attack / as such. / could you blame / does / quite honestly, if he doesn't like it, he shouldn't have / involved in this ... in this cinical and destructive road scheme. / Huh ... well, I __ have made my point / you know how I feel about it / I think we understand each other, Charlie. / Yes, ... though I have to say, I'm ... I'm disappointed.

Oh, you poor thing, you. / Yeah ... still got a whole pile of stuff to get through, and I'm waiting / call about / headline bands / So, how long do you think / be? / it's hard to say / I made you your favorite fish pie. Shall I keep it warm for you? / Uh, well / may have to grab a bite / gets too late / Oh ... well, let me know, won't you? / I'll do / bye then. / Uh, yeah, bye. / you still here? / Yeah. I've been double-checking with the caterers / tomorrow's wedding / that was kind / worried. / better to be safe / calls back. / still no news? / No. Sorry. / Ah, that's OK. It's not your fault. I know you've been doing your best. / So, did Freddie / all / Yes. Yeah, / ready to take the test, though I expect he's gone straight / laptop. / message __ __ his latest girlfriend / Honestly, Roy, I've no idea. He's very cag__ey about that sort of things / Right. / Look, um, you shouldn't be sitting here now. Why don't you / call it / day? / Well / there's a bit more to do / go on / me feel guilty / well, we don't want that. / burn out and go off sick. How would I manage without you? / OK. ... So, uh, what're your plans for the rest of the evening? / My plans? / Yeah / mean / I'm in no rush. I mean, Hayley __ not expect me back anytime soon. / Uh, Roy, uh ... my plan / same as / every Friday night / what's / supper to make / and make sure Lily does her music practice. / OK. / That's my life. I ... I can't change it. / Yeah. ... Yeah, I understand. / So, why don't you leave all that now and get home to Hayley? / So, you've lost your bet then? / What? / with Lily. You / wrist band off / yes ... yeah. Well, I think I've worn it long enough. How about you? Good night. / Night. ... / Hiya. / Hey. Look, um, changed me mind. It could all wait. Uh, I'm on me way. / Oh, oh, that's nice. / Yeah. So, can you keep that fish pie for me?

David ... not another row with Charlie. / was a frank exchange of views / I knew __ was a big mistake / meant / Justin Elliot / mom, for the last time, it wasn't meant to be. / he doesn't get to hear about it / wouldn't / that's what I mean by getting personal / it wasn't me who started it. / Oh, come on. This is getting silly. / anyone else want one of these? / no, thanks / nor me / look, my point is, / about saving the herd. You mustn't forget / how much / stake here / talking about / survival of Brookfield / you don't have to tell me, David / neither of you / so wrong. It's been giving me nightmares. I can't begin to imagine what / really like / me neither. But we should have some / plan in case / does happen. / I'm not / I'd want to stay here. Would it still feel like home? / Oh. / I'm with mom on this / keep / focused on / main / on stopping this road from ever happening / we can start by getting / together / more bon fires? / no / talking about / proper media campaign / local press, radio, TV if we can. We can't take this kind of stuff lying down. We've got to fight back, and fight back hard / of course / Charlie Thomas, he should back off and stop telling us what to do and how to behave. / you keep telling me not to let this get personal / but it's too late. For me, it already is. It's about as personal as it gets.