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

D3 ... Ah,　it's down here, Ruth. / I'd like to give those b__s a try, __, __, __ ... / fine / come / get to the / thing / on / there are so much to see / thing / big show / start off focused / get / too much / interested / Hello. / seeing you here / how are you getting on? / slowly / good, isn't it? / we were saying / almost too much to take in / excuse us / no / make sure you see / vast operation / huge dairy / Middle East / robotic milking / sort of things, surely / look / aren't only for big dairies / know / family farms / hundred and eighty / think about it / labour-saving / not being too tight / other jobs / robotic milking is actually what / are you on commission or what? / I'm only making a suggestion / and it goes without saying / shoot / so would / fair enough. Uh, look, uh, I, uh, / I only mentioned it / I bet your boys / actually / there you are, then. I bet she was keen. / better / have a good day. / Thanks, you too. / OK, Ruth, don't say it. / what a nerve, talking as if we were a couple of school kids / I know. / Still, / supposed to keep an open mind.

I don't know what to have / I can recommend / tomato tart / quite a lot / produce on the menues / coming from / Oh, that's brilliant. ... Well, I can see / how's everything else? / along / accomodation working out all right / very well, thanks / guided tour / that would be lovely / big / yes, tell me all about it. / Well, it's all coming together / still / confirm the big names / main / on Sunday / once we / get that / start / that's what Roy says anyway. / sales are a bit slow, then? / Yes, to be honest. / working / promotional stuff / social media, I suppose. It's / everything / already confirmed to put a link on their web site. / got to wait, then? / no / good enough for Roy / trying to get us on / Radio Borsetshire, their radio program. / have one? / more / strand or something, some regular in their morning show / tell me when you are on / have to listen / will / and / involved. __ LoxFest / Roy's baby, really / quite keen on it / well informed / know / partly why / asked you over / what do you think I can do for / well, you know / local talent stage / Yeah? / So, you play the guitar / I used to. / Come on / Ambridge / I don't think so / I'm sure you can strum a few chords / I haven't performed in public / since / it was dreadful. I can still remember / talent contest / my guitar / broke. Oh, the humiliation / how dramatic / if you think I'm getting up / thousand people at LoxFest, well, you can't be serious.

You have to admit, it's pretty impressive, almost hypnotic. / Huh, I don't think that's supposed to be the desired effect. / all very well / sales / advantages / not to mention Rob. But, apart from / initial out__, / effective / production cost / proper comparison, obviously / electricity alone. / Huh. / Come on, love. I know it's fantastic / mind / 21% of cows / by 2020. / that's just sales / a couple of b__s. / Love, I'm already carrying about half a ton / collected. / couple more then, will you? / A couple? / OK, I'll carry them / admitted that / robotic p__s / decreasing grazing / I know. luring the cows through / grass on the other side / that / bunch / about guided traffic flow. __ it should be here somewhere / one-way / Anyway, come on. Watching these cows / making me hungry / OK. / other thing / something pretty special / unit like this / bumping up the cost even more. It's a p__ dream, Ruth. ... Love, watch where you're going / safe / here. Give those b__s to me.

bye, Elizabeth. And thank you for lunch. / Oh, my pleasure. / __ Dan my love, won't you? / speaking / I will / I will also tell him / wound / LoxFest / serious / for a minute. / Well, if you / reconsider ... / sure / Midnight Walkers / Well, she can talk to my agent. / Oh, uh, but you will / think / yes / to be involved in the Festival / do. / Thanks. / has been nice to get out / bit depressing / work-wise lately / strangles / yes / poor / he's been / isolation since / still on edge, in case any of the others could have got infected / Oh, yeah. / not / very nice thing / admit to having / bad for our reputation. / thank goodness / Alistair / it's very useful having a vet on hand. / diagnosis. I bet he's a real support at the time like this / yes, of course. ... You do very well, Elizabeth / Me? / Well, I know you've got Roy / right-hand / and that's brilliant. But it's not the same / having / moral support, is it? / Well, I suppose / I've got used to it. It wasn't easy at first, but now / and I enjoy my work so much / to be thriving on it. / that far / I would. You seem, well, it's like you've got all your energy back, like the old Elizabeth / young Elizabeth, that is. ... Does that make sense?

Look, mommy, there's a ladybird / oh, yes, look / doing / sweetheart / Henry / You're back early. / Well, / seen all / I wanted to. ... So, / work now / time / you said / quite right, too. / let / No no no, Helen / I'm fine / oh, this is nice / how was it? / fine. Bumped into Ruth and David / different flowers / Henry, please / more than enough / ok / trouble / me to water / mom's flower bed / seedlings / planted / I was not popular / his idea / no no no. He made sure / got the blame / decided / both of us / took a bit longer than that / always / step into dad's shoes / works / well, not necessarily. __ David and Kenton / such / partnerships / keen? / I wouldn't have been keen / nothing to do with M__ but / see me working / alongside my dad / well, handing / never easy / either generation / I know. / if you think Tony's bad, my father's so ... Well, it's his way or high way / made / brave of you / it was. / however difficult / security of / family farm / make your own way. They must all respect you for that. / I wonder. / I'd love to meet them Rob. / Yeah, I know. / The more I hear about / so fascinating, aren't they? / your mom / about me. Well, / reason / can / they are / know why / thought the world of Jess / measure up? / of course not / that's not ... / let me meet them. And they can decide for themselves. / I'll think about it. / Thank you. I just wanna feel part of your family, Rob, like you / become part of mine.

sorry / hey hey hey, don't fall asleep at the wheel. / I won't. / Anyway, nearly home. / Thank goodness. __ some fresh air. / next junction / I know. Thanks. / __ how much time Route B / not that much / ten minutes, maybe, at the most / And, for that, they want to / tear / how / thousands of years of history, geology, ecology, bio-diversity ... / I know. It doesn't make sense. / Oh, I'm sure it does, you know, if / traffic / bypass / some department being l__ed by / business interest / in other words. / wined and dined by Justin Elliot and his crones / so they cook up / these / infrastructure plans / some random lines on a map / before you know it / we've got a road coming through the farm. / Exactly / some minister / London / civil servent / know / mean / wrecking after all. / Oh, David / and their livelihoods / well, they ain't seen nothing yet. / Oh. Can you get that? / Yeah, sure. / Probably your mom / our way / oh, no, it's Lynda / Lynda / Open it. / I know / out / suppose / sent a link / Jennifer's piece. / Oh yeah. I suppose so. Let's see if it __ open. ... Come on. ... Ah. ... Oh, what? Uh ... Ruth, you are not going to believe this.