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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/archers archers_20140706-1920a.mp3

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

Morning. / What time is it? / Quarter past ten. / Really? / I can't remember / last / didn't get home / nearly half past two. / sorry. did I wake you? / I wish / you woke half the village / no / very loud conversation with whoever / brought you home / Declan / Declan? / always / noisy b__ / no / taxi driver / What? / Of course he was at the wedding / you should have been there, Adam. / I know. / Everybody was asking after you. Uh, have you / coffee pot / yeah, yeah / believe / mind you, neither did I / I told you, Ian / Yeah, yeah, all right, I know / Charlie / Oh, for heaven's sake. / It was Stewart and Hugo, Adam, practically our best friends and they / married / I / upset / and obviously / you and I / some kind of falling-out. / we did / only because you refused to come to the wedding / I didn't refuse. I ... what's the point? / where are you going? / work / What? Now? / one of the strawberry-pickers __ __ back out yesterday. I had to take / so / I didn't / supposed / a cup of coffee with me? / ... Maybe this evening. / I'm working this evening. / Oh. well, ... sorry.

what / done with him / bumped into dad in the yard / to feed the pigs / come back covered in mud / change / that is all right, isn't it? / Yeah, of course. / where are you going? / I don't know, exactly. One of Rob's surprises / I see. ... You have time for coffee? / be nice. ... Has dad managed to / pigs / tell you / Neil / come in / Oh, brilliant / huge relief / struggling. / Yeah, I know / but he's not one to take on extra responsibility, is he? / rely / completely / exactly / about this bull / see it tomorrow. / the A__ Angus? / Hello. Bridge Farm. ... Speaking. ... Oh, hello. ... Yes, of course I remember you.

I have to say you were quite magnificent. I only wish you had done that a month ago / can you, um, move / darling / tiles above the / when I think back / all the excuses / over the week / perfect color / satisfying. ... Well, it / in the end, darling. / If you say so. / Well, Brian, you've got to admit / they have done the most beautiful job / all very lovely, but how / manage / all this time / Oh, nonesense / full confidence / he was right. / finished / very high standard. / just / forever to do it / which was unfortunate, but, now, if I take one from the back door, I / full effect of / oh, sorry / it's all right, darling / come on in / Morning, Adam. / Morning. ... Oh, wow / what do you think / triumph / absolutely gorgeous / photos to show / p__ g__ / And does it all work? / apart from / oh, dear / still / minor adjustment, but / done / if / just get this ... this last shot. ... There. You see? I'm going to put together an album. before and after / what / transformation / anything yet? / not yet, no. / try / p__suade / mother / fry up this morning / time. / Lilian / thousand and one things to do. / So, / work out how. / to be honest / might be a good idea for you to carry on / get back / What? / show you how / turning on a hot plate without you __ing a hold of my hand / back from school / Friday. / at least / be able to fry sausages.

By, Martin, and thank you so much for letting me know. ... Unbelievable. / What was that about? / that was M__ __. / Who? / district counsel__r / planning committee / one / so helpful when we were fighting / planning application / B__ Farm, ... kept us informed / dirty tricks / and? / they are at it again / dirty tricks? / let / planning application has been __ed / huge a__ digester / Where? / at B__ Farm. / need another one / No, of course they don't. / why / because it's hugely profitable / in the cash / electricity to the grid. And I thought / make even more money / run it on / unit / other side / P__ H__ / Oh, you are kidding me. / according to / chicken / all the way from / B__ Farm / And, if that's not enough, they are also / supermarket waste / village / that's p__. / of course it is. It should be being built / next to the chicken farm / must have been / approved by the BL board / so / I think I need to have a word with him.

Adam, ... Adam, / What? / do this today, surely. / Actually, I do. / It's no way to spend / someone to do it tomorrow / insecticide spray tomorrow / that can wait, can't it? / should have been done weeks ago / for a while yet / done in good time / death / friend / Charlie / I don't. I just wanna make sure we hang on to the contract next year. / although / might / What? / come adrift / yeah, I know / bird flapping around / when I came in here / can you fix it / get / I can do it / only, once the harvest is under way ... / it's on my list / last / can I get on now? / sure, sure / your mother is leaving in about fifteen minutes / say good-bye / Huh ... yeah, OK. /

Ian, / Oh, hello. / I haven't seen you for ages. ... How are you? / fine, fine. Well, / sour head / to be honest / wedding yesterday / Hugo and / Hugo and / Adam was telling me about it / didn't come / what / why / looking / had to work, didn't he? / surely / allowed / occasional / day off / think / new / Charlie / yeah, that's the one / firm / Charlie was / pick up Henry / come / first / well, I'm glad he's been supportive of you / anyway, how are you? / fine / lunch to celebrate / new deputy manager / in the shop now / Manager? / Tina / super-organized / your job / it is, of course / such / occasional day-off. Past couple of months / nightmare / since Kirsty went / so, everything in the garden is rosy then? / Yeah. ... Well, / Nearly everything? / come on, Helen. I can read you like a book. What's up? / it was nothing, really / Rob's mom / getting on with her? / met her. She called last week. / and you answered the phone, is that it? / she didn't know much about me. That's all. / Right. / Rob says / very / since / broke up / well / bit of a __ift / that's not unusual, I think / I just can't imagine / talk to / mom / our differences / know / especially / Rob / get over these things / yeah, I suppose / I don't know / not all families are like yours, Helen. / No. I know. But U__ / be my mother in law. I'd like to get to know her.

Now, are you sure you've got everything? / Yes, yes. / passport / Is this your taxi now? / he / can find / do drop / I'll do my best. / she's been so down / past weeks / Lilian away. ... Hello, Pat. What brings you here? / Uh ... I've come to see Brian, atually / Me? / just / yes / have a good time. / Oh, thank you. / Oh, um, by the way, congratulations on your article / the Echo / did you like it? / you didn't think so / a few feathers / BL / I'm glad / about / about this road, Pat, / look / could / absolutely nothing to do with me ... / Oh, really? / ... or BL / bye / take good care of yourself / and you. / I'll take your case, mom / darling / make / lovely new kitchen / have a good time / yes, I will. Bye. / bye, darling, bye. / so / what can I do for you? / just / rather disturbing phone-call / Oh yeah? / planning application for a second / B__ Farm. / And? / You knew about it? / board meeting, yeah. / to say anything? / To whom? / to anyone / why should I? ... Bye / Bye, mom / you don't think the village has the right to know? / even know / planning permission / way / I'm sorry, I don't understand / why would you object? / sort / In the right context, yes, of course. / present AD / s__ing job, turning / into power. / But you / any more, do you? / all / new unit / brought in / it's not uncommon nowadays, you know. / So, you are proposing to transport / through the middle of / come along this new road. / What? / because / looks like to me, all part of / same / turn our village into an industrial wasteland.