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

what __ __! How did you manage it? / Well, it was all Roy's doing / half the time / are / really? that's interesting. / come / yes, but / pretty simple. / studio / sort of stuff / introduce you both. Don't worry / just make sure you speak into / microphone / reporter for Radio Borsetshire / Is that right? / Brenda Tucker / no ... sorry. / it was a while ago now / right / going / engineer / should / ten minutes / thanks, __ / this is it. As soon as / tickets are really gonna s__. ... Hey, don't look so nervous. ... Elizabeth, / Yes? / You'll be great / wanna come over / What? / Well ... / all you need to do is to be yourself. / simple enough, isn't it? / yeah / just be natural. Do that, and you're gonna be fine.

Come on, then, Rob. Give / expert opinion / expert? Hardly. / he looks / s__ at the moment / still getting used to / about an hour ago. / what's his name? / B__ __ Sultan / champion / last year's Borsetshire Show. __, you can see why / yeah / great / confirmation / of 58 / very good / I've gotta say / something special about / bull / just isn't the same. / No / especially compared to / magnificent beast like this / I'll keep him here for a few weeks / go / cows. / you must be chaffed / well done, / excited for you / cheers / Rob / how / B__ Farm? / not too bad / getting / worse than Brian / better / devil, you know / true / to be honest / Adam __ taking the blunt of it. / this is where you are / pick me up / Hi, love / just / bull / got distracted / Hi, Pat / Tony / if you like one. / all right / on my way / are going to ...? / need / lots to do before Friday / dinner / Rob's parents / yes, of course / cooking already? / clean / worry / on our account. Your place is always imma__ / I'm trying to impress, dad. / anyway / I'll see you on Friday, then / bye, dad. / What? / you two seem / very cozy / Uh, well / nothing / to bond over. / should say / you ready? / Yeah. Now / just hope / your parents.

You and Rob looked like / nice chat / yes / need to ask what you were bending his ear about / Rob was very interested / allowed. / Just lovely to see / positive again / these last couple of months / get on / wanted to do / beef herd / properly on board / Helen's got / know / back / let's hope so / Oh, come here / Oh, Tony, __ __ __ __ / I'm allowed to hug / of course you are. ... Here you go / Oh, ta. / Helen / tidy the house. / Yes, I know / I can tell / working herself up about it. I really want / well / let's just try and have a nice time / don't look at me. You just said / getting on / like that, has it? / and it's such a big deal for Helen / absolutely / meeting / for the first time / be / get on / Pat, honestly / want, too. This family / time / children / all that matters. / Lower Loxley / you never know, Rob's parents / could / most charming couple / maybe / we might get on / like a house on fire / this / thinking / after all, there are so many festivals now / did you think we deserve / own / obviously it's great / event like / Borsetshire / more used to / s__ fairs and g__s. / because this is quite new / Elizabeth / music fan / he is ten years younger than me / so, do you / letting / for / I think so / yes / I mean, uh, when / couple of years ago / one of the things / me to do / new direction / business / your idea? / I wouldn't say that / it was, Roy / that keen / maybe not, at first / very pursuasive / Really? In what way? / well / I'm not sure / how did I pursuade you? / he did some / market research / showed me / facts and figures / we, uh, visited another festival / did / your first time / was / how was that? Did you enjoy it? / wasn't / experience / can't say I / do it again / festival / sleep in your own bed / Exactly. / still, it must / right / breeze new life / I describe it as / Roy / as a boss / hard / mistress? / Elizabeth / don't be too honest, Roy. / No, no. She's a brilliant boss / honest / complement each other very well.

I mean, what do you think / want to drink / I / matters / so, your parents aren't that __y then? / not particularly / anyway / bottles / wine in the house, isn't there? / cheap / difference / fine / shop / pop in / Helen, honestly, / must remember to pick up / flowers / Helen, please ... / build / so / still only a meal. / good impression / but / especially knowing how / Jess / subjects / off-limits / like what? / well, I don't know / foot in it / ask / father / them / am / maybe you ought to warn them / who cares / gonna / that's what matters. / Yes, all right. / And / you don't need to impress them, either / it's just ... / important whether they like you or not / idiot parents can't / just / I'm good enough for you. / of course you're good enough. OK? / yes / you can't blame me for being nervous / yes. and now / feeling all nervous, too / sorry / easy-going evening, huh? / so much pressure on yourself. / Yeah, fine. ... Well, I ... I ought to get on / now / hair / need to make an appointment.

here you are / been looking for you / wine / wine? What for? / celebrate, of course / hard work / this far / Roy / catch up on / just one glass. / you did brilliantly, by the way. / hardly / you did / I was all over the place / words / I was right next to you / no / even __ said so / you were the star, Roy / just / longing / be over / fine. For the sake of argument / let's / we were both great / OK? / yes, all right. / Good. ... To us, then. / To us. / Elizabeth ... / Roy, please, don't. We can't do / gonna say / nobody's gonna here / Lily / friend / I know. But even so ... / Elizabeth. Please. We / sort this out / know / agreed / one night / I can't stop thinking about it. ... of you. I wish I could. / Roy ... / hate / for / I feel awful. But when I'm here, I just wanna touch you / smell your hair again / kiss / neck / you want, too. / you're wrong / Really? / yes / need to know / way / thinking / you feel it too / don't / then just tell me / say there's nothing going on / I don't know, I / shut / forget about it / Roy / can you? Because / something special / we can't keep pretending, Elizabeth / so, at least / honest / each other / work out / from there / Look. I'd be lying if I ... if i said / special. I've been / for so long now / not / on my own / children / talking about, though / not just talking about sex, either. I mean companionship, someone / share things with / so, if you are imagining some sort of fling / have an affair / saying / give you those things / what / be that person, Elizabeth / you can't / this / Nigel / nothing to do with Nigel / sake / something / deal with / I'm your boss. / I don't care / well, you should / whatever we might be feeling / So, you admit it then? / Huh? / do / same / look, just say it. / if / no? / I promise, I won't mention it again / in that case, then, no. / I don't believe you. / It won't work, Roy. It ... it was a mistake / if it's the truth / I don't know / make it again. ... Now, I'm sure you've got / plenty of work to do / I know I have / Roy. Honestly. You promised. Please leave me alone.