08/06/2026

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What decisions is Pip facing in this episode?

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David Archer 0:51

Sorry, David. Nothing on the scan for this one. Oh, really? All done, girl. Oh, shame. Go on. Oh, you got... Is that the last? Er, for today, Hallister. Yes, thanks. Pretty good result, but still work for Hector to do. Ruth always does well with a high.

1:17

Mm-hm.

David Archer 1:18

How did the shearing go last week, by the way? Oh, great, yeah. Yeah, a couple of Scottish guys this time. Nearly as good as the New Zealanders. And George Grundy helped out. Well, he's a natural sheep. Good on him. Flocks back at home farm now. But... Honestly, the atmosphere there. You mean Brian and Adam? Yeah. Poor Ed Grundy, stuck in the middle. Well, I know nothing about it, except that there'll be some kind of home farm apocalypse in a couple of weeks. Yeah, that's when Brian's fully back in charge, and Adam's... well, Adam is... Toast? I suppose so, yeah, toast. It's not worth having a word, David. You're closer to Brian than most. No, he wouldn't want to hear it. But if he's not listening to his kids...

David Archer 2:00

He might very well have right on his side. I don't know. Being right and being pragmatic are very different things. Anyway, how's the best ever Borchester show shaping up? Very nicely, thanks for asking. Are you still okay to supervise our on-site vets? Looking forward to it. Good.

How does George's opportunity unfold?

David Archer 2:21

Well, I say very nicely, but financially... Not so nice? Our trade stand bookings are right down. Even our regulars are thinking twice this year. Oh, now you mention it. Someone had a stand last year, maybe a... pet shop owner one of our clients anyway and he complained bitterly about um what was it he said the payment system i think the payment system something like that sorry david i can't remember exactly no no that's useful i'll ask around oh and while i'm here do you know who from your lot needs transport to edgbaston on friday evening

2:56

The minibus company want final numbers.

David Archer 2:58

Right, well, Ben, definitely. Not sure about Pip and Stella. Sorry we can't come, Alastair. I love a bit of T20, but there's an anniversary due at the events bar. Yeah, Ruth said. Oh, she told me that your dad had got an e-reader for his birthday. He certainly did. My sister gave it to him. And he hasn't launched it out the window yet? He got me to set it up for him, and he loves it. What? I'm not joking, David. He's reading the complete works of Plato as we speak.

3:26

LAUGHTER

David Archer 3:26

Jim is reading ancient Greek philosophy on a screen? Afraid so. Ah! The world has truly gone mad.

Pip Archer 3:38

So, my mate said if we choose a style, like font, colour and stuff, she can knock up the wedding invitations for us. Really? Yeah. All posh paper and everything. They look really elegant, Pip. She's done all my friends. We need to get on with it, don't we? October's not far away. Right, well, I'll get some samples and pop them on our mood board and we'll see what we think. It's fabulous, isn't it? There's definitely a style emerging. I'm not sure Rosie's on the same page as us, mind. I don't know. She's in raptures about her teacher's wedding. But that was back in the 80s. I am not wearing shoulder pads. No way. Thanks for lunch, Pip. Sorry. I know I'm rubbish company. I just wish this genomic counsellor would hurry up and ring.

Pip Archer 4:23

Yeah. When's your cluster meeting? Half hour, but I said I'd do it on my laptop so I could move into the other room. OK, thanks. Shouldn't be long now. Oh, and the other thing. I keep thinking about St Stephen's. St Stephen's? What for? My entire family have got married in that church. But me... Not even a blessing. I know. To give Alan his due, he was very sympathetic. I guess.

What challenges arise with the Borchester Show planning?

Pip Archer 4:48

I mean, he said we could have prayers, didn't he? But we're hardly big churchgoers, so it's not the end of the world. I know. Thank goodness we didn't do Open Farm Sunday. I couldn't have coped yesterday, not with this hanging over me. I doubt Ruth would have been up for it either.

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No.

Pip Archer 5:05

Right. I've written down all our questions, so try and jot down the answers, OK? Because it'll be a lot to remember.