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You're listening to Thursday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4.
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I don't get this kind of interrogation when I'm living at your sister's.
I'm not interrogating, Dad. I'm just asking if it's a little early.
It's one beer to help my lunch settle.
All right, all right. You do what you want.
I will do, thank you. Susan, open the can for me. My fingers are too stiff.
Oh, give it to me.
I hope you fancy new potatoes with tea tonight. What's that, love? We've got plenty.
Oh, yes, my goodness, look at those.
What do you reckon, Bert? Not bad, eh? Now, that's what I call from farm to fork. From farm to what?
Fork, Dad. It's to do with knowing where your food comes from.
Back in my day, we called it having a veg patch. Are you off now, Susan?
Oh, yeah, I need to get to the shop. You got everything you need, haven't you?
I have now.
All right, I'll see you both later then.
Yeah, all right.
Oh, hello, Alice, love. Can't stop, I'm afraid. Oh, no, me neither. I was just coming to say goodbye.
Oh, you didn't know she was here. Best I might be her. Heidi?
What?
She's at Elky. I don't want to give her any ideas.
Hello, Bert. Is that a beer you've got? Looks like they're treating you well.
Alice just dropped by to see how Martha got on at the sleepover last night.
Yeah, well, from what she's been telling me, she absolutely loved it. Maddy's her new BFF.
Yeah, I know. I was teasing Chris earlier. She'll be pestering him to marry Maddy's mum so they can be sisters. All right, Dad.
What domestic scene opens the episode with the Carter family at home?
I don't think me and Lottie are going to get married any time soon. Oh. I said I was teasing. I know. Martha must think it's her lucky day. Both her parents with new partners she can wrap round her little finger. What's that supposed to mean? Martha's five. Just because she enjoys staying over at Lottie's... OK, Chris, calm down. I'm just saying we shouldn't get our hopes up. Right, I should get to the forge. See you.
Like that's £11.96 altogether, Linda. Right. You're paying by card? Oh, please, yes.
Susan, dare I ask how ticket sales for The Fate are going?
Oh, slow but sure. I've been doing my best to encourage people to buy them early. There is quite a bit of negativity, mind. Oh, dear. In what way? Well... Folk have never had to pay before, have they? And they don't understand why they should have to now. No, I see. And I get Alan's trying to raise money for the new church, Belle, but it really hasn't gone down very well. It's one of the reasons I've started giving concessions. You've done what? Oh, just for pensioners and people with disabilities. Oh, and a couple of customers I know who are on low incomes. But, Susan, Alan was adamant there should be one flat price. Well, I hate to say it, Linda, especially about our own vicar, but that doesn't seem very Christian to me.
Quite a few of them said they wouldn't be able to come if they had to pay full price and then there are the folk who aren't going to come as a matter of principle. What? There are actually people who are planning to boycott the fete. Oh, quite a few. Oh. Like I say, I'm doing my best to shift tickets. But at this rate, the whole thing is looking like one giant damp squib.
Hello, Chris. Can you hear me? Hello?
Alice. Sorry, I didn't notice you there. Oh, that's okay. Sorry for interrupting. No, no, no. Just let me put this back in the forage. I'm making a pair of lantern hooks for Linda's shepherd's hut.
Oh, right.
What are you doing here? Is everything all right?
Everything's fine. Are you?
Me?
Look, tell me to mind my own business, but you seemed a bit tense earlier.
Did I?
When you were talking about Lottie. Did something happen last night?
No, you heard Martha. She had a great time.
I'm not worried about Martha. I'm here as a friend, Chris.
There's no hiding anything from you, is there?
So what happened?
Oh, I'm such an idiot, Alice. I think I've totally messed things up. We were talking about you and Rex.
Right, OK.
How Martha's adjusted to him moving in. I was just musing. I didn't even really mean it seriously, but... I suggested to Lottie me and her should move in together too.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:11
2
What domestic scene opens the episode with the Carter family at home?
2:11–6:22
3
How do Susan and Linda react to ticket sales and controversy over charging for The Fate?
6:22–8:03
4
Why is Susan offering concessions for pensioners and low‑income customers?
8:03–13:44