Summary
Tony’s after some help at Bridge Farm and wonders whether Brian might be interested. Alice explains her dad’s angina has been a concern recently. Brian overhears, declaring he feels mollycoddled and patronised by his children. Tony tentatively suggests Brian must have a lot on with his house move. Brian’s defensive, responding testily that Miranda’s house sale has fallen through. Later he apologises to Alice for his attitude. Alice understands. It would be her mum’s birthday this week so it’s a difficult time. She wonders if now is the right time to be thinking about moving house. Brian assures her it’s exactly the right time for a new chapter. Over a pint, Neil updates Tony on George, who’s having a brain scan. Tony’s more concerned about Neil – he knows how it feels to discover someone possibly mortally injured. Neil admits it’s shaken him. He reports Jazzer is also very out of sorts. Tony offers good advice, and they resolve they should meet for a drink more often.
Jolene puzzles over the wiping of the New Year’s Eve CCTV footage. Fallon wonders if it could have been deleted by accident. Joy thinks that’s unlikely. Neither can remember seeing anything untoward on the night. Joy broaches the topic of Burns Night, but Fallon reckons they should keep it small this year under the circumstances. When Jolene continues to fret about who could have got access to the Bull’s security system, Joy suggests they forget all about New Year’s Eve. The likes of Markie and his gang will get what’s coming to them.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts. |
| 0:05.7 | Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked. |
| 0:12.7 | But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's Saturday bonus episodes, |
| 0:18.2 | The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylan, and comedy specials |
| 0:22.2 | from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffel and Rommashranganathan. |
| 0:26.0 | However, and maybe I'm biased, it's really all about The Traitors Uncloaked. |
| 0:30.3 | So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and podcasts, listen only on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:35.0 | You're listening to Monday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. It always looks so bare once the decorations start coming down. |
| 1:01.7 | Mum used to do such a good job of the tree, didn't she, Tony? |
| 1:04.8 | She did. |
| 1:05.8 | Pat and I could never understand how. |
| 1:07.7 | It was like something out of a stately home. |
| 1:10.0 | Yeah, always colour-coordinated. She had this kind of almost scientific approach to it oh um can you pass some more newspaper please oh yeah there you go thanks and her wreath always real foliage she'd never stand for anything plastic yeah christmas is officially over when that reef comes down from the door. But I've tried to keep up the tradition, but I don't have a knack of making everything beautiful. Oh, I think you've done a really decent job this year. Oh, well, that's a bit threadbare. Some eucalyptus fell off every time Dad shut the door. It smells good, though. What's left of it? Jennifer would be mightily impressed |
| 1:45.9 | you kept the tradition going. |
| 1:47.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:48.7 | But I bet she'd be secretly pleased |
| 1:50.6 | that no one else made Christmas as magical as she did. |
| 1:52.8 | That's probably true. |
| 1:55.2 | Well, thankfully, Martha has not inherited my lack of artistic skill, |
| 1:59.0 | despite being only four. |
| 2:00.9 | Speaking of which, come on, give your favourite niece the gossip on Grand's art installation. |
| 2:07.0 | I'm afraid I am just as much in the dark as you. We'll have to go along to the unveiling at the end of the month like everyone else. |
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