08/06/2026

The Archers

BBC

Performing Arts, Drama, Fiction, Arts

4.0 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

After conducting pregnancy tests on the Brookfield cows Alistair chats to David about the poisonous atmosphere at Home Farm, wondering if David might be able to soften Brian’s hardline stance. When David mentions trade stand bookings for the Borchester Show are right down Alistair says a client complained about the payment system on the showground last year. David says he’ll investigate, before Alistair chases up numbers for the minibus trip to the Women’s T20 World Cup on Friday. Amber’s pleased by the uptick in social media engagement for the Borchester Show since she took over strategy from George. The money they earn will help cover the cost of all the baby gear they need. David calls, asking Amber to use her contacts at Farm Supplies to find out why trade stand bookings are down, and to target local businesses with positive messaging. Later, Amber and George are able to confirm the slow wi-fi led to payment difficulties last year, putting businesses off booking again. David vows to try and fix it. Stella enthuses about wedding preparations to distracted Pip, who’s waiting for the call from a genetic counsellor. After several false alarms Pip finally speaks to the counsellor, then later tells Stella about the issues they covered, including potential risks to having children in future. Stella suggests focusing on the next step and Pip says she’s agreed to take the private BRCA gene variant test. It’s hard, but once Pip’s done the test, they’ll know for sure without having to wait for Ruth’s NHS referral, which she hasn’t even asked for yet.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
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0:35.8	You're listening to Monday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. Sorry, David, nothing on the scan for this one. Oh, really? All done, girl. Oh, shame.
1:04.4	Go on. Oh, you got. That the last? Uh, for today, Hallister. Yes, thanks. Pretty good result, but still work for Hector to do.
1:13.7	Ruth always does well with A-high.
1:16.2	How did the shearing go last week, by the way?
1:19.0	Oh, great, yeah. Yeah, a couple of Scottish guys this time.
1:22.4	Nearly as good as the New Zealanders.
1:24.9	And George Grundy helped out.
1:26.9	Well, he's an actual sheep. Good on him. Flock's back at home farm now. But, oh, 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... He might very well have right on his side. I don't know.
2:01.7	Being right and being pragmatic are very different things.
2:05.9	Anyway, how's the best ever Borchester show shaping up?
2:11.4	Very nicely. Thanks for asking.
2:14.3	Are you still okay to supervise our on-site vets?
2:17.2	Looking forward to it.
2:18.1	Good.
2:19.1	Well, I say very nicely, but financially.
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