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The Archers

15/02/2026

The Archers

BBC

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.09K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

At the Rewilding, Alice is impressed by how the beavers have already reduced the risk of flooding downstream on the Am. Alice takes photographs for Phoebe before circuitously asking Rex if he did anything for Valentine’s Day. Rex, though, is worried about his taxi licence renewal after a drunken fare made a complaint about Rex “stealing” an expensive watch he left in Rex’s cab. Unless Rex can prove the man’s suspicions are groundless, that could be it for him as a cabbie. Alice suggests checking if the watch was handed in at any of the pubs and bars the man drank at before getting in Rex’s cab, offering to split the task if they go on Tuesday. Rex agrees.

Alice confides in Ruairi that she’s debating whether or not to ask out someone she fancies, before noting Ruairi is more subdued than usual. Ruairi denies this and heads off to Berrow Farm, where Neil lets Hannah know that Ruairi is starting as a trainee. It’s all very last minute, Martyn having told Neil that Brian wants Ruairi to get more hands-on farming experience. Hannah is unimpressed, what they need is a skilled worker, not a complete novice. Neil agrees, but they’ve got no choice in the matter. Ruairi then listens carefully while Neil and Hannah outline the seriousness of the responsibilities Ruairi will be taking on and the necessity of avoiding contamination. Later, while Neil starts showing Ruairi what to do, Ruairi gets distracted, then slips and falls in the muck. Hannah can’t see him lasting a week.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:07.0

Imagine a loved one, studying off for the day, and then not coming home.

0:11.7

You have 101 different questions and no answers.

0:15.7

The charity bike ride that ended in a missing person hunt.

0:19.9

Where did he go?

0:21.3

It's like where on earth could he have gone?

0:23.7

This is, are you going to be okay for this cycle?

0:26.2

And he said, I'll do it even if it kills me.

0:28.7

Crime next door, the vanishing cyclist.

0:31.2

My advice at that point was to get the police helicopter airborne.

0:34.7

Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:37.1

You're listening to Sunday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. Do you think Dad needs a hand with her?

1:01.1

I'd just let him get on with it.

1:02.7

He offered to have her.

1:03.8

Much of my surprise.

1:05.2

Don't complain about it, Alice.

1:06.6

Oh, I'm not. Believe me.

1:08.9

Anytime someone wants to take Martha for an outing is fine by me, especially at half term.

1:15.3

I'm still looking for someone to babysit Friday evening.

1:18.2

Oh, Friday?

1:19.2

Pip and Stella's engagement party.

1:21.3

Oh, yeah.

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