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The Archers

15/12/2022

The Archers

BBC

Arts, Drama, Performing Arts, Fiction

4.28.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Pip and Toby watch Rosie’s school Nativity performance. As long as she’s not upstaged by Madison the sheep, Pip will be happy. They spot Madison’s mum arriving late and Pip can’t hide her disapproval of this. However she introduces herself afterwards as Lottie, one of Pip’s old schoolfriends. The two swap costume stories and reminisce gleefully about their schooldays. Lottie wonders whether Rosie would like to play with Maddie in the holidays. Pip’s cautious after the spat over the Nativity roles, but Lottie assures her everyone’s moved on. Later Toby laughs at Pip’s U-turn over Maddie and her mum – maybe being a little less judgy might be a way forward! Eddie and George are out selling the logs that Emma and Ed have misappropriated. George reckons he’s giving up Fallon’s choir to help his granddad with shifting them. He practices his sales technique on Eddie, who isn’t impressed, and shares his own wisdom on the subject. He reckons George needs to try out on someone who’s easy to sell to. They land on Tracy, but she proves a tricky customer, having called Emma to secure her first batch of logs free of charge as they’re so wet. George growls that his mum’s a soft touch. Eddie points out she’s not the only one: George didn’t get his money up front, which is a big mistake especially when it’s family. Disgruntled George apologises reluctantly for his blunder.

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:04.9

You're listening to Thursday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4.

0:10.6

Music Radio Podcasts

0:28.3

Pip, over here! Hey, hey, I've got your seat.

0:31.4

Oh, thank goodness!

0:32.9

You don't want to know how many parents I had to fight off to save it for you.

0:36.0

Oh, thanks.

0:37.0

Why is it so full? It's a school nativity, not Taylor Swift.

0:40.9

It's going to be better this way.

0:43.0

This is great Toby, it's a perfect view of the stay.

0:45.7

Why short, so? Where have you been, anyway?

0:48.4

Mum couldn't clear up the barn on her own and Joshua's doing the beef deliveries.

0:52.4

You don't like getting Ben to help out.

0:55.0

Well, I had to ask him on Sunday when Rosie was ill,

0:57.2

but I'm dad's insisting we let him rest.

0:59.4

I was dressed free.

1:00.4

Not easy when everyone round him is on their knees.

1:02.9

Why, if it were me, I'd want to keep busy.

1:05.0

Me too. But there's no telling dad.

1:07.3

Look, there she is. They're lining up ready to come in.

1:09.8

Oh, has she spotted us?

1:11.8

Yep, she's waving.

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