Summary
Leonard asks Ben if Ruth has decided whether to be tested for the BRCA gene variant. Ben’s still annoyed with Josh for not wanting to know, an attitude he thinks is typically selfish. Following yesterday’s chat with Alan, Leonard considers how lucky he is being retired, and that life seems more stressful these days. Ben agrees - the surgery has so many people saying they’re struggling. He hopes the mental health initiatives he’s trying to set up with Azra will help address these pressures.
Adam has spoken to Ruairi, who agrees that Brian must be made to let go of the business. Ian’s surprised Ruairi agreed, considering the George attack cover–up, but Adam insists it’s for Brian’s own good. Brian’s out of his depth, plus his dinosaur attitudes and lack of futureproofing are no good for Home Farm. It needs to be addressed at the partnership meeting. Kate’s horrified by the idea of caravan storage and agrees with Adam. Ian is concerned that the family are being misled by inaccurate dementia speculation, but Adam feels he has no choice. Having invited Alice to dinner, Adam pleads with her to help form a united front against Brian. Alice wants more time though - Brian really doesn’t think he’s got dementia. Instead of rocking the boat, can’t they just persuade him to get some kind of cognitive fitness test? Frustrated, Adam insists the clock is ticking – he sees Brian floundering badly and if they don’t act quickly, Home Farm is going to fail.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | The 8th of August, 1963, a gang of thieves hold up a British Royal Mail train on its way from Glasgow to London. |
| 0:16.0 | More than two million pounds was stolen, and Ronnie Biggs was the most famous face of the great train robbery. |
| 0:22.8 | Daniel Mays reveals the true story of Ronnie Biggs. |
| 0:26.4 | A train robbery, a prison escape and 36 years on the run. |
| 0:30.6 | Gangster presents the story of Ronnie Biggs. |
| 0:33.9 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:36.9 | You're listening to Tuesday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. Hiya. |
| 1:00.4 | Hey, Ian, guess what? |
| 1:02.2 | He said yes. |
| 1:03.9 | Who said yes? |
| 1:06.7 | Rory. |
| 1:07.1 | Rory said yes. |
| 1:09.5 | To supporting me, backing me, he agrees, basically. |
| 1:12.3 | Brian has got to go. |
| 1:14.3 | Really? |
| 1:14.9 | Yeah? |
| 1:15.4 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 1:15.9 | We had a good hour on the phone this afternoon, talking it all through. |
| 1:19.2 | And I think you know, Rory really gets it. |
| 1:22.0 | Yeah? |
| 1:22.6 | Yeah, absolutely. |
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