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The Archers

29/03/2023

The Archers

BBC

Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts, Drama

4.09K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Neil and Oliver discover that their visitors are not a from retirement village but a school. Instead of a pensioners’ tour group, Oliver and Neil are hosting Year Sixes! Oliver’s relieved to know there’s a similarly named retirement village and he’s not going mad. Oliver and Neil try to find a way out but Elizabeth says they’ll just have to do the best they can. After the tour, Oliver and Neil catch their breath. Oliver feels like it didn’t go well but Neil says one of the teachers was impressed with how engaged the children were. They made them laugh. They report back to Elizabeth that the tour was a success. Elizabeth can see there’s no harm done. Oliver hopes Freddie will see that he and Neil can handle anything. As Will and Ed clean the limo they talk about Oliver’s investment offer for George. They’re in awe of Oliver’s generosity and Will confirms they’re going to tell him yes. George comes to test the limo’s sound system but when the engine’s started there’s an unhealthy noise. George is devastated that the limo won’t be fixed in time for his eighteenth. Embarrassed by his family, he’d rather cancel the whole thing than have Will and Ed drive him and his mates. Will seeks out George who reveals that some of his friends tease him about Ed being both his uncle and the husband of his mum. George can’t understand how Will can be okay with Ed and Emma being a couple. He thinks the whole thing is weird.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:04.9

You're listening to Wedden's Days episode of the Arches from BBC Radio 4.

0:10.3

Music

0:27.6

Welcome to Lower Locksley Hall, home of the Paget of Family for centuries.

0:33.3

Imagine that, I don't know about you, but the oldest thing in my house is me.

0:37.9

No, no, I won't say that.

0:40.8

The hall is Jacobian in origin, although much of what you see today was added at the start of the 18th century.

0:47.6

Neil, honestly, don't over think it, you'll be fine.

0:51.2

And as much as I'd like to hear your entire spiel, I do need to find Diane and Clifford.

0:56.0

You've not seen them, have you?

0:57.3

Yes, I'm Cliffs in the Scullery and Diane's Minding Left Property.

1:01.7

But they're doing the Abboton Wood tour at 10.

1:04.1

Actually, Oliver and I have swapped with them.

1:06.8

You're fine.

1:07.5

Oh, it's fine. That's what you're on practice in.

1:10.4

It is Freddie, no.

1:11.9

Freddie?

1:13.2

Oh, never mind, I'll tell you then.

1:15.2

I just had a call from Maria. Her little boys come down with a nasty bug.

1:19.2

She should be on her way soon, but she's having to wait for her mother-in-law to arrive to take over.

1:23.9

Oh, okay, right. That's Maria.

1:28.1

Our school's coordinator.

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