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

Music So Henry's birthday is all sorted, is it?

Yep. I've booked the climbing mall in Bortchester on Saturday afternoon for five of them.

So what will you do on his actual

birthday then? He just wants a birthday tea

at home. Oh, we could do that here

if you like. We can help with some

food. I could do a chili and

some nachos. Oh, thanks, ma'am.

He'll love that. Um, Dad, I think we could do with another sack of potatoes.

Oh, right, you are.

Uh, were you thinking of asking Tom and Natasha, too, or...

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