Come and play Grand Theft Combine through the quiet Ambridge streets. And by the way, ROB IS STILL MARRIED.

[PseudoBadger]

Bolloxfest is imminent. Will this thread make it to the big day?

Have just been enjoying listening to Patricia Greene (Jill) on Broadcasting House....

The Snellamy ( that's clever Zero ) baby is Leon Jamie remember?

Yes very odd that Lil wasn't snarfing a cocktai or three at her sisters' divine do. Nice to hear Matt. though.

"Snellamy" wasn't mine ppeat!

But I insist on "Rupert"....

.... Or did we agree on "Rafe" after James' dad?

Am back and caught Friday's episode and then today's film , so for my sins I got a double helping of the Kitchen Supreme. Jenny sounded truly bonkers.
We've got a kitchen renovation going on ...no coffee frother, sparking water taps or Brian in a waistcoat for me. I reckon the earlier estimate of 75k is pretty close to the mark. I wonder if I can wangle all new accessories for mine...

I'm surprised and disappointed that Brine mixes a crap cocktail. I thought he'd be quite the mixologist.

It seems the Aldridges are becoming figures of fun. I'm not keen on that direction.

Hot news: new actor playing Josh, apparently. Angus Imrie (yes, relation).

The easiest way to get a gig in showbiz is to be related to someone in showbiz!

I don't like what they've done to the aldridges either. Trying to make them country manor folk to be laughed at. Seems like yet another move away from the characters as we know them

Patricia Greene was on Woman's Hour the other day and on BH today (as zero said). Why? Is she trying to get a profile outside of TA because the SW are about to bump her off? Having said that, they do seem to be setting her up for a Last of the Summer Wine with Carol and ?? (who's the third one - surely not Piggoi or Aunty Cardboard. Perhaps they will go co-ed and include Jim.)

"Is she trying to get a profile outside of TA because the SW are about to bump her off?" But she's older than my DM. Surely she'd want to retire if they ded her?

I'd assumed she was all over the radio because so many people praised her poetry reading (the WWI anniversary.) But perhaps the BBC is pushing a hot new elders SL...

Well at least we were right about James wanting his Pa's name!

Are we getting a bad feeling about Rotaboy roaming the corridors of LL in his PJs?

Not just me then R4 ? Seems a bit excessive to stay there all week. How far away from Ambridge is LL?

Not that far, it's probably only five minutes on a good day but I think that Willow Farm and LL are on opposite sides of the Am so the route is restricted to river crossings. Not to mention getting stuck behind a combine.
They must be expecting hordes of visitors to be clogging all the lanes.

Have we heard Geraldine yet?

What happened to lewis?

I can't imagine Brenda will be happy if they sell the house and buy in Birmingham. Having said that, mike does have a bigger responsibility to Bethany as her future is certainly more precarious. I can totally see why vicky wants to move but u think mike is going to drop dead a la Betty leaving a huge row oer what is vickys and what is the kids as he won't have left a will

I can see the possibility of Mike coming to the conclusion that he really can't leave Willow Farm, swiftly followed by Mike and Vicky splitting up at exactly the same time as Roy and Hayley's domestic life explodes. (Only because one of the best stories ever was the Christmas when both Debbie and Jenny were coming to terms with unfaithful husbands...)

hello there fellow Archerites :)
I've been following this thread for months, it's fun! Now I am joining in to let you all know that some Archers characters will be on 6 Music's Roundtable this Thursday Roundtable Archers Special :)
Sounds interesting!

Is that you Steve?

Ha ha no definitely not Steve!

Just an Archers and 6Music fan...

Great joined up thinking by The Beeb there!

Just caught up by the way. Roy, for example, is a right fucker. What an actual shit. He has read The Script all right, picking fights with poor Hayley for no reason.
I bet he doesn't sleep in those fancy new apartments... And gets caught with his pants down...

That's my comment on last night btw, haven't heard tonight. 'Just caught up' May have been a bit misleading.

All this is gearing up to the inaugural Loxfest, which Steve Lamacq has helped to curate. From 6 Music.

Seriously?

Does that mean it's definitely happening?

Pseudo . He is indeed a right fucker.

Although they are getting the organisation of Bolloxfest badly wrong, it realistic, if Roy is site manager, that he would be staying overnight at Lower Loxley.

Any other discrepancies are unforgiven!