As another voice actor does a bunk in the night, is he watching them all with the eyeeeeeee .... of the TIGER? Bring back Matt unadulterated to The Archers NOW.

[PseudoBadger]

This is too much for me now. I need to meditate.

Vickeeeee owns £30,000 of the cows. she bought them with her money from her flat sale. So her original cows plus their female calfs

Archer's Boop spotters here!
Simple

I miss Brenda. I wish she'd come back. She could be useful and kind to Lilian and Roy. A thorn in the flesh of Tom. And the super-heroine rescuer of Helen.

Not sure how good the advice Ed gets from Ruth will be, given recent business decisions over there.

So Vicki owns 30,000 worth of Ed's cows. About 25 then? Let's hope she doesn't decide she needs that money too. That really would be the nail in the coffin. araminta Ed can't afford to buy the milk round, he has no capital and nothing to borrow against.

Kate is just awful, isn't she. Jenny wasnt tough enough! (Though it's a good start)

Can we fit the valentines dance into the thread title? Something like 'come and practise your jiving ready for the Valentine night at the Bull, and speculate about what Helen will wear if Rob lets her go'

Needs work

I thought Vicki bought Bullocks not cows, and I have no idea whats happened to them.

Valentine's Day massacre, Archers showdown,

Thread title - I liked icimoi's from way upthread:

Robot milkers for cows 200 miles away, swimming pools for non-existent horses, come count your unhatched chickens here

Just been thinking regarding new thread, would it be possible to put a kind of mini-glossary into first post, as I fear the jargon from this thread can put off newbies? Just really things specific to here, like BOOP-Points, WAL (I've forgotten that one myself), perhaps what is meant by 'the film'.

I feel quite optimistic about Phoebe's future. She has got the measure of both/all her parents. She know Roy loves and cares about her, even if she is still angry; she knows Kate loves herself; she knows Hayley is stable and loves all of them; she has JD and half of Ambridge on her 'side'. She is still prioritising homework and hasn't been sucked in by Kate's silliness. My BOOP point for today. It was all good though tonight, in various ways.

It's raining again. Watch out for the sinkhole! Pseudo I was really hoping the slurry with the fringe on top would make it into the thread title.

Really liked today's episode - especially Kate having one of her many many flaws pointed out. Doubt it will do any good though.

I'm desperately hoping Ed will get done good news soon.

I feel we need another cheery singalong to celebrate the return of some decent writing for familiar voices.

I think WAL was Whiny Ardent Listeners! Excellent idea about the glossary, Topaz.

Oh Lillian it was one of our finest hours! I lost track and thought it was a previous thread

Cheery singsong for Lillian:

DAVID

Oh Ambridge
You lovely vale
Land of undulating fields
Always the church bells ringing
Always the buzzy bees buzzing

RUTH
Oh Ambridge
You ugly vale
Landscape of mega dairies
Always the bypasses building
Always the population moaning
And the money owing
And Jill is crying
And the pheasants flying.
I like the place that's called Prudhoe
Swill round your slurry and put that in!

RUTH & PIP
I like to be in Northumberland!
Got a big farm in Northumberland!
Robotic parlours in Northumberland!
For a big fee in Northumberland!

What's the tune Pseudo ?

And I hope that the SWs (and Dopeys) are aware of the Prudhoe Badger?

Cheminotte West Side Story "America" is my guess.

I did write one for Kenton , to the tune of Oliver but we've moved on a bit counting chickens wise and I think I'll need to expand it to "Shu-u-la" as well as " Keh-n-ton".

Obadiah "He's A Liar"

We've ne-e-ever killed a Rob before,
Now all as one
We'll do
The thing of which we're sure.
We've ne-e-ever killed a Rob before
We thought Hel-en was safe
We thought Pat knew the score
But there are times
When our ears can't be wrong
Together we are strong
And out our wrath must pour
Dear Sean forgive
This heartless phase we're in
We've really never killed
A Ro-o-ob before.

"Obadiah" isn't actually the title. I just like saying it ...

PseudoBadger...Briliant

Wide awake in Holland last night with a stinking cold, delighted to find that the radio iplayer thingy works over here (didn't it used to not work in forrin parts?)

BOOP point for me was the contrast between Hayley and kate with phoebe. Nicely done I thought. And JD's amazement at Kate's utter lack of self awareness

It's good Zero But who sings "He's a liar" ? So I can remember the tune 'Sorry to sound dense [duh] emoticom.

Poor old Ed in the shxx again

Hooray Feebs is brighter than Roy thinks, she's not listening to her off the wall mother at all. Poor Kate who lives in an alternative universe !

ppeat That bit isn't sung. In the original the guy introduces himself to the er ... doll as Obadiah. He's never told anyone his real name before.

Sorry I don't remember that from Guys and Dolls either Oh dear! And I know and love it too!!

Re-stating my idea from up thread........

Boop Boop a Doop. Double episode Valentines Dance looms large in The Archers. Will it be a damp squid or a conflagration? Will Charlie's kilt make another guest appearance? Speculate freely but take for granted the scene where Rob compels Helen to look dowdy.

I do like the glossary idea. SOTMC should be in there too.