Knob throttlers form an orderly queue at Blossom Hill Cottage! Discuss the Archers on the Official Thread

[PseudoBadger]

Do you know that I was 3 months pregnant when the first thread started - DD was 2 yesterday

That must also mean that Poppy Grundy's 2nd birthday has passed by unremarked upon...

Thanks for the link DFW. So botulism outbreak at mega dairy caused by a rotting corpse has real- life precedent. Stevan probably too melodramatic, but what about Scruff?

I have completely missed what Linda's show is - can you fill me in?

An Archers calendar?! I would disown anyone who bought me one of those!

"The AHVLA said the disease is usually caused by animals coming into contact with the litter of broiler chickens and it can also affect sheep." From the BBC article I linked. Litter is the manure removed from the sheds, which can apparently also contain the odd dead chicken. Broilers are birds raised for meat, in large numbers in sheds.

This article explains more... www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/livestock-farmers-warned-of-poultry-litter-botulism-risk.htm

I don't know if we have heard them talking about spreading poultry manure on silage fields at Berrow, or is silage bought in? Either way it could be a shortcut traceable back to Rob or yet another dead end storyline

Calendar girls

There was a bit of a clue when LyndaNotLinda said "I quite like the idea of Calendar Girls".
However, we have only heard this second-hand, in the form of village gossip. We have not heard La Snell herself say it.

I hope we get a more Lynda like production

Thank you BYOS

R4 I haven't been able to listen properly or spend the time catching up with the thread in detail for several days due to some difficulties at home . Hoped someone could save me scanning back for pages as I didn't know when it had been announced

Sorry BOOP. Don't hate me!
I think it was last night.

That's OK. Hoping to catch up at work today but I coudn't make head nor tail of why people were talking about naked Ambridgeites here!

Was thewhole calendar girlrhing not just to make Susan....with her burgeoning talents....squirm.

Did the flood or disappearance of Stefan occur at a time that coincided with when they made silage?

Jenny and Brian talked about it too and Brian made some comment about hoping Sabrina would be in it

Maybe they will get peggoi to be in CG hifing behind wads of cash and Christine can have some ginger modesty biscuits

Hiding not hifing

Hope you're okay BOOP

Good point about La Snell not saying it. Not really a panto either. Archers calendar?! With pictures of the actors?! Nooooo :o

I'm not saying it's lowbrow - just that Lynda would think it was!
I'm surprised Toby hasn't yet discovered the lovely Sabrina.

Oh lord I've realised I spelled Lynda wrong too! I'm not fit to be seen on this thread!

Jill can be covered in well trained bees.
Ruth could hide behind some artificial insemination equipment.
Lillian can hide behind ice and a slice.

I hope Stefan isn't dead and we don't end up with a murder story. I'm hoping he will return and give evidence at the flood enquiry, if there is to be one.

So my money's on a contaminated batch of feed bought in by Rob. He has form for skimping on feed costs contrary to the policy of the owners of the animals.

Is it only chickens that can pass it on? Not geese?

I think Fallon should have a well-placed policeman's helmet like this chap

Hey, let's objectify the women of the village! I hope Lynda has plans for the men!

Given the melodrama we already have I think a murder could push me over the edge!

Well BYOS the play of CG is about women - and is supposed to be about women becoming empowered rather than objectified but I know what you mean.

Maybe The Full Monty next year?

The rationale for Calender Girls was

1. it's mostly the women of Ambridge who volunteer for the Christmas production and CG has lots of female parts
2. it's about a village pulling together for a good cause
3. it was done under the banner of the WI - them that have just had their 100th birthday.

Whilst that is true, it seems to have spawned a load of copy cats and the whole thing seems to have been lost in a sea of giggles.

I still don't think it's very Lynda though!

No, I don't think it's very Lynda either. Nor Christmassy.