He's behind you! Rob's not the messiah - he's a very naughty boy! Watch The Archers pantomime here.

[PseudoBadger]

Oh no he isn't! Oh yes he is!

I was listening on LA today. I knew it would be a boy though. Is it the same dopey midwife who made her first home visit they saw yesterday or was it a private one.

I thought the Fairbrethren sounded a bit non plussed when Rob was withering "I've booked a private scan"

Do we think Rob and Lizzie will rekindle their love over the unleashed calendar girl boobies??

Roy not Rob. Although he was definitely sniffing round her the other day with his cheese trolley.

Dear god!! That spaceman song by bloody Chris de burgh is bad enough to listen to during Christmas time!!... Nevermind having to put up with it in the archers!

Na na na na na na na na na nana neeaagghhh!!!!

David noticed Hellin seemed a bit downcast.

Have the SWs never heard actual people speak?
"Matthew, after milking, you know that pub in the village, The Bull?"
"Erm... yeah, the one your uncle runs?"
No, one of the other pubs in Ambridge

Gruach I can't take the credit for spotting it, I heard it on dum tee dum. Just sad curious enough to listen again ! I haven't listened to see if they cut something else to fit it in, I'm not quite that sad! Maybe they add a few seconds of dialogue every week but it's not normally so crucial ?

This wasn't the same one they lost George's chat with Will from, was it?

De-lurking as an occasional poster to join in the thread. Actually, I can't really join in, as I cannot BEAR to listen to the HellRob storyline unfold as it actually makes me feel anxious….

So glad to be able to follow it on this thread. We ALL hate Rob in this house (including dd aged 10…). Uuuurrrrgggghhhhhhh

small hijack

orangina, are you the sister of a former very regular poster with legal career & 4 kids?

Yes, that's me!

(Do I know who you are FinestGrundyTurkey?!?!)

Well I am an oldie though have had a few other names :-) I'm glad you haven't changed yours!

One of my best memories of your sister is the Judge Flounce unveiling - one of her finest hours!

Will send you a message to terminate hijack

The less I've listened, the more I've posted (though still not prolific). DP still studiously avoids the Archers slot to ring, I knew Charlie had a crisis of some sort because he'd heard the last few seconds I think. His (adult and in her own house) DD still listens, but is as aghast as we all are on here.

Most odd about the extra dialogue.

Why would Matthew tell David that he and Pip will sort out the herd? He's only meant to be there another week, he'll hardly have time.

So Pip and David messed up the cows' routine while Ruth was living on the mororway and now they're getting a stranger to advise them on how to change things even more? If Ruth does ever come back she won't recognise her herd.

Matthew managed to get in a dig at "Tobes." He's already weirdly overinfested in Brookfield (Pip), I doubt he's going anywhere soon ...

I'm not happy that it looks as if we're going to be treated to a pure EE Christmas wedding disaster with Rob and Charlie rolling on the ground outside the register office fighting over who gets to stride in and stop the ceremony first.

It made me laugh when Matthew said the cows are quiet! I did think, that's cos it's turned into EE and production keep forgetting to add realistic countryside noises in.

It's a cover up.

Awful scripting and awkward conversations last episode.
Cringe.

Well Ruth WANTED to effing go, she only has the SW to blame .

Ref. awkward conversations; at least one of you moaners posters will be happy that they've remembered to carry on the awkwardness between Kenton and Dave. I noticed he pointedly did NOT ask his brother about his broken arm

Oh, ok. A BOOP for Pip sending Tobes on his way while she had a grown up conversation.

(And the opposite of a BOOP for SWs tweeting about scripts for future episodes ...)

"Dum tee dum podcast" ? Where do I find this? And off immediately to listen to the secret extra omnibus dialogue. Sad, me?

Matthew is contracted for more than 2 weeks dipan, I think that he'll be needed till Dave's arm out of plaster. What is worrying me is that there has been no mention whatsoever of them calling Ruth to discuss appointing him...

Re Louiza Helen actress never having met Henry, that's right, she said it at the Radio Times Festival event. that was the same one where SOC said he saw Helen as an Ibsen heroine, and I noticed recently that Lynda described the part in Calendar Girls that she wanted Helen to play as being Ibsen- esque.

JMcJ I must admit I went straight to iplayer!

It is very odd. And could hardly be a mistake; such a specific, crucial bit of dialogue carefully excised from the weekday episode rather than dropping off the end. What are they up to??

Jessie They are keeping the broken arm from Ruth that's why they haven't asked her .