Tis the season to be jolly, Fallon, Alan, Helen, Lillian; Deck the Hall with boughs of Holly, Lily, Will and Jill, Tilly Button. Celebrate Christmas with The Archers!

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Thanks to SmallLegsOrSmallEggs for this thread title way back in November!

Brine and Jenny.
Justin and someone he knows that Hellin doesn't. (Presumably he had a life before).

I think his peeference would be anyone hetero . Preferably with money.

All employers will eventually have to have a pension scheme. The largest employers (like Damara / Berrow) were signed up first but the process is still on-going. Our staging date isn't until 1st Jan 2017.
You would think that TA would put it in as a Public Information service but their PI brief only ever seems to go as far as agriculture and no further.

I do hope that Miles is going to turn up at some point. Given Knob's hatred of him, he must know where a few bodies are buried.

Someone who should have known better once called me "pompous". So I fully expect Miles to be revealed as the world's loveliest human being.

Everyone who offers work to anyone has to set up a scheme for them. A lady I know who pays carers privately has to set up a pension for them. I don't think agricultural workers are exempt. Size of business is not relevant. The researchers could do with a kick.

Agree about Miles. Or even Jess, frankly. Anyone who can unearth those skeletons.

Will she, won't she, will she, won't she, will she be on the plane?

Looking into the scrying pale. H and R split, wrangles over custody, parental access, and education of the boys ( if it is a boy). If it is he will be gay or trans.

Sticker - new pig arks for us?

May I moan about the broken arm storyline... I've broken mine a few times variety of ways & severity .
If cast came off after just 4 weeks then it's not that bad, David should have been able to keep driving for himself.

Awww naww !!!

Iorek they're upgrading because of the rise in demand since that darn quiz!

He's going to corner Justin at a Hunt and ask him to be godfather, isn't he? Justin will be taken aback but may be flattered enough to agree.
I wondered if he might opt for Jennifer as GM but she lives a bit too near. He'll want godparents who will stump up for presents but not interfere.

BTW, who are Henry's godparents? I think Ian is one. Is Kirsty the other?

I doubt that even the SWs know ...

So did Ruth return from NZ or not?

She came back but only wants a cuppa and her own bed. Doesn't fancy the champagne David's got in.

To be fair, if I'd just flown back from NZ with not much sleep, I would probably only want my own bed and not much else, too.

But it was quite pointed - she specifically did not say she's missed David.

What are we expecting for the 65th? An entirely sung episode? Or just the Archer children? Maybe the cows' view of events? Or only previously silent characters?

Ah. I have it.

Our Village (Act III)
All the dead of Ambridge laughing and sighing over the petty squabbles of the living.

I'd fancy a cuppa more than champagne too but it came across as not boding well.

I have a very bad feeling about tomorrow.

Meanwhile, in other news, we are melting a piece of lead over a candle to see what 2016 will bring. Our son brought this bit of lead home from Prague and is following traditional Czech instructions which he has put through Google translate. The melted lead has just been thrown into a pail of water. The shape it makes as it cools will tell us what will happen. Apparently it looks like a broken horse. Shula to go out of business?

Rob riding accident.

We can but hope!

Could it be a broken cow rather than a horse? David will tell Ruth they have to end the dairy herd. Ruth says she's come back to fetch her stuff and is eloping with Silent Sam the Dairyman.

By the way, had there been any discussion of Josh going on a skiing trip?