Orange Is The New Black in Ambridge. Just ask Helen. But will anyone in The Archers ever ask her WHY?

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I reckon this thread will see us through the Euros, both footy and referendum. Await the clunky topical inserts here.

Didn't Alice study aeronautical engineering? And wasn't she going to go to Canada for a super dooper job in aeronautical engineering. As I didn't see the error in the maths T-shirt it may be obvious that I'm a dimwit. But can you just transfer from that to doing GPS systems on a combine harvester??

My friend is an aeronautical engineer and he would say no!!

Asked husband, who is an engineer. He says the principles of engineering are eminently transferable .

Not sure I believe him though. Not after the breaking of the £50m thingummy by dropping it into the seabed.

Totally agree Gasp)de. I only listen to about 1 episode a week these days. No-one is in it any more. I still can't tell the fairbrethren apart and don't understand why they are in business together and theink the sensible one would have ditched the lazy one long ago but can never remember which is which not helped by them both fancying PIp who has suddenly become a sex symbol despite being the most boring girl ever.
What happened to Lilian's business? Her staying with B&J for ever more is totally unbelievable.
It went pear shaped after Nigel was killed off and got even worse after Matt left.

They are transferable but she wouldn't go in at the same level. A bit like a brain surgeon and a heart surgeon I guess!

excellent list.

Alice sounds just like Kate to me

Bravo Gaspode Bravo. And hear hear.

Although....one BOOP (old skool not revised boop) for tonight. I thought Josh did some masterful acting for the '!No' (you totally cannot come to the party you creepy fucker reply to Toby) and the scene with David. Excellent teen stop-embarrassing-me acting. Very believable.

I read 'they are transferable but she wouldn't go in at the same level' and thought it was referring to Pip and the Fair brethren.
Off to rinse out brain.

What will they find for Adam to say now?

Topical insert definitely required.

But surely Ambridge exists on subsidies?

D'you think they have scripts ready?

I can't believe they haven't got scripts ready for all eventualities. Farming Today reported that the majority of farmers were in favour of leaving the EU. That isn't what I'd expected given the level of subsidies for agriculture.

Gruach I suppose the actor who plays Neil could've been taken ill or something.

I can't tell any of the female 18 to 30 year olds apart.

I couldn't make out what the point was of having David go off the deep end at Josh rather than Neil.

David surely would have been pissed off, but given that it's not his fight why has he gone uncharacteristically nuts? Usually he's a total pushover.

If they are trying to move the action to the younger Ambridge dwellers they need more engaging storylines. Yesterday's episode was boring, but we at least know Alice is going to be working in Agriculture and wants more involvement.

Re "Events" - KD tweets:

To those who have asked: I can't comment on if/how #TheArchers will react to the news until the episode has gone out. Sorry about that.

When I imagine Pip I imagine a 1930's "gel" - short bobbed hair, in 1930's tennis gear, and all jolly hockey sticks, striding around and swishing her racquet/stick. Can't bear her, and hate the way she speaks to Josh (even tho's Josh is in the wrong on the hen rustling thing)
Why is Alice moving into agri? Can't possibly have a woman with a proper career outside Ambridge, is that why?

I heard Radio 4 on coercive control yesterday morning. Made me angry all over again with SOC and how the Helen/Rob story was handled. I don't want drama to be issue-based, and I know they are only fictional characters, but the handling of this SL has been irresponsible and misogynistic and I am still angry about it.

I'm not really listening at the moment, just gleaning what I can from here.

But why wouldn't David go off at the deep end at Josh rather than Neil? Josh is 100% in the wrong. If that were my child, I would be pretty seriously pissed off, and I certainly wouldn't be shouting at the person he's stolen from.

But we should have heard Neil telling Josh.

Judy - I think people were expecting Neil to be the one shouting at Josh!

Of course David would be angry with his son - but that's hardly the crucial relationship here. We've been cheated.

As I said they probably could only get the Dave actor to do a quick ' pop in' or whatever they call it. Because the actor who plays Neil is unwell?

I'm willing to take an (un-Cameronian) bet that it was budgetary restraints rather than bed-rest that have foxed this bit of storytelling ppeat.

Yes it's possible, but it sounded a bit cobbled together to me. In fact the last 2 eps have seemed a bit . Maybe the good SWs dare on holiday ? I'm trying to be kind here