As doors slam shut in Rob's face and behind SOC, a new door opens for the next Archers editor. Are we expecting some New Tricks, or just Archenders?

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Welcome one and all. No spoilers please!

Going to the hairdresser (whilst taking her Grandmother), just doesn't chime with someone in a depressive state.

Lucky they didn't bring up her driving offences though

I think its totally irrelevant where Helen was. When I look after my GC sometimes it is out of necessity and the majority of times its for fun.
ibrowze - I'm amazed they haven't !

Great title, thanks, Pseudo!
Thinking that calling the NewEd 'Who' will confuse me. He's Hoo in my head.

If Rob's barrister was trying to make out that not being glued to your child's side at all times makes you an unfit parent, it is an equally pertinent question where Rob was at the time of the bull incident.

The Brookfield archers have managed to raise two complete twats. Let's hope Ben's neglect stands him in better stead

If you're going to 'hang out' in the altogether, get yr friend with benefits to lock the door. (Unless you're half hoping someone will pop in)

Thanks Psuedo good title! I hope the new editor reads this thread!

I don't get why "I luurve Tuscany" Caro can't wait a while till poor old Joe pops his clogs. Of course it could be another 10 years

Mind you with the political state that Italy's in you wouldn't catch me wanting to buy a place there. It's lovely geographically, but too hot and the bureaucracy makes France's look positively benign!

ibrowze I got the feeling Toby was sitting on or at the table waiting to surprise P when she walked in the door 😁.

Gawd, Vango, might you not be overthinking this a tad?

Toby should 've worn a pinny over his penxx !!! Lucky Pip!!!

Oh no, ppeatfruit, conjuring up visions of those Butlers in the Buff (I went to a 40th and they were the waiters – I didn't quite know where to look)!

WTAF with Toby and Pip!!!!! I wasn't listening over the summer so did they get together then or was last night's the first anyone knew about it? Pip and Josh are properly odious there's no two ways about that.

Tuktuk Listen again! You know I'm right! The SWs attempt at a 'comedy' storyline (as opposed to any kind of romance) 😁.

Re Helen's ED - I dimly remember that when Pat and Tony were very worried about her after Greg died, there was some dialogue that seemed to suggest that it had happened before. I was on the BBC Archers messageboard then (RIP ) and many of us were very puzzled about this, as we couldn't recall any mention of Helen having any problem before. Pat had a major depressive episode, but Helen was working away running the dairy while Pat recuperated with the nuns in Prestatyn.

xmas I can't quite remember when Pip and Toby got together but it has been a couple of months probably. Also Jill saw him leaving Pip's house one night and warned her off him but she hasn't listened. I think Rex (who adores her) doesn't know yet!

xmas it was early July in the podcasts I was catching up on, he took her up the Lakey Hill - that's when the snogging started.

There was then some to and fro regarding a dirty weekend that never happened.

I thought everything was concentrated on Pat's depression after Jahhhnnn's death and Hellbent, rather than having an eating disorder, was busy lording it over Hayley and forcing her out of the family business despite Hayley's best efforts to act in tune with what John would have wanted for his sossidge empire? I have a lasting memory of Helen being an utter bitch after her brother's death, but not of her being ill because of it.
NOOOOOOOOAAHHH, Vango, I am not going to listen to that distasteful scene again, thank you!

'We bought our DS an expensive laptop, he's just flogged it on Ebay. AIBU to want to say something more than 'Ooaah Nooooh'?'

Errol

Tuktuk, that's how I remember it. It's not just SOC who rewrote TA history to suit his latest whim. Vanessa Whitburn had form for doing that as well.

Yes, Tuktuk Helen was vile to Hayley after John's death.

Josh is a git to flog a new laptop for, presumably, half what it was worth. If the egg empire is that hard up that he can't raise £250 by any other means then it's in deep trouble.

He didn't get much for the laptop, did he - £250 is mere chicken feed.

ba-dum-tsh!

Found you all. Blimey these threads are moving along smartly, aren't they? .

Thanks for the woman's hour mention - managed to listen this afternoon. I would love it if Pat had to supervise contact with Rob - after all his lording ways it would be a good comeuppance