As Frilly stress Lizzy out, did the SWs forget her heart defect? Will there be long term llama drama karma in The Archers?

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Oh! Was this recorded out of sync? Toddler Henry again.

One could tire of competitive Flower & Produce chat ...

Yes it was toddler Henry being set up to become psycho toddler Henry.

Quite revealing about Shula, actually!

Exactly this my hungry tiger twin, the woman's obsessed with sex but in such a repressed way. You know she's so jealous.

And LillianG it definitely did need spelling out, short of putting Freddy up, I hadn't realised she'd been particularly wonderful at all.

Thanks, other Tiger!

Freddie seemed to be the one cheering Shula up the other day when he persuaded her to go cubbing.

I did a double-take there.
I misread that as persuaded her to go clubbing.

I assumed ADarkandStormyKnight was being deliberately mischievous - as I too had a vision of an ecstasy-subdued Shula stumbling around in teeny leather shorts and a year’s worth of smudged eyeliner!

( I have no idea what goes on in clubs ...)

norty Knight.
I have visions of Shula taking one look at the sticky carpet then tutting and getting out the shake'n'vac. Not sure if she'd do the jaunty song and dance routine though.

(Do they still have carpets in clubs? It's a long time since I've been to one)

Dark and Stormy They weren't going cubbing (clubbing wouldve been preferable )) though were they? They were wearing their 'ratcatcher coats' so I assumed it was a sort of practice type drag run with the new hounds that they mentioned.

The locals round here have been banging away for nearly 2 weeks now, they don't use horses.

Maybe they were 'ratting'

Oh I just assumed it was cubbing but everything I know about hunting is from my childhood pony books and norman thelwell.

I caught a snippet on R4 (the station not you R4) after that 'cubbing' episode where they said something about people complaining she was breaking fox hunting rules. Though I thought I heard the presenter refer to her as Sheila not Shula? Did anyone else here it? I was thinking a presenter who doesn't listen to TA might not have recognised the name and assumed it was a typo?

'Cubbing' is a hangover from pre-ban days. It's usually called 'autumn hunting' now. Pre ban, the idea was to disperse the litters so that the fox population was more spread out, and also to help train the young entry (hounds). It's much more informal than winter hunting, so early mornings, hunt staff and followers dressed in ratcatcher (tweed jackets, coloured stocks, brown boots etc), horses not plaited etc etc... and usually followed by breakfast!

Were they autumn hunting? here.

Ratcatchers are worn for that.

Snap Rapidash!

That is really funny Teen I didn't hear that about the complaints.It's so surreal I can't even make a joke out of it! (i tried ).

Nowadays I'd guess they use autumn hunting as a chance to get the young hounds used to picking up and following the trail scent

I"m bewildered, I don't think I can have listened to the same broadcasts. Haven't picked up Alistair being marvellous and Shula being jealous and seething with repressed sex this week. In general, I agree, Shula is like one of those Trollope female characters that hang out with the clergy and channel their urges through good works and melting conversations about scripture.

Is today going to be the hearing at the school? I'm hoping for a big bang Friday after what, for me, has been a properly dreary Archers week.

Yes it's a training exercise for young hounds ; how to distinguish one particular scent from thousands, how to avoid getting kicked by a horse. And green horses learn how to behave around the hounds.

I am with the pp who has grown weary of flower and produce chat. And I find it rather out of character for Brian to go to such lengths to spy for Jenny, even with it (potentially) being the last time she prepares for the show in her spanking kitchen. I know he's retired but really?

I think Brian is just enjoying the subterfuge, it is livening up his days. Like he is playing a trick on the whole village.

Spreading I wish I lived in a village where the community gets together to show their flowers and produce, it's part of their lives isn't it? Shame that it's almost disappeared in urban areas.

The competition can be fierce .

We'll need a new thread soon. MrsGrindah had a good suggestion for a title a few days ago - anyone else?

So much baking for the Flower & Produce show, but who’s going to get their just desserts - Freddie, Ellis, or Russ? Come and pass judgement on the Archers thread.

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