Archers thread #115: Johnny's in the gym, Josh is in a jam, Rex is riled, Kate's with child - discuss The Archers here

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Thank you, @PseudoBadger, for kicking off this long, long series of Archers threads.

All views on The Archers welcome here! New blood welcomed. We don't all agree on all points and most of us are posting tongue in cheek a lot of the time, so don't worry about revealing that you'd like to share a camomile tea with Kate, or other unusual views.

Spoilers: not on this thread, please. We don't wait for the omnibus to discuss the weeknight episodes, but we do try our best to avoid cross-contamination from www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/3439443-keep-it-to-yourself-the-archers-spoilers-thread-4, where spoilers are positively welcomed!

For newer listeners, lurkers or those who just have no idea what we're talking about, @DadDadDad has created this useful thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/3557323-For-Archers-fans-a-guide-to-acronyms-on-the-long-running-discussion-threads-and-any-other-meta-thread-questions-you-may-have - BOOP point for him! (See thread for explanation.)

Thanks to @LillianGish for the excellent Bert Fry tribute title!

I don't think this thread will get us to Easter, but we should be well into Lent before we need a new title. I wonder if St Stephen's will have a new oh-so-interesting Lent initiative this year. When did we last hear from Alan?

I wonder where the Shires Brewery is?

If they really want the pub to be trendy, I'm surprised no one has thought of setting up a micro brewery around the back, to produce their own 'artisan' beers.

a micro brewery around the back,
Or a gin distillery - that could happen.

I wonder where the Shires Brewery is?

Madely, Shropshire.Changed its name in 2009
www.quaffale.org.uk/php/brewery/219

Now another has taken over the name, and created the most boring facebook page in the history of facebook
www.facebook.com/Shires-Brewery-800519170080535/

Shires, in its various manifestations, seems to be highly thought of among beer drinkers
www.ratebeer.com/ratings/beer/showbrewer-recent.asp?bid=3647

THough the Bull may actually have switched to getting its beer from the more recently opened Three Shires Brewery in Felpersham.
www.quaffale.org.uk/php/brewery/2468

There's nothing I like better than a good excuse to google when I should be getting down to work.

Was it this thread or the last one that somebody asked why we had heard nothing of Mungo for months? I had a quick whizz back but couldn’t find it.

Anyway, I was listening at lunch time and who should be mentioned but Mungo! I call that a result for the poster here.

Do you mean Shires is a real beer, MereDint?

I've always thought it was just a suitaby rustic-sounding made up name.

The interesting thing is that the brewery which owned the Bull was called Stourhampton Breweries, not Shires; yet they served Shires beer.

Did a spot of googling myself.

Found this

and who should be mentioned but Mungo! I call that a result

Yup!

Gratifyingly speedy re-write ...

Oh my goodness! There's an actual TripAdvisor thread all about The Bull

How did I not know about this?

This is one review, and I'm racking my brains to work out whose wedding reception it was. Can someone enlighten me, please?

Adam and Ian's stag night at the Bull was on Sunday 13th December, 2015, and Rob made sure it was rather spoiled for at least one of them, as I recall. That would fit the date more or less.

There are 55 reviews all told!

Thankyou, AQAAT, that's fabulous info

For those of a sensitive nature, the Trip Advisor does make a disturbing claim about the actual existence of The Bull at the top of the review page. I wonder when it will get renamed "B @".

This is the first time Roman and Tracy have had this conversation?

I thought surely, how Roman got into acting would have been one of the first questions asked, when they met. Seems odd not to have been, so it must be to enlighten us, the listeners.

I missed the first couple of minutes, what was Tracey hiding from Roman?

I missed the first couple of minutes, what was Tracey hiding from Roman?

Was washing up so may be a very unreliable source but I think it was more a question of his timing rather than her hiding anything. I think they spend more time in public places rather than at home. Tracey was getting the children ready for school. It didn't sound as if he comes round when the children are there. Do you think we should ask about a red flag AIBU for either of them?

Adam and Ian's stag night at the Bull was on Sunday 13th December, 2015, and Rob made sure it was rather spoiled for at least one of them

See - he wasn't all bad.

It wasn't clear why Tracey wouldn't let Roman in. He obviously knows where she lives. I think its a sign she doesn't want himm to meet the kids or be a permanent feature, at least not yet.

Never mind that - am I right in thinking that Alistair was getting a bull to ejaculate in that scene with Ruth.

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Poor Tracy - it looks as if Roman is about to experience downward mobility. Shortage of work, less income, probably already living beyond his means, won’t be able to afford wherever he lives, scratching around for a job, begging to move in with her ... And she’ll start finding him less attractive as he becomes more needy and hard to drop ...

I’m exhausted just thinking about it, so hope I’m wrong.

(Don’t know DDD, wasn’t listening properly to Alistair and Ruth.)