😱 Archers thread #130: The Fall of the House of Aldridge. Discuss The Archers here.

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

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 look forward to Shula's first sermon, or other unusual things.

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/4197199--The-Archers-spoilers-thread-6-Cant-wait-for-7-02pm-Join-us-here, 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.)

I went for the obvious thread title this time. Poor Ruairi! We've had a good go on the last thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/a4289334--Archers-thread-129-Casey-Macy-Lily-Alice-Decent-types-or-full-of-malice-Discuss-The-Archers-here?msgid=109858475#109858475 at trying to work out where he's going and what he might be studying, as the SWs have not seen fit to tell us.

Whither now for Alice? Will Jennifer talk to Peggy soon? Good hint from Lilian the other day that at Peggy's age it's not wise to leave feuds bubbling on.

It's been a long time since we last heard from a certain Archer whose name I am not going to mention in case it acts as a summoning charm. Long may she remain unheard in the dairy or out in the fields, or better still somewhere near a sinkhole. That was a storyline that looked promising years ago and wasn't exploited as it could have been. Pah.

Over to you!

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g

Interesting. I occasionally hear a few minutes of Farming Today but it tends to wash over me as it's before my morning tea arrives. Otherwise I might know what's still being harvested!

The Agricultural Advisor for TA is a freelance journalist who contributes to Farming Today regularly, so there is an overlap. I don't rate her.

I usually wake up to the Shipping Forecast, and get up before I hear Tweet of the Day or I switch the radio off before I hear the ghastly Kweepy Kwiss or whoever it is tell me about some random bird in some faraway land

@LizziesTwin

I live rurally and I can hear the tractors all night at the moment. I woke up at 2:45 today to hear one rumbling by.

Based solely on a few journeys in Somerset last week, harvesting grain was done a while ago. There is still a bit of maize but most farmers have done a fair bit of ploughing and drilling.

I don't understand why Adam has been tired for the past decade - is he a nighttime gamer or does he have a thyroid problem?

@PicardyRose

They could bring in a new character, Ian’s aunty Muriel, who incidentally has a lovely distinctive Ulster accent. She comes to visit Ian and Adam, now that her disapproving husband Irvine has passed (he refused the vaccine the stubborn man) and stays to look after wee Xander. She could become next years star of the village show with her fantastic traybakes and get a part-time job working for Fallon and Emma when she’s not looking after the wee one (after all Cathy, Eddie and Linda are well into their state pension years). For more back story she was the one who inspired Ian to become a chef and head across the Irish Sea. She will become a feature of the village as she gets about on her cargo bike with Xander, wearing a red cape and matching hat.

SHUDDER I mean, what a great idea. They can add a Twelfth parade and bonfire to the calendar of Stupid Village Events just to stop the auld bat pining for home.

There are still fields of sweetcorn around me & I saw a container of potatoes last week.

There’s a new thread, you know. Gasoode linked to it on p39

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g

New thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/4349822--Archers-thread-131-A-time-to-plant-a-time-to-reap-Discuss-The-Archers-here?watched=1

I thought I'd better do it now as I'm out most of the afternoon.

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