Archers thread #189: Brian reaps what he sows, in spite of himself. Discuss The Archers here.

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Pip is such a daft name for a grown woman.

And don't any of you claim you're called Pip!

@NetballHoop , There's a cat called Molly. The dogs include a Fred, Rex and Stella.

Flamingo has a heart-shaped nose.

Looking forward to Cleo dying from a snake bite.

No but I have a friend called Pip, she is thoughtful, creative, generous, elegant, kind, funny and interested in other people!

That's horrible.

BeatriceBatchelor · Today 17:30
Pip is such a daft name for a grown woman.
It's her name and it's fine.

Surely it's a nickname for Phillipa (don't know how it's spelt)?

And it is daft.

Ruth was thinking of calling her other two children "Squeak" and "Wilfred".

I once worked with a Philippa, for the 8 days it took before she was sacked for being, frankly, insane. Never again.

@BeatriceBatchelor , she is Philippa Rose Archer. She has been Pip from birth.
It's not a nickname, it's her name, and it's a diminutive of Philippa.
I can't see why it is daft.
Freddie is Frederick Hugo Pargeter, but you don't say that's daft.

Oh I did like Adam and Ruari together.

Why have they turned Ma Malik into a gibbering idiot?

As always, I was suspicious of Adam playing nice and heard (entirely in my own head) a subtext of "Bog off back to London, you upstart, and let me Be In Charge here!"

Azra behaving like an Ambridgean was just embarrassing. Am I supposed to have heard of whoever it is who is "starring" at the fete?

@Gonners , yes. Farming Today and Countryfile presenter.

I don't know who she is either.

Heathens

Pip is a daft name. That's the hill that I will die on.

Dr Malik was pathetic.

What's Adam planning to do for a job when a new farm manager is installed?

Welcome home, Ruiari!

I'd never heard of her but I don't listen to Farming today or watch Countryfile. Azra was embarrassing, honestly she sounded like a teenager worrying what to say to their idol rather than a forty- something adult.

That was a ridiculous scene with Azra and Stella. And similarly the day before at Grey Gables.

I would rather here more about how Kate and Kirsty are getting on. Although I hope there's a more interesting story in the pipeline

Firstly, eff off Pip, she is so " my way or the high way". Also just cos Ben has a dog how is he an expert on dogs. They all have different personalities. I think Stella should be rubbing her hands together if it stops Pip coming round with Rosie.
Azra sounds about 8 and just because someone works for the BBC it dosnt mean everyone has heard of them. I've listened to the farming programme now and again but I didn't know the womens name.

How long until we hear the magic words "I'm sorry Stella, it's me or the dog"?

The sooner the better as long as Stella chooses the dog.

How could she do anything else? If ever there was a no-contest choice. . . .

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I am afraid that I only lasted until ten past seven when I finally thought to myself why am I listening to this utter tripe and turned off.

Why Cleo when it could be Rosie?