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ReplyDeleteProud to be Yorkshire March 25, 2020 at 8:39 AM
Basia......ooh. Maybe. Wonder what’s on the laptop? I’d forgotten about that.
If Kirsty keeps on pestering as she is I reckon she’s going to find out about Philips evil side sooner than we think! He was getting a bit short with her last night.
Orange eh!! Well all I’ve seen lately are orange minis. So I would say Ben is the height of fashion! I’m glad he’s grateful for his car and not whinging about the colour. He’s the nicest of the 3 Brookfield children.
JaniceMarch 25, 2020 at 10:58 AM
Our local self employed builder has a bright orange van. He apparently got it at at a knock down price because of the colour.
Do the SWs really believe that teenagers would be so precious about being seen in a "car of unfashionable colour"? I reckon that if it has a wheel at each coner and can get from a to b they would be happy to ride and show what amusing "characters" they are.
DeleteMy first car bought for the price of £32. (many years pre MOT) was brush repainted red by me. There was a crack in the chasis which had to be re welded from time to time.. you could tell when this was necessary because the doors would fly open on hitting a bump in the road. It was happily used by my teenage friends. And well remembered by those who are now Wrinklies.
That would be why Leonard Berry got Ben’s car cheap then.
DeleteShame it's a car, not a van. Otherwise Ben would always know when he'd been Vango-ed.
DeleteStill, I bet it's better than the mustard yellow I imagined.
My first car was a British Racing Green Mini. His name was Sterling Moss : )
Oh shut up Pip..grow up. Ben is thrilled with his car and so proud to take his gran for a spin....bet it becomes a real "Babe magnet" that would teach them all.
ReplyDelete..and Pip..are you permanently drunk😩it certainly sounds it..it sounding as if she was playing a game of Twitter...poor sheep
Twister
DeleteFor some reason green cars are supposed to be unlucky. The three that were passed down to me were all red.
ReplyDeleteA look into the future - specifically the moment Kirsty turns to Helen for support & advice after she finds out about Philip's true nature....
ReplyDelete"Helen, I feel so used! My life is in tatters! Why do I make so many bad decisions in my life? Help me Helen, HELP ME!!!"
"I'm really happy with my new batch of cheese Kirsty! And the boys really like Lee!"
I can hear this in my head, Gary, word for word, in those two very distinct voices, unlike many of the male voices in TA
DeleteNow that's a pretty accurate forecast I reckon!
DeleteI agree with Autumnleaves about Pip. She sounded very strange last night, I wondered if she was eating something whilst talking, or, as AL said, was drunk. Why does Daisy Badger have to overact, or is it overemphasise all the time? It’s getting more irritating by the day.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was wrong about the car being lime green
But orange isn’t so bad - better than bright pink, anyway. 😄
There used to be a volkswagon beetle in my neighbourhood years ago that was bright pink. It had a a personalised license plate....TICKLED
DeleteFriday ‘ (now Sunday’s ) cliff hanger??
ReplyDeletePhillip. - Kirsty what the hell are you doing?
I thought I told you not to touch my paper work.
Kirsty - and I told you ,Phillip that I wanted to help you,
so why not let me?
You have been so stressed lately that I wanted to take over some of the more mundane aspects of your work.
I really don’t mind,honestly
Phillip-and I told you ,Kirsty ,not to interfere.
I know what I am doing so please just let me get on with it
Pause
Kirsty-Phillip,wha t are you hiding?
What is it that you are not telling me?
Dum de dum de dum de dum.
That rings true, too, Lanjan !
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ReplyDeleteA truly remarkable video message from the wonderful Tim Bentinck, recorded especially for us! **************************************************************************************************
I shall be buying a copy of his book ‘Being David Archer - And Other Unusual Ways of Earning a Living’ before the end of the day by way of thanks for this wonderful gesture...!
(Just checked - it's on Amazon!)
I can’t get it.
ReplyDeleteIt says it is private!
I am hoping for something from Kirsty soon!
ReplyDeleteGary...it won’t work.
ReplyDeleteHow kind
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hearing David Archer’s message.
He attended the school where an older cousin worked and where as a child I went for my summer holidays!
Not the school just the place.
Can't listen to David I'm afraid. At the moment I can only post comments through Google account (it changed last week for some reason) Can't get in via Firefox either. Both come up that I do not have permission although I am signed in via Google.
ReplyDeleteHoping it works now......
ReplyDelete👍👍
DeleteI wonder if the actors agree with our character assessments? It must be funny for them reading these messages as they have several weeks knowledge ahead of us.
ReplyDeleteGary, is it possible to alter the access settings for us, if not, transcribe the message?
Thanks. :)
It's coming up as private...
ReplyDeleteBut thanks Gary for all you're doing on this blog.
I'm over a week behind with the episodes, so won't read previous comments until I've caught up.
Thank you Timothy. Stay safe yourself!
ReplyDeleteSaw it, Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely, a nice balance of optimism and concern. I'm a bit worried that he might get mugged for the loo roll. Also agree that it is nice to have a virus free 15 mins every day.
I'm a bit worried about the metal bit sticking out the end. In my bathroom I'd be forever banging into the end of it and ending up with a bruise! 😀
DeleteWhat a lovely video from daaaavid!
ReplyDeleteWell done Gary for sorting it.
I was as surprised as anyone when it popped up in my emails today PbtY - it's just bananas! Sent him a big fawning thank you from all of us....
DeleteFantastic, David, creative practically as well as artistically ! A super upbeat message from inside Mr. Bentinck's shed. How very nice of him. This crisis makes for interesting interactions & reaching out towards others, more than usual, which is so heartening. When walking, yesterday & the day before, keeping a deliberate social distance, it happened a lot, brief chats & smiles.
ReplyDelete'David' echoes some of listeners' views, doesn't he.
All power to him & the TA team & to you, Gary, for initiating this !
Surprised some of you aren't getting this - hope you do soon.
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ReplyDeleteIt's the video at the very top of the page Suz!
DeleteSpicycushion, I was more concerned about a candle burning the precious commodity!
ReplyDelete🤣🤣🤣
DeleteHow very generous of David Bentinck to do a little video for us.
ReplyDeleteHe is such a nice man.
I was worried about the danger of the end of the loo roll holder and also thought a candle lit in such close proximity to the paper was risky.
Gary you are going from strength to strength. You are a wonderful man too.
I didn't have any problem viewing it by the way.
Aw shucks MrsP!
DeleteThrilled to hear from eldest G daughter that she received an email today accepting her at Westminster, formerly Harrow School of Art.
ReplyDeleteShe was not able to have her interview due to the C virus and was expecting them to ask her to photograph her complete portfolio, but instead they have offered her a place on the strength of her highlighted portfolio submitted with her initial application.
She now has to make a choice Kingston, accepted there a fortnight ago, or Harrow, so a lot more research by her before making her choice.
Her sister, worried about not being able to take her GCSEs has now come to terms with the very strong possibility that she will be given good grades on the strength of her coursework, evidence of hard work and her mocks in which she did well.
I am still waiting to hear from both of them and their brother that they have actually signed up for some volunteering in their community.
The way I remember it is that Lynda followed Freddie into the changing room because he wouldn't accept her apology, but that's in the past and I hope he goes to see her. I couldn't see the point of the medal, far too excessive and the rest of the episode was just stupid I think.
ReplyDeleteAgree!
DeleteCan you imagine the horror if Ben was to drunkenly hook up with Joy on his 18th?
ReplyDeleteApologies from me.
ReplyDeleteMy post about my grandchildren should have been on the other thread.
Very sorry...... clearly not thinking straight.
Mrs.P
MrsP, you commented on the video and then naturally wrote about your news which matters to you, you're among friends, no need to apologize:-)
DeleteMrsP, well done to your clever grand-daughter!
DeleteIf Jennifer Dahling can tell us 1000 times about 'my clever grand-daughter's going to Oxford' then you're entitled to tell her about yours. (I presume there's a link to this blog on the Ambridge website.)
Borsetshire teens are going to be the only people in the country actually sitting exams this summer. Fortunately it won't skew the results for everyone else as the invisible force-field around the county boundary keeps almost everyone inside - except the brave ones who make it to Birmingham or the genius Aldridge-offspring who travel all the way to Oxford. (Although, as has already been commented on, they tend to come back. Perhaps the force-field acts like a giant bungee cord.)
If the actors are looking in to our blog site perhaps we should stick to the characters when we are being less than complimentary!
ReplyDeleteWhy shouldn't we be truthful about the acting skills? We also give credit where it's due.
DeleteI'm not worried about that in the slightest Lanjan!
DeleteThat was a really lovely video from "David", thank you Tim.
ReplyDeleteBeing able to see his shed and all the tools was amazing, and gave a nice insight into the real person.
Well done you Gary.
Indeed, thank you so much Tim. And to Nick for his message the other day. What lovely people.
DeleteWell done Gary for contacting them.
I found the scene between Robert & Freddie touching. This explosion has brought out the best in the boy, it's the beginning of his rehabilitation. I liked the idea of the war medal as a talisman, something for Freddie to refer to, not in the sense of being a hero, but knowing he is capable of rising to the occasion, & doing what needs to be done, instead of screwing up royally as he has done in the past.
ReplyDeleteAs for the sibling adventure, with Joy making an appearance, sure, a contrast to the above, but one I could have done without ! Still think Ben is the most likeable of the three, but do feel rather sorry for Josh these days.
When the video started I thought it would just be a quick good wishes but what a treat! It was like going to see an old friend who showed you around his shed and of course his latest creation! I hope he doesn’t set fire to the loo roll as you never know when you can get a replacement! Thank you so much, Tim. You are indeed a friend from way back and thank you too Gary for approaching the cast. We love them all, the actors that is, maybe not all the characters!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, much appreciated David, just don't set light to the b.g..r..
DeleteThank you 'David'. I enjoyed the video and thank you Gary for getting the cast to do this.
ReplyDeleteI think Freddie should visit Lynda in hospital simply because she'd like him to. Bit much to give him a father's war medal though. Couldn't Robert have given him a gift card or something else a bit more suitable.
Who cares if the car is orange as long as it goes. I'd thought it was lime green, hey ho.
Gary, that video from Tim was so unexpected and wonderful (and worked first time for me)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely guy he is and so kind to take the time and trouble to chat to us and show us around his shed and garden.
It makes me feel that we fans are really important to the actors and it would be lovely to see a message or video from one or two more of them.
You, personally, have raised the profile of our little blogging community to the heights and it’s lovely to know we are taken seriously by the ‘stars of the show’
A million thanks from me. 😚
Just watched the video, great fun, Tim seems a really nice guy. I’ve already got his book, admittedly only partly read, but I’ve got a bit of spare time on my hands now.
ReplyDeleteI think we probably are important to the actors on TA.
ReplyDeleteIf they read our blog, and I tend to believe that on the whole most people tell the truth, they will know that some of us on here have been listening throughout our lives, long long before some of them were even born.
They know that TA is an iconic programme world wide, and that some of us have listened for many decades must be significant to them.
And those like Peggy and Jill, who themselves have been with us, growing older, for all those decades, must appreciate our still listening, daily, to them very much indeed.
So, if you Archers actors really do read what we say and think about you, ( even if only occasionally) perhaps you might be prepared to repay the compliment.
We in turn will be properly in thrall !
Tim and Nick have led the way....
You know where we are.
So pleased to be able to air my views again and what a treat to see the video of Tim. I really enjoyed the interaction between Robert and Freddie for personal reasons. I have been away looking after my father these past couple of years and after he passed l gave an RAF badge to a youngster in the street who used to visit him. You would have thought l gave him a thousand pounds. I have been able to listen to most of the episodes even though l couldn’t comment.
ReplyDeleteListening to the Archers has kept me sane.(believe it or not).
I hope to air my views now and again but most of all l am looking forward to reading your comments on a regular basis.
Welcome back into our midst Old Fogey, so sorry to read of the hard times you have had during the last couple of years may better days be ahead (for us all 🤞🏼)
DeleteWelcome back Old Fogey!!! What a fantastic surprise to see your name again - so glad you are able to rejoin us all!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about the last difficult couple of years and the loss of your father. But I CAN believe that The Archers helped keep you sane through that time....
Post and read away to your heart's content!!
Wow Gary what a triumph really enjoyed Tim’s video. Such a pleasant guy 🤗
ReplyDeleteI too enjoyed Tim's video. Thanks Gary for keeping our spirits up
ReplyDeleteWhat a surprise to see Old Fogey back amongst us.
DeleteAnd to hear that you've managed to keep up with TA over the challenging two years is good.
Welcome back.
Welcome back Old Fogey. What a wonderful thing to do, looking after your father for 2 years. I appreciate what a strain that must have been at times. Glad you could still follow the archers though.
ReplyDeleteYou post to your hearts content now.
I enjoyed the scene between Robert and Freddie. Agree the medal was a bit much. Freddie should go and see Linda.....it would heel the rift I think.
Brookfield outing and Joy.... farcical.
I thought the medal was quite sweet.
DeleteLynda means the world to Richard. Freddie saved her life. In Richard's eyes, nothing he could give Freddie would be enough to show his gratitude. The medal was something that had sentimental value to Richard. It was also originally awarded for an act of bravery in saving the life of a colleague.
Hunting for it, and taking it to Freddie, also gave Richard something constructive to do. He's doing his best to encourage and support Lynda but there's not much he can physically do to help her at present. (As we heard tonight!) With all the medics bustling around, he probably feels a bit of a spare part. If the Great Medal Presentation made him feel a bit happier then fair play to him.
Good so have you back Old Fogey .
ReplyDeleteSince we have heard from Rex and David I have warmed to both of the characters!
(In fairness I always had a soft spot for Rex ).
Is that weird?
What happens if “Phillip” decides to post a comment?
Well we might tell him what we feel about his character LJ.
DeleteSome of us were not sure that he was a baddie, others always thought he was suspect. One or two even liked him.
Whatever it was or is, he the actor, is giving us a good run for our money.
Thanks Gary for pointing me in the direction of Tim Bentinck's little video message - didn't think to look at the top of the page as I usually scroll down to the bottom straight away. Doh! What a lovely gesture to send us a little video message of reassurance. He's a real gentleman. Interesting to hear that they may be recording more episodes whilst widely separated in real life. I heard a snippet from a play that was due to be toured by a Scottish company on Frontrow the other evening where the performers were miles apart. A tiny bit strange at first, but by the end the actors had loosened up and it was starting to go with a swing. Can be done.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering how the writers are going to effect re-entry from Ambridge's virus-free bubble into the strange new world the rest of us are currently inhabiting.
DeletePerhaps there has been a major communications failure in Borsetshire which is preventing people, news, and viruses crossing the county border. One of Pip's PPE chums, or Joy's inattentive offspring, will breach the divide, bringing both news and virus to the pristine climate of Ambridge. Or maybe it will be Rob, on a ventilator but bent on revenge ...
Happy to see you here again, Old Fogey, after a tough time, personally.
ReplyDeleteLiked your story about giving your father's RAF badge to his young friend, & his awed reaction, exactly as Freddie felt ( as I noted last night). It's not just an object from long ago but what comes with it, from the giver. Something treasured, passed on to another, to be treasured again.
Old Fogey - how lovely to see your name here again and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on all the current stories. How sad that you have lost your father but he must have really appreciated your help over the past couple of years.
ReplyDeleteWith the current restrictions, reading and contributing to these blogs is certainly an enjoyable way to fill in some of the spare hours we have now.
It is so friendly of 'Rex' & 'David' to respond to Gary's message. I don't mind at all if none of the others get round to it, they have their lives, just as we all have ours, likewise learning to adapt & stay positive. it's enough to know that they & the production team are working on ways to continue TA, distantly. Good luck to them all, professionally & personally ! 😉😊
ReplyDeleteRegarding last nights scene between Freddie and Robert : I thought Freddie sounded not only embarrassed, but very uncomfortable with Robert’s overwhelming thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt made me wonder, just for a moment, if something happened in that kitchen that Freddie has not spoken about. He is so reluctant to be praised and called a hero but is that just because of his past reputation in the village being overturned, or did he not rescue Lynda in exactly the way everybody thinks? Is he hiding some of the facts?
I certainly hope not because I want to think he has truly turned the corner into becoming a kind, thoughtful, reliable young man and that the explosion experience has been the making of him.
But we heard in real time what Freddie was up to in the kitchen, and for my ears that was doing his utmost in fear, panic and frustration to rescue Linda.
ReplyDeleteIt also sounded to me that he felt he ought to rescue the worker who's name he didn't know, but couldn't get him to respond.
I think his reluctance to acknowledge his part in the rescue is due to his being acutely aware of his fear and panic at the time. He is too young and inexperienced in life to understand that despite having those feelings, yet still overcoming them in order to get himself and Linda out, are what makes his actions heroic.
Good point MrsP.
DeleteI read once that courage isn't the absence of fear. It's being afraid but carrying on anyway.
Freddie clearly showed courage.
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ReplyDeleteSorry.... same post twice.
ReplyDeleteUp at six today, now feeling hung over.
I know we're in semi-lockdown but isn't 6am a little early to be hitting the bottle ; )
DeleteOld Fogey, welcome back, with sympathy & understanding.
ReplyDeleteLynda got someone to stand in for her and went into the changing room continuing to apologise to Freddie and then to investigate what was going on in the kitchen. I said at the time that with her apology still up in the air Lynda would become a victim with Freddie feeling guilty. I think that's what's holding him back from facing her but she'll be able to reassure him.
ReplyDeleteCould they come up with a plot device in which the characters are recording their thoughts & memories for a Borchester Echo/Local History project? Each character could get 13 minutes to themselves - but the *ahem* "wiser" folks like Peggy could get a couple of episodes to reminisce! I would listen to that quite happily...
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting.
DeleteLynda wouldn't!
DeleteWhat a nice man and he gave us a tour of his shed and garden.
ReplyDeleteI think we are all able to separate the real person from the character. I agree with Basia if the acting is poor then it is perfectly acceptable to make a critical comment. It’s what I’d do after seeing a play, opera or film. The same applies to books. Although others are entitled to make opposing judgements.
Now I’m putting on my critical 🎩 hat. The getting pissed for Ben’s birthday was over done and I didn’t find it very well acted, completely over the top. Verging on the histrionic.
It, imo, diminished the emotive interaction between Freddie and Robert which was well acted. Giving Freddie the medal 🏅 was a real and symbolic gesture to thank him for rescuing Lynda, and It indicated how much Robert is attached to his Lindy.
Didn’t Freddie have a real go at Linda just before the accident calling her something like a nosey old bat etc. If it was at that point he will be feeling deeply remorseful and unworthy of any gratitude from anyone let alone Robert. I hope Robert never finds out although I thought at one point Freddie was going to tell him exactly why he couldn’t accept such a precious family heirloom.
ReplyDeleteLadyR. Lynda was provoking Freddie by accusing him of reverting to his previous criminal behaviour when he was in fact supporting and protecting the balding Jonny. I might have resorted to calling her an old bag under those circumstances.
DeleteJonny should have stepped in earlier ending Lynda’s opinions which were based on little actual evidence.
I rest my case your Ladyship.
Johnny offered to step in earlier but Freddy stopped him, saying it would all blow over.
DeleteThe jury may rise.....
DeleteI was not judging Freddie stasia 😉just thinking the script was highlighting life. As in having a row with someone and then sods law something happens to them and regrets and guilt pile in.
DeleteGG 🤣 & stasia her ladyship (🙄as if) agrees
Gary your 2:08 "wiser folks likr Peggy" What part of "get the nurse" did she not understand for a ridiculously long time?
ReplyDeleteEXACTLY my point Pierre!
Deleteyes, Peggy was really thick!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely ridiculous! What a pointless episode. Concur with whoever said the acting last night was totally OTT. Not much better tonight I'm afraid. Now to wait till Sunday!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you,Spicycushion.
ReplyDeleteThat episode was a total waste of time .
I don’t think Peggy would have been that stupid.
Why prolong the conversation.
Why didn’t Lynda just tell Peggy that she needed to go to the toilet-or lavatory ?
I thought that silly simpering Jill pretending to understand and even condone Ben’s antics on his 18th birthday was out of character too.
It was if she was saying that his parents wouldn’t understand why he had acted in such a way but she ,his grandmother did.
Peggy was excruciating, apart from being slow, who wrote her like this, she had cared for Jack.
ReplyDeleteThen we had an example of the generation game.
I found myself with the radio on, just not listening....it didn't seem worth the effort. Feel thoroughly justified, reading the comments above ,!
ReplyDeleteI think k it was KP Nuts who wondered why they just didn’t scrap the Sunday evening episodes.
ReplyDeleteSurely it would have been more logical to broadcast the programme on Monday-Friday as she suggested and just have the omnibus on a Sunday.
That does make far more sense - UNLESS there are quite a few episodes coming up where the actual days are mentioned and logistics dictate that the Friday episodes being lost will end up making marginally more sense than losing Sunday episodes! (Am I making sense??? I know what I mean in my head!)
DeleteAgree with all the comments re tonight's episode.
ReplyDeleteHowever I noted a new name as the writer, male I think, and felt he was playing directly to a gallery of teens and twenties.
Appalling episode !
And what was the point of Peggy talking about her mother, although MrsP not mentioned by name.
I thought when she was talking about her that GGs wish had been granted pronto.
We need more depth of character from the younger Ambridge generation not just drunken nights out (which are not always birthdays etc either) and their sex lives. Otherwise when they take over the main rolls they will be like a load of empty vessels. The key storyline tonight appeared to be Ben losing (?) his virginity.
ReplyDeleteTMI as they say ‼️
I think it's important for young men to be taught to respect women. I'm afraid I found tonight's episode distasteful. Ben and Josh's attitudes feel fifty years out of date to me.
ReplyDeleteYou are quite correct Ex Londoner. However, one thing that is not the szme as 50years ago, if, as Josh put it one, "got lucky" ( Yechch) one did not disrespect a woman by boasting about it and bandying her name about..
DeleteIt was me, LanJan, who first wished they had reverted to the original Mon - Fri format. You can’t have a cliff hanger on a Thursday for goodness sake!
ReplyDeleteTonight’s episode was awful, especially for final episode of the week.
The writing (and some of the acting) was dreadful. The scenes between Lynda and Peggy, Jill and Ben were, frankly, just out of character, embarrassing and pointless.
We’ll just have to hope things pick up next week, I suppose.
Didn't listen to tonight's episode. Sounds like I dodged a bullet!
ReplyDeleteI found poor Lynda difficult to listen to tonight. She sounded so distressed and there's Peggy waffling on seemingly clueless. Not true to character I feel. She would have twigged at once.
ReplyDeleteI thought Jill was almost pathetic in her conversation with Ben. Sounding as if she's trying to be so 'hip' and in with the youngsters. Advising him to be 'careful' too, how embarrassing.
I like Lynda’s ‘ill’ voice better than her usual one- I think it’s the actor’s own speaking voice without all Lynda’s affectations. I hope Lynda keeps her new voice because it makes her a more believable person and less of a joke.
ReplyDeleteI saw Carole Boyd being interviewed once and she does have a much softer normal speaking voice, more like the one we have heard since her hospitalisation.
DeleteIt’s a relief not to hear all Lynda’s exaggerated foreign accents and the haranguing tones she sometimes employs and I hope it continues when she is well and back in the community.
I agree.
DeleteIt is most lifelike that Lynda would forget to put on her voice affectations. She is too ill to bother. I too hope she will not revert. Carole is avoid actress and I have seen and heard her in many other programmes. She has a nice voice.
DeleteAvoid should say "a good"
DeleteI assumed it was damage to her throat that was making her hoarse and halting?
DeleteAn unpleasant episode with a bunch of unpleasant characters. The exception being Lynda.
ReplyDeleteI had very nasty thoughts about what I’d love to see happen to Peggy and it involved a ⚰️ coffin.
Ben and unprotected sex, he sounded as though he had never heard of such a thing! Then at 8pm the nation began to CLAP.
All I can say is the S/W conveyed a very misogynistic tale of young country folk.
Yuck!
There was an annoying post published this morning in which some mental midget tried to get us to go to his gaming site. Gary was on to it and had it removed within the hour.
ReplyDeleteHi Gary, indebted to you as ever.
No problem Pierre! They are annoying though aren't they?
DeleteI teach English as a foreign language here in Italy and I'm always thrilled when I hear the voices of our beloved Ambridge characters in our text books...Brian, Elizabeth, Ed, Kirsty. Shula is especially prominent in the listening of the Cambridge esol exams.
ReplyDeleteIn fact there is a whole chapter in New English File intermediate plus dedicated to th archers complete with an interview with Tim Bentinck on how he uses his voice to convey feelings. I've said it before and i'll say it again..the majority of the real actors on TA are master's of their art ....
Oh parsley while your online I loved the octet. Listened to it this morning..with Arnaud Sussman
Delete😙😙
DeleteI've listened again today to last nights episode, and again I BLAME the new writer.
ReplyDeleteI M O he needs to go away and listen to how these characters, and the tone of TA and how it has projected itself over the decades and THINK AGAIN.
But I must say that like others I did enjoy Linda's reduced capacity as reflected in her voice.
ReplyDeleteIf she survives and does become a disabled member of the village, perhaps her personality will be softened along with her voice.
This would not be a character change, but rather a character development, because we have seen a more gentle side to Linda on previous occasions.
What am I going to listen to on my iPod, in bed tonight before I go to sleep?
ReplyDeleteAny (suitable, legal, honest and decent) suggestions to replace my nightly dose of Archers?
"Cosmic Quest" - an amazing series of 15 minute episodes about the cosmos presented by the late, great Heather Couper! It covers everything we ever wondered about the stars since we first ever looked upwards. It's on BBC Sounds.
DeleteThanks for your suggestion, GG. Just enjoyed Heather Couper's excellent presentation on the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence as a fill-in for the everyday story of country folk and not one word of abuse or slipper was hurled at my wireless during the whole programme. That was the last episode, so now l have to listen to all the other 29 and l am looking forward to it.
DeleteLooking forward to Sunday evening which may have a Friday cliff-hanger.
Ha! I've (sadly?) listened to the whole thing twice. I find it soooooo relaxing....
DeleteWithdrawl symptoms setting in - No Archers tonight.😭
ReplyDeleteStill at least my meal will be edible.
I would have prefered the Sunday episode to be dropped, not Fridays. My preference.
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DeleteInteresting suggestion, Gary, not to be dismissed at all, but right now, I'm not unhappy to do without TA for a couple of evenings....
ReplyDeleteI've felt it too, though Front Row at least acknowledged the loss.
ReplyDeleteFront Row is to be extended on Friday and will also incorporate Saturday review, both essential listening for me, so I shall cope, but the loss of Friday TA is most unsatisfactory and reverting to no Sunday episode would be far preferable.
Yes, strange decision as we have the omnibus on Sunday morning which would see us through until Monday. I missed TA tonight!
ReplyDeleteOld Fogey ,I made a suggestion on the previous blog as to what the cliff hanger will be on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteIt involved Kirsty and Phil unsurprisingly.
Lanjan, l had a wee read at your cliffhanger script and l sensed Phil’s underlying menace. Let’s see how much he takes before he shows his true colours.
DeleteI suggest going back to last week and listen to Paul temple...by Timothy. Or there are 3 episodes of Barry cryer narrating his life story.
ReplyDeleteJust found episode 5 of Barry cryer on radio 4 extra so I don’t know how many episodes there are.
DeleteI’m enjoying Scotland Street at the moment too.
It's not the same without the original Steve saying "Paawwwle"!
DeleteTry Annika Standed R4 Saturday evening.
ReplyDeleteI have been listening to the Paul Temple series this week, as accompaniment to my afternoon jigsaw sessions. But these newly made series have one big drawback - no Coronation Scott introductory music! It’s that tune that sets the scene for me and raises the hair on the back of my neck!
ReplyDeleteLike you Archerphile that piece of music means Paul Temple to me.
ReplyDeleteIt takes me back to childhood, hearing that through the wall as I went to sleep told me that all was right with the world.
There were also rows, but if I heard that music, I knew that my parents were comfortable with each other that evening.