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This is what I imagine Lower Loxley to look like in about 12 months from now...
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ReplyDeleteLanjan - October 28, 2020 at 9:28 PM
Primogeniture doesn't exist any more in the UK thankfully.
The obvious thing for Nigel to do would have been to divide the house into three so that if he died before Elizabeth then Freddie, Lily and Elizabeth would each have their own quarters.
A bit like Kensington Palace!
The land could be sold and some affordable houses could be erected
When the twins were born many large estates were being given over to The National Trust .
Quite honestly I don't know how LL is surviving.
I don't think Nigel was that savvy with money.
Ev - October 28, 2020 at 9:34 PM
They make money with “Deck the Halls” and through the year with weddings etc. Also of course Nigel’s wine! You would think though that this year would be a bit lean for them!
GaryGilday - October 28, 2020 at 10:14 PM
Don't forget the massive success of Freddie's tours of the attic - that must have made enough cash to see them through to 2025 quite comfortably.
And the "Ghost Story" nights that they had last year, where quite inexplicably, countless dozens of people (most of them elderly) managed to easily climb into the rafters of an old house.
Oh, and then there was the Halloween performances that were entirely unsuitable for the children that they were targeting as an audience.
And let's not forget that they somehow ran a wedding venue without an alcohol license for the best part of a year too! They must be ROLLING in money...🙄🙄🙄
parsley16 - October 28, 2020 at 11:25 PM
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Lady R - October 29, 2020 at 12:21 AM
Oh Gary 😂🤣😂 very true though!
maryellen - October 29, 2020 at 7:53 AM
Did the Facebook crowd notice that yesterday Pip took time out of her working day to take Rosie to the park?
Goodness, what an old ruin! (Not you Gary! 😂)
ReplyDeleteHaven’t had time to look at FB yet, Maryellen
In fact I may well give up following things on Facebook. They have (without any option) changed the whole layout of the site, which is making it very difficult to navigate. I don’t like what they have done to it at all, neither do many of my friends. Think they are going to loose a lot of members,
I’ll stick to our blogs in future.
Encourage them to join us AP!
DeleteExactly ,Pierre .
ReplyDeleteThose months spent alone in his room did him no good at all.
I would rather have Pip than him and that is saying something.
Really, LanJan? I wouldn’t!
DeleteBen anyday, rather than Pip. He is behaving like any 1st year Uni/College student. They think that they are now "free" from the parents and are now longer tied to their apron strings, regardless of costs still incured.
DeleteHow wrong he is.
I had my student grant "topped up" by my parents, who had 2 daughters in Uni/College, for 9 consecutive years (as 2 of us did 4 year courses) and overlapped. They had to contribute to all our grants, and then there was the extra food bills, house-hold costs, when home during the holidays. We all had student holiday jobs, but were never asked for any contribution.
My parents supported the 3 of us financially for nearly 27 yrs (and later when needed), but that's not for now.
I have just discovered that, as part of The Archers 70th celebrations, there are to be three books published about Ambridge in the day’s before it was first heard about in 1951 (or prequels as they like to call them.)
ReplyDeleteThe first will be Ambridge at War, all about what the residents did during the war and how it affected village life. Should be quite interesting I think.
Details and moor information are given on the Archers website.
days, more.
DeleteI believe, but am not sure, that a 2021 calender with old photos will be available soon, as part of the 70th celebrations.
DeleteI would like that picture as a puzzle.
ReplyDeleteYes! But with less sky, the part of a puzzle I loathe doing.
DeleteSky is just boring, and I always do it first, to get it out the way. My choice of a puzzle, can be determined by how much sky. I don't mind grass or trees though..
DeleteJust brilliant Gary ⭐️
ReplyDeleteI wonder if GG would let us know, where + what the property is/was?
DeleteHalcyon Hall, Bennett College, Millbrook, New York, built as a luxury hotel in. 1893
DeleteThanks maryellen - was just about to "hunt" for the info!
DeleteThanks. I didn't think it particularly looked like a UK property. I was just very curious.
DeleteI have posted on the wrong page, and not for the last time 😀
ReplyDeleteWell after tonight I have decided that I do not prefer Pip to Ben.
ReplyDeleteI can't stand any one of that branch of the Archer family.
Me,me,me. or rather
Us us us .
Doesn't she have any loyalty to the father of her child? Shame on her! And then to have the gall to ask him to look after Rosie after Nursery. I hope Rosie asks a lot of questions when she is older. I thought they had a lease but must have got that wrong. Tonight a short term let was mentioned. I was cheering Rex on when he didn't pull his punches at the end.
ReplyDeleteLanjan and Janice I agree 100% with your assesment of the characters of the Brookfield younger generation. They are despcable unpleasant selfish shower!
DeleteHow splendid to hear smug (aren't I clever) Ben gettig his lesson.
I thought the hall was a very appropriate picture for Halloween.🧛♂️👻😱
ReplyDeleteI think Pip was putting Rosie’s interests first, and the other 5 members of her family who are dependent on Brookfield. T❤️O❤️B❤️Y’s cool- headedness was a welcome change from Rex’s tantrums
ReplyDeleteToby is an Archer by association as father to David and Ruth’s grandchild, Rex’s anger understandable and glad he confronted Pip used as she is
ReplyDeleteto his usual compliance (a shock to her system no doubt)
Shouting is the weak man’s response.
DeleteWell that was a fiery episode. Found I was quite enjoying hearing a bit of genuine anger and argument after months of rather wishy washy acting (not sure what that says about me!)
ReplyDeleteCan’t help wondering if this development has been engineered to provide a way out of Ambridge for the Fairbrothers.
Rex’s story has been going nowhere really since Anisha left.
And though Toby took a much more prominent role as Rosie’s father and successful Gin distiller I cant see what future there is for him - unless he and Pip are to become a proper couple rather than a pair of co/ habiting house mates who happen to take turns looking after their little girl.
This could leave a gap
In the regular cast to be filled by who knows? - an exciting new character to shake things up? An ethnically correct family to move into the village?
But please, not another dodgy businessman or gossiping woman!
Rex’s excuse for not finally leaving with Anisha was that he felt he ‘belonged’ to Ambridge (although he was happy to follow her North for months on end, letting his goose business.go to pot). There are several practical solutions to the Hollowtree crisis - which will get chosen?
DeleteYes, I thought the Fairbrothers might be written out.
ReplyDeletePip said to both that it was to expand Josh's egg business but Toby saw through it, so she changed tack saying it was for Rosie's sake as well.
They don’t BOTH have to go, do they? It’s not as if they’re joined at the hip!
ReplyDeleteOf course not and they both might stay but they have both been given notice.
DeleteThere's no kindness in the David/Ruth branch of the family and very little humour. Pip seems to understand the position they've put Toby and Rex in and would, on her own, not have been party to it but there's a coldness about them. Great acting from Rex, Tobs and Pip I thought.
ReplyDeleteFor all his marital problems and selfishness there's been a lot more love, consideration and tolerance shown by Brian and maybe Jennifer
ReplyDeleteInteresting thoughts about the Fairbrother Brothers.
ReplyDeleteMy ideas + thoughts are similar, but not identical. These are:-
Toby - He will leave, regardless of being Rosie's dad, and his gin business, which tbh. is a relatively small enterprise. If it was more profitable and successful, he already have moved to larger premises, with some staff.
He knows that, Pip will always give him access and parental rights to his daughter.
Rex. He will stay, but he might to be able to re-locate the weaners business. Also, he is part of the Re-wilding project which I would think, will keep him in Ambridge. Then there is Bert in The Bungalow.
A strange point, but they seem to get along well, Rex helping Bert and Bert giving Rex a place to live - it's win win.
As I have intimated before, Rex is an eligible batchelor.
There are Ambridge females, well sort of.
Lily, Phoebe, or perhaps even Pip, spring to mind, but there must be others.
I just now visited the BBC page to read the Agricultural Editor’s new article on Brookfield’s farming strategy, and tested the COMMENTS facility. It appeared to be working in that I was told my two comments had been posted and the figure 2 for the number of comments showed up, but not the actual comments. Instead there were two messages saying they were being double-checked. So I’ll return later to see whar’s happening. Would anyone else care to have a go?
ReplyDeleteGoodness, that’s interesting Maryellen. Are the PTB going to create a comments page instead of a blog?
DeleteI’ll give it a try and report back later.......
The BBC BLOG IS WORKING! It has been revamped. Click More on the TA followed by Blog.
ReplyDeleteTA page
DeleteWell Maryellen, I can see on the Archers Blog page that you have made two comments and your name is there but they are still marked as ‘being checked’. I have left a comment too and shall see what happens. (I had to log in first and almost couldn’t remember my password!)
ReplyDeleteSadly, the BBC blog has retained the thumps up/thumbs down feature which caused so much grief in the past.
ReplyDeleteI had a look and I am logged in so can make a comment. Chose not to as my heart belongs to Gary!!! How strange to find it reinstated!🤔
ReplyDeletePossibly something to do with the upcoming 70th birthday? I’d be inclined to say use it or lose it - except that we did use it and still lost it! It might enlarge the pool of contributors - the disenchanted FaceBook crowd perhaps.
DeletePerhaps "Aunty Beeb" has been spying here. It has realised that Ruthy + Gary, have maintained a wonderful site, with many loyal Archers listeners, who give great + interesting comments.
DeleteThey want to admit, that how wrong they were, in closing the blog down.
Like Ev, this is my place of preference.
I will stay loyal to GG and his brilliant work.
It is great here.
I will look in. IF, and that's a big IF, I leave a comment, my name will be very different than here.
DeleteLike EV, I also have a BBC account, (contantly logged in) so I can view this easily. It will lovely to read future comments from many others.
DeleteI don't do F/B, Twitter etc. so perhaps those who do, can give a hint, as to this new BBC blog. I will wait patiently, as to what is then commented on.
I have seen Maryellen + Archerphile, testing the new BBC "blog".
ReplyDeleteI am not tempted, definitely for a long while yet.
I do really hope though, it gets more commenting and sharing thoughts on it, rather than purely on social media, eg Facebook + Twitter.
i'm going to do the Archers blog as much as I do this which is to read and learn and think a bit. I'm going to post what I said above and hope you don't feel I'm being disloyal. with love to you all and will read more soon xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Maryellen, I haven't read the article properly, but will do later, I'm glad they're going back to posting about agriculture.
ReplyDeleteI would never desert Gary as he has done so much for us on this blog and Ruthy before of course.
ReplyDeleteBut I shall also use the new BBC one as an alternative to FB, simply to encourage the Beeb to keep it going.
I’m wondering if this new initiative is meant for listeners to comment on daily episodes though, or simply on articles the Beeb write on the site and are inviting feed back.
We shall see, after all this was a fairly academic article on agricultural changes and asked for comments on that, and not a particular episode.
Good thought. It is surely a little too late, though. I doubt many actually, look at the web-site, nowadays.
DeleteIf it is a test, then it needs to relate to the daily episodes also.
The other thought, it's a mistake.
I suspect it will be like the old days of the BBC log before it petered out. We get regular new blogs headed by a topical article to get us started and then we talk about anything TA-related we fancy, often the daily episodes, just like this blog.
DeleteBlooming cheek.
ReplyDeleteWere they waiting until they had my licence fee before they decided to bring back the blog?
Well I won't be using it.
I can't see the point of posting comments on two different blog sites.
This one suits me and it is where I hope to stay.
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DeleteGary has my loyalty for all that his does for this blog. Perhaps the BBC have realized they made a mistake in cancelling the original one but I don't feel like going to it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed hearing Rex getting angry with how he is being treated. It made a nice change and surely they are due a certain amount of notice before they have to leave.
I should have thought it ought to have been David who spoke to the Fairbrothers and handed them the notice to quit.
ReplyDeleteAfter all, he is their landlord, not Pip.
But then we don’t seem to hear much from David at all these days.
It was made clear in conversation that David was entirely supportive of the new dea. I expect Covid precautions limit the number of actors ‘on the go’ at any one time, which is why we only hear a few voices from week to week. The actor may be vulnerable on account of age etc and unable to come to the studio. He didn’t shine In the home recording I heard during lockdown!
Deletenew deal
DeleteIn answer to Lanjans query about why I want to comment on two blogs.....
ReplyDeleteBecause it is very interesting to hear how other groups of listeners react to an episode, and read other opinions. I have always read and commented about The Archers on two blogs; first FB and the BBC blog, then FB and this one since it took over from the BBC one.
Often I have seen widely differing opinions on a particular plot line or performance which informs me how TA is coming across to different group of people. (e.g. the Ed/Emma break-up, thé arrival of Natasha, the re-wilding project)
Also the FB group has far more male contributors and professional farmers/police offices/ solicitors who can, and do, add to the diversity of opinion and offer technical explanations.
This blog is my favourite place though because we are much more intimate, know each other fairly well and are able to talk about other subjects on ‘the other side’.
Soz posted on the BBC blog, she? runs a farm which she compared to Brookfield. She said that she reads these blogs but can't log in. I've had no problems on either site. I have to relog here when I delete my browsing history each week, there my name has stayed.
DeleteI couldn't sign in at first but tried a different browser. I have mentioned this and suggested Soz does the same.
DeleteDarn it! I thought I knew who 'Mildred' was on that blog (and who posts under a different name here) but she declared ignorance of 'Ruthy and Gary's blog' when Soz mentioned it!
Wrong again!
We had Soz on the BBC blog, and I have missed her on here.
DeleteThere was also another, possibly Suz ? similar name who did post on the BBC and joined us on here she was in the Forest of Dene but has not posted for a very long time.
Soz if I remember correctly is in the Isle of Purbeck. And yes, a farmer.
What a shame she hasn't been able to join us fully.
Sean Connery - when I was a young Art House Film Fan and extremely snobbish, I was challenged to give ' commercial cinema' another chance, and taken to see a ' Bond'. I was hooked, and I'm pleased to say, relinquished my snobbish attitudes.
We all have faults, none of us is the perfect human being.
Sean Connery was the perfect James Bond though.
Toby is not a particularly lovely person. There was a reason for his apparent calmness when Pipette was informing him of the ending of the the short term contract. He is lazy, skiving and even Rex, last time we heard, Castigated for lack of cleanliness In the gin palace. He simply doesn’t get his hands dirty, so he set Rex up to confront Pippy in a showdown. Rex is little brothers rescuer, isn’t that why they left Brighton?
ReplyDeleteApologies - the second part of my post should have been on the other blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks for replying to my query Archerphile.
ReplyDeleteJust testing
ReplyDeleteI’ve made it!!!! I have a voice again. Thank you Spicycushion and Basia. I’ve used Chrome and it’s worked this time.
ReplyDeleteYes Mrs P I am from Purbeck but I married a dairy farmer from the midlands. Also thanks to Maryellen who saw the bbc blog was open so I could get through to people on here for some help. I have kept up with this blog for the last 2 years, reading all the comments and so often wanting to respond but silenced by my lack of technical skills. My husband is a taciturn man and the cows are not great conversationalists so it will be good to add my “two or four pennyworth” occasionally!
Glad you made it. What a team eh?
DeleteOh well done Soz, so pleased you've made it.
ReplyDeleteWe have missed some of our contributors from the BBC, you being one of them, I'm sure I've mentioned you at least once.
Some we don't miss, and are very pleased they never joined us.
Some who did join have since moved on, like Hamburg Gardiner.
Welcome aboard.
And yes... well done Maryellen for realising the BBC blog was back in action.
Thank you.
Thanks, Sox and Mrs P. It was pure chance. I see the BBC have given me a blus spot with my M, I guess that’s for opening the blog, and if they follow the previous pattern and start a fresh blog + article every month, the blue spot will move to whoever opens it. Wow!! 😀
DeleteSorry, SOZ! I didn’t mean to relegate you to the footwear drawer!
Deletemaryellen. Sorry to disappoint you. The blue only indicates that you are on line. When I go into the new BBC blog my initial is also blue.
DeleteBut thank you for finding the BBC’s reversal of its decision.
Will be interesting to see:how many return?
Is it possible to cut and paste one’s comment from the BBC blog to here and vice versa -so one could run the two blogs in tandem, as ‘twerp, and reach all one’s fellow bloggers without having to retype?
ReplyDeleteWorth giving it a try Maryellen.
DeleteOh dear, should read as ‘twere, not twerp. Is the iPad trying to be funny? I need a tutorial in cutting and pasting please, dear Archerphile!
DeleteI thought it was intentional Maryellen, as to your abilities in C&P, I'm still laughing. I like the word twerp and am such about C&P. Reading the comments there I was under the impression that Janet did exactly that but perhaps she just repeated her comment word for word.
DeleteWelcome back Soz - lovely to see your name here, and sorry it took so long to find your way in!
ReplyDeleteLots of us with Apple devices had problems because the Safari browser couldn’t cope with Google blogs but, as you found, using Chrome was the answer.
Hopefully a few other old BBC bloggers will find their way here too.
Very pleased to see your name on our blog ,Soz.
ReplyDeleteIt was Ruthy who suggested to me that I go through chrome.
Haven't a clue how I did it but what I do know is that one should not press the sign out button by mistake.
I have had the devil's own job getting back onto the blog when I have done that.
Another message to Soz:
ReplyDeleteDid you notice that we have a second blog here “Life Outside Ambridge”. It is for discussing almost anything apart from the programme. We can ask each other for help and advice, swop cookery recipes, report on recount outings, the weather, whatever. The only topic banned is politics. This was always heavily disapproved on the BBC blog as being ‘off topic’ but here there is a special place to do just that.
Thanks for the info Archerphile. I had found that and have thoroughly enjoyed it particularly the personal choices from records to fav things.
DeleteWelcome aboard Soz!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the welcome. You are doing a fantastic job Gary. Your efforts have created and maintained a place of refuge - no mean feat. Thank you.
DeleteAw, shucks...Thanks!
DeleteAn intriguing development - yesterday I received a message from someone from The Archers production team asking if they could telephone me this Monday evening. I said of course they could! I am all agog - haven't the faintest idea of what it could be about. I will report back tomorrow night...
ReplyDeletePlease tell them not to write out T❤️O❤️B❤️Y !!
DeleteI will! Any other requests? 😀
DeleteThey want to give you the job of running their blogs!
DeletePlease ask them for Mon-Fri episodes, a 3 days' gap is too long.
I hope they have the courtesy to telephone after 7:15pm.
A new editor, perhaps? (Gosh, do you think......?!?)
DeleteMy request.WRITE OUT PIP!
DeleteOr at least find a decent actress to portray her. This one is just awful.
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DeleteThat is indeed intriguing Gary.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that many of us will be very pleased to hear what it's all about.
Good luck to you.
How intriguing Gary. Do you think they want to ban us from their new blog or invite us all to return as our comments here are so helpful?
ReplyDeleteIndependence forever please GG
ReplyDeleteIt looks as though our blog has touched a nerve. Looking forward to hearing what happens tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI think Gary has an Archers presence well beyond this blog, which could explain the TA team’s eagerness to talk to him. This blog has never had any connection with the BBC.
ReplyDeleteI agree Esscee..
ReplyDeleteI bet they want you to run the BBC blog, Gary like Basia says
They have had their spies out.
They know this is a success .
They probably like the format -two blogs
Nobody else wants to do it.
They know that the blog is a help to us during this depressing time
They like the idea of Desert Island Discs
Five of the best
etc
Esther Rantzen is probably involved.
She will like the fact that we are there for each other when things are difficult.
Pierre and I will write a book about folk in their 80s who only feel in their 70s because of the blog.
My suggestion.
When they offer you the job tell them you have heard that people called Gary get a mega salary!!
I haven't commented on the BBC blog but I did look and as far as I could see there is only one person who is not at the moment on our blog* so I don't really see that people are going to get a different perspective by contributing to both but in fairness it is early days and they may get more takers.
*I suspect that another might have changed her nom de plume
If I am wrong then I apologise.
It is all very exciting.
I will become a name dropper.
"Oh yes,I have eaten with him on two occasions"
Look forward to reading about it all.
Good Luck.
Oh Gary!!
DeleteI hope they will invite you to join the script-writers. You do have a certain turn of phrase.
How exciting.
I'm pretty sure it's for something like Feedback or maybe some sort of anniversary programme for next year. Whatever it is, I'm bloomin' thrilled!
DeleteTesting
ReplyDeleteMy iPad has just had n update and is now showing a vague human in a circle. I:thought I was locked out.
DeleteSeems not.
I accidentally signed out the other day for the first time ever. I was convinced I would never be able to get back in, but it accepted me back immediately.
DeleteI imagine running the BBC blog doesn’t involve much more than commissioning the lead-in articles (assuming they are continuing with the previous pattern) Maintaining and moderating the blog itself is a routine job for the tekkies who run the BBC’s other blogs/website.
ReplyDeleteI thought one of the reasons they shut down the old blog was because ‘financial constraints’ meant they couldn’t afford anyone to police it. Perhaps it’s all done by machine now?
DeleteGary, I wonder if your invitation is anything to do with your much acclaimed appearance at Archers Academics last year? They probably singled you out as a force for good in Archer’s Land. 😉
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear what they're calling you about Gary!!
ReplyDeleteI don’t follow why Ruth jumped to the conclusion that whoever smashed the padlock on the field gate to gain entry were treasure hunters. Why would treasure hunters, presumably using a metal detector, need to take a vehicle into the field? Or was the field perimeter too barb-wired to climb over? Or am I being dim?
ReplyDeleteOf course, we know who in Ambridge has a metal detector used for that purpose. Ruth has told us twice. (Hurray, have managed to copy over from BBC blog!)
I want to support the BBC blog because I think it is a facility the BBC should offer - and it is beguilingly easy to use) but I don’t want to opt for one blog only and so lose contact with like minds on this blog. So I shall try to work between the two, without subjecting bloggers doing the same thing to overmuch duplication of posts.
ReplyDeleteAh Um.
ReplyDeleteDo not lurk.
Why not contribute?
I quite like a bit of lurking!
DeleteI prefer to hover, myself.
DeleteAh ! I wasn't sure if the lurking comment was meant for this blog or not.
ReplyDeleteI see others understand more than me.
So thanks for the confirmation.
Lurk away Ah Um, but contribute when/ if your ready.
I wonder if we could refer to this blog as the TOP blog (short for The Othe Place, as Ah Um recently called it) or just TOP? It would be much quicker when mentioning it on the BBC blog, which I’m trying to do in order to alert new arrivals to its existence. (Incidentally, the RSC calls its Stratford studio theatre TOP, also short for ‘the other place’.). Just a thought! 🙂
ReplyDeleteMaryellen, 10.28 yesterday
ReplyDeleteTo copy & paste ( I can only do it on an Apple device, eg an iPad):
Double tap at the beginning of the sentence you to want to copy
A blue box appears on the first word & you drag it to the end of the sentence or paragraph.
A line appears at the top of the page with various options eg, copy, paste, attach photo etc.
Tap on ‘copy’ and it will be saved.
Then in the new document, go to the place where you want to insert your saved bit. Double tap, chose ‘paste’ and the words will be inserted,.
I tried to do this from the Beeb blog last night, but it didn’t seem to work. The blue box wouldn’t appear.
Maybe the BBC have fixed it so you can’t copy things from their sites?
I’ll try again later.
Thanks very much indeed for your advice, Archerphile - I did manage to copy across from the BBC yesterday (my 5.17 post incriminating Eddie Grundy) using my iPad but more by luck than judgment. I didn’t know about the double tap so must have done it accidentally. It was very frustrating trying to drag the blue blob along the text to be inserted so I don’t think I’ll be doing it very often! I might try it in reverse, from here to there....
ReplyDeleteWill the new lockdown to be imposed on Thursday affect the recording of The Archers? Just as we were beginning to get back to more ‘normal’ episodes will the cast have to revert to recording their parts at home, under the stairs and a duvet? I do hope not.
ReplyDeleteReply
Ha! It worked! I copied this from the Beeb blog where I listed it last night. Think I either didn’t tap hard enough, or was too impatient, but it did work,
ReplyDeletePosted on outside Ambridge by mistake
BBC TA blog
The latest one where we have been commenting has disappeared!
Well at least it has on my computer!
I believe it was tagged as real world but I can't find it there either.
Any suggestions as to what has happened?
Just looked again and found the article by the Agricultural consultant listed just as an article, not a blog.
DeleteWas it because we all went on there mentioning the Archers' Fan Blog I wonder?
No suggestions as to what’s happened, Spicycushion, but suggests the site is worryingly volatile or. even more worrying, it was an administrative mistake. Personally I don’t think it was due to content.
ReplyDeleteSo please don’t go away, Gary! (And good luck for this evening!)
Yes, the blog is gone, it was structured differently to the previous ones, as for replies. At least we managed to make contact with Soz and advise her how to join us.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThat was a flash in the pan, alas! The article is now with other Features and a different layout, no Comments facility. So probably an administrative mistake. Still, as Basia says, at least it reunited us with Soz and Ah Hum (and make the acquaintance of Mildred).
DeleteThank goodness you spotted the opportunity to blog on bbc site and people were quick to help me get through to this blog. Gary you might have a chance to ask what happened when you speak tonight.
DeleteDoes anyone know who Ah Hum was/is?
DeleteAh Um joined in with the protests when they were closing the BBC blogs. When first here I asked what had happened to Parsley and Ah Um, and Parsley replied she had made it here but there was no answer from Ah Um so I thought she hadn't made it. Nice to know you have been lurking Ah Um. I lurked on the BBC blog for quite some time before feeling I ought to become vocal and supportive when it was threatened with closure.
DeleteI looked at it at about ten this morning, and the last post was Archerphile last night. I didn't try to post anything though.
ReplyDeleteSpiceycushion reports that it's gone by 12.28, so late this morning it was changed and presumably removed.
A trainee responsible perhaps.
Oh Gosh, hope it wasn’t me attempting to copy and paste! I manage to do that this morning, perhaps it wasn’t approved of?
ReplyDeleteI cut and pasted yesterday with no ill effects!
DeleteI am sure it wasn't Archerphile. It seems the whole article was moved from the blogs which are few and far between!
DeleteThat's really funny Archerfile. I wonder where you might have copied and pasted it to?!
DeleteHere, Janice, at 9.48 this morning!
DeleteYou should remember that the BBC must never admit that they have done something wrongly. To have allowed a blog with comment ability to return would be an admission of their shoddy performance previously.
ReplyDelete✅✅
DeleteHow it usually works is to carry on without admitting the mistake until the managers responsible for making it have moved on, when their successors will revert to the earlier situation and claim it as a brilliant new idea. The process typically takes 10-15 years.
DeleteThanks to Maryellen we were there like a shot and almost the only ones, apart from Mildred and ah hum, they seemed to know each other. I don't remember either but perhaps they changed names. The blog was different from the start as the number of posts didn't show before opening it, so I agree that it was there by mistake, still, we had a bit of fun.
ReplyDeleteI remember Ah Um from the BBC blog and our protests.
DeleteI was about to ask, where is the new BBC Archers blog. I looked for it this morning, whilst I was having my morning coffee. I couldn't find it, and now I know why.
ReplyDeleteOh well. 😣
Dying to hear what happens with Gary’s phone call from the BBC tonight
ReplyDeletePerhaps he is going to get told off for us writing on the (brief) Archers blog.
We’ve been very naughty and must be punished, 😂
Listening to most of TA’s current storylines is punishment enough!!
DeleteJanice, I don't remember Ah Um, but you had a t-shirt printed to save the blog.
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DeleteJust got off a long phonecall with a delightful woman from The Archers production team - I daren't say TOO much at the moment, but it's potentially very, very exciting! It's a bit dependant on travel restrictions later in the year on the actual logistics of it, but I CAN say that it involves the 70th Anniversary celebrations. I will post more info when things are confirmed I and am allowed to speak about it! (How mysterious....)
ReplyDeleteGary you're a star! You've been head- hunted! Bravo!
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I see she did ring during the broadcast but yours was much more interesting!
DeleteFantastic our Gary (bit Mancunian there!) Keep us posted but try to keep room for us in your future, no doubt busy, life! 😁
DeleteSounds great Gary. Something to look forward to.
DeleteCan we have your autograph, Gary?😉😁 Well done!
DeleteI am not liking that the LL Trustees, have now become quite prominent.
ReplyDeleteMy question is why now - and not when Freddy was arrested, convicted, sentenced and then served this,in a Young Offenders Institution?
Surely he has reformed, with no further misdameanors, and has changed his life.
I do not understand this.
Freddie saw through Lily and Johnny but Ruth didn't work out what Eddie was up to, what's in it for him, is he hoping they'll give him exclusive rights?
ReplyDeleteGosh GG How exciting for you, to be involved somehow, with the 70th TA events.
ReplyDeleteIt must be like getting that notification, to learn about an award, but cannot say anything for 3 months!
Well Done..
Chuffed Gary.💪💪
ReplyDeleteWell done Gary!! Look forward to details when you can release them.
ReplyDeleteNot just Mancunian,
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Congratulations Gary.
👍 I just remembered Jackie Charlton always referring to Sir Bobby as 'our kid' in after match interviews! (BTW Sad news about Sir Bobby's dementia, Nobby and for rugby fans brilliant JJ Williams)
DeleteI reckon it’s going to be SIR Gary soon! Well, as far as we are concerned anyway 😉
ReplyDeleteHow exciting for you Gary and I’m keeping fingers crossed that wretched Covid doesn’t mess things up, whatever they are!
How exciting Gary. My guess is a documentary fronted by Clare Balding.
ReplyDeleteThey like these - Desert Island Discs have done a few over the years.
Not much to celebrate tonight, what a load of horse manure.
Very intriguing Gary. Can’t wait to hear more.
ReplyDeleteThink I actually prefer Lyndas Christmas palaver to this Freddie debacle. Never thought I’d say that!!!
Get back on to the Welsh wazzock story.......we want him in jail for Christmas.
Agree about the slave labour story.
DeleteCogratulations Gary. I'm looking forward to hearing more.
ReplyDeleteI am waiting; in eager anticipation, for Lynda to help Freddy.
ReplyDeleteFreddy will take the accolade for the Christmas LL event, as the producer. This will silence the trustees, but it will be another Lynda Ambridge Christmas production, again.
Lily (plus Russ) will try to muscle in, but it will be Freddy + Lynda who manage it.
They have a lovely bond together.
👍👍GG!
ReplyDeleteSo David is still around and discussing the future of the farm after all! Thought he’d gone walkabout!
ReplyDeleteAnd Shula speaks once again. Good that some of the old characters are gradually being brought back.
Can’t help wondering if we’ll ever hear Peggy again though?
Had the same thought Archerphile! Also will the lockdown due to start this Thursday stop recording sessions 🤔 its been so good to hear our programme in its proper format once again (even when an occasional episode disappoints)
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