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An intense and gripping week of events unfolds in Ambridge. Listen to all the drama here.

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An intense and gripping week of events unfolds in Ambridge. Listen to all the drama here.

    18/03/2024

    18/03/2024

    Tracy has a bone to pick, and Stella has a delicate problem on her hands.

    • 13 min
    17/03/2024

    17/03/2024

    Robert’s on edge attending to breakfast for fussy B&B guests the Philpotts. Lynda calmly encourages Robert to take himself off and find something to distract himself and restore his usual amiability. Robert stumbles upon George with Bartleby the pony and George’s ears prick up as Robert jokes about Bartleby being the oldest horse in the world. When Robert shares some initial research with George about the oldest living horse, George gets excited by the idea that the ‘title’ could be vacant.
    Lynda finds them and warns Robert not to encourage George. Robert admits that he wasn’t in the mood for bird watching, and Lynda realises he needs a new hobby to keep him busy – but what?
    Kate checks with Brian that Alice is ok. Brian is glad Alice reached out to him and she seemed happier yesterday. Kate reckons she had suspicions about Harry from the start. Kate quizzes Brian on where he was on Friday, looking very smart. Just a Rotary club dinner, he says, changing the subject. Kate finds Alice, who insists she’s fine, and they realise that Brian told them different stories about his whereabouts. Kate thought he was acting strangely earlier, and he’s been rather ‘perky’ lately – could it be down to a woman?
    Kate puts Brian on the spot and he admits he has been seeing someone, but it’s over - he didn’t want to upset his daughters over Jenny. Alice encourages her Dad to follow his own advice to her and live his life. Kate agrees, and Brian’s left pondering rearranging a date – but says let’s just see how it goes.

    • 13 min
    15/03/2024

    15/03/2024

    Tony is at the tearoom buying a coffee and says the hides on the wall look good but Emma and Fallon disagree. The vast majority of customers have said they don’t like them; one vegetarian couple left without ordering anything. Tony says he’ll let Tom and Natasha know. Later he and George take the hides down, less than a week after they went up. Emma is delighted but George feels sorry for Tony. He suggests using them on the floor of Tony's workshop. Emma asks George if he might help with the tree surgery business plan. He refuses but then agrees when Fallon says he might be Emma’s secret weapon.
    Alice arrives to return her race day outfit to Kate. She says the day at Cheltenham let her forget her problems for a bit. But when Brian suggests she see if Fallon fancies a drink, she says they’re still not on good terms because of Harry. Later Brian goes to Miranda’s dinner event and finds her changed into a glamorous outfit but worried as the guest speaker hasn’t arrived. He takes a call and has to bow out suddenly. Back at home when Alice arrives, he can see she is upset and Alice says she should have known Harry was too good to be true. Brian tries to buck her up. But she is worried about Chris doubting her as a mum. Brian walks Alice home. On the way back he rings Miranda and she suggests dinner but he’s not sure – he doesn’t want to let her down again.

    • 13 min
    14/03/2024

    14/03/2024

    Brian and Justin finish a round of golf as they chat about his enjoyable day at Cheltenham - it was a welcome break from the problems of flooded fields and farming. He tells Justin that they bumped into Miranda at the races. Justin apologises, describing her as manipulative and greedy, though conceding she could be fun. Brian declines a drink, saying he has an appointment in Borchester.
    Later as he and Miranda have coffee she wonders how Justin would react if he knew they were fraternising. She reveals she had been intimidated by Jenny at first but grew to find her very warm. At one dinner party Jenny had noticed Justin being unkind and comforted her. They are interrupted by a call from Justin – he has news about Stella and her replanting schedule. Miranda says that she organises after-dinner speakers for events. She is arranging one nearby tomorrow. Brian and Miranda are saying goodbye when she suggests he join her at tomorrow evening’s dinner.
    Emma meets Justin but is shocked to hear that he expects a consultation fee for his time and business advice. He concedes he’ll give her half an hour free now but when the business is up and running they can do half an hour of tree surgery for him. He says the plan feels a little verbose and they need to go back to basics – it needs detail and focus. They have to convince Will he has done the right thing in backing them. Emma is all thanks and Justin says he is looking forward to seeing how the project develops.

    • 13 min
    13/03/2024

    13/03/2024

    Alice is dressed to the nines as Vintage Spring for a day at Cheltenham races. Kate has pulled out all the stops putting a smart outfit together for her, even sewing some parts. Alice feels bad about leaving Lillian to cope with meeting clients and booster vaccinations for some of the horses at the stables. At Cheltenham, though, Alice is having the time of her life and Brian says, despite a lack of winners, he is having his best day ever. There’s no need to hurry back to Ambridge as Chris is happy to have Martha tonight. But Alice doesn’t want to talk about him when Brian asks how things are going. When she goes off to find a dinner table, Brian is greeted by Miranda Elliott. She asks after Jennifer and is full of condolences. She suggests they meet up for coffee sometime, but Brian says he’s too busy. Later he calls Miranda to say he would like to meet her after all.
    Paul tells Jakob he has plans to meet Kate for a drink that evening. As Kate and Paul swap stories about past embarrassments, she asks him how things are at work and he reveals that Jakob is trying hard – even to the extent of trying to make small talk. Later they arrive at Jakob’s home early from the pub as he sits in his pyjamas reading quietly. He is horrified and it takes him a minute to regain his composure but then he insists Paul must stay – it would be rude to turn him away. It’s Kate’s idea, they reflect, and she is a force of nature.

    • 13 min
    12/03/2024

    12/03/2024

    Jakob is agitated as he gets ready to leave home for an appointment. He doesn’t want to face Paul at the practice where the atmosphere is terrible after their row last week. He recounts his outburst to Kate who tells him he must apologise today. At the practice he tries some awkward compliments before telling Paul he is sorry for his outburst. Paul apologises in turn and Jakob confesses that he is grateful for Paul’s gift of the gab when it relieves him of the burden of making small talk or being sympathetic to clients.
    Kate meets Paul for lunch at the tearoom, noting a lift in his spirits. Paul says he might try to be less full on. Kate responds that she knows she annoys people – but this is her, take it or leave it. Now she needs to find a way to make life better for Alice. Paul suggests a fab day out and Kate knows exactly who to speak to.
    Ed is annoyed and distracted by Will’s notes on their tree surgery business plan. Emma says they should focus on the important thing which is getting their business off the ground. They have to rise above and stay positive. George appears, offering them the benefit of his business expertise. While talking them through the jargon, he reveals that Will’s notes are actually based on comments from Brian Aldridge. Emma suggests that they seek advice from their own business guru – Justin Elliott. Then they can focus on positive ways forward.

    • 13 min

Customer Reviews

3.9 out of 5
7.6K Ratings

7.6K Ratings

Frikk182 ,

Storylines!

Do we have a new script writer? Farcical, episodes especially with “Adam you’re fired,” David in the pub, Harrison and the drunk,
Tony being drunk. Appalling, so let’s get back to normal.
Otherwise I love the Archers.

JoyHorville ,

You lot on here!

Can’t believe how irate you sad sacks are getting over 30 seconds of adverts before the show and it’s making you not listen to the Archers anymore (and let’s face it, you are still listening) … you are literally getting this entertainment for free…
As you’re all too lazy to lift your sausage fingers to fast forward 30 secs, let me suggest you all get a more fulfilling hobby in your sad lives.

Sally01@ ,

No more Archers

I have stopped listening to the Archers because the advertising before the show starts is just too irritating. It’s a shame as for many years it has been my relaxant before going to sleep. Not now.

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