7 Apr Lilian gets a window on the past, and Kirsty needs to keep faith.
9 Apr Lilian hopes to get things over quickly, and Kirsty tries something new.
10 Apr Brian struggles to keep his cool, and David wants to take the blame.
11 Apr Emma adjusts to a new routine, and Ed gets a talking to.
12 Apr Harrison offers an olive branch, and Tom thinks it is too late to play nice.
13 Apr Justin gets an unexpected offer, and it is a busy evening at nets.
14 Apr David cannot contain his anger, and Pip is cornered.
16 Apr Lilian has a spring in her step, and Toby offers little comfort.
17 Apr Josh is on the warpath, and Elizabeth is pampered.
18 Apr Peggy hears the good news, and Ruth wants to keep a low profile.
19 Apr Emma sets her sights on the future, and Anisha oversteps the mark.
20 Apr Everyone is celebrating at The Bull, and Rex fails to impress.
21 Apr Pip cannot apologise enough, and Lily takes charge.
23 Apr Toby reaches the end of the road, and Emma comes under fire.
24 Apr David and Ruth reach a decision, while Brian has reason to celebrate.
25 Apr Ambridge Hall is invaded, and Tom angles for a better deal.
26 Apr Matt lays it on thick, and Usha lends an ear.
27 Apr Pip finds the comfort she needs, and Justin cannot be calmed.
28 Apr Brookfield needs to dig deeper, and Kenton strikes a deal.
You donât suppose heâll appear tomorrow, do you? Window on the past?
Well predicted, Marjorie, at first I thought Matt might come back but then decided he probably wasnât going to. I wonder how long before someone spills the beans on Twitter or a messageboard. I hope they donât, because itâs a pretty big spoiler!
Tomorrow would be amazing! It speaks well of Huw Hyphen that he wants Matt back and Kim Durham is up for it. Iâd call that severing ties with the former editor.
I think Matt coming back, much as some might love him, would be a bad and disorganised move on the part of the re-reorganiser of deckchairs.
Grinches-R-Us Gus@grumpy.disorg.uk
Me, I canât wait! Sounds like it puts Justinâs nose out of joint, for a start, thatâs got to be good. He has a distinctive voice and heâs a good actor, in my opinion (though I think Sunny Ormonde is dreadful, so there is that).
How to think of a plausible reason for his return, thatâs the problem, I suppose. Will he be minted or hoping for a hand-out?
Oh I love the voice and I liked the character, on the whole. Thatâs not my gripe, itâs the fact that any new editor can do what the hell it wants, up to and including âletâs wipe out the last X years and the hell with plausibilityâ. That your immediate predecessor stretched credulity beyond its limits is no defence for you doing the same. Look to it, good boy, see. She said Welshly.
Now, look you, Gus bach, she says Welshly back, thatâs the difference between you and me. I am shallow enough to want merely to be pleased by outcomes, the ones I like having good things happen to them and the ones I donât having their noses shoved in the slurry. Miss Prism said the same thing only a bit more elegantly.
And too often itâs the other way round, especially in The Archers, so why do I listen? Answer came there none.
I am shallower than what you are. And to prove it I shall drown you in a puddle of you, not of me. Thatâll teach you to be deep.
As to the question, it is one of the Great Imponderables. Actually, thatâs nonsense: you can ponder yourself blue in the face should the fancy take you that way, but it wonât get you anywhere (except possibly to the Respiratory Ward - and trust me, you donât want to be there).
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Iâd call that severing ties with the former editor.[/quote]Indeed it is, though Iâm surprised the one-liners gave that away.
Thereâs a couple more of surprising openness there too. In the longest term Iâm not sure itâs wise to return but anything which gives two fingers to OâConnor is worth a go in my book.
Now get rid of Toe-Bee and he can take Current-Pip with him and weâre moving.
Letâs hope we get rid of Justin too. April 27 looks promising. As for his âunexpected offerâ on April 13, you know the old joke: âWant a job involving sex and travel?â âSure.â âEff off, then.â I have always liked Simon Williams but heâs terrible on the radio and the storywriters never got to grips with the character, astute businessman one minute, fool the next, weasel who lets his wife humiliate Lilian one minute, man sincerely in love the next. It just doesnât work. They should call it a day and get rid of him.
And I hope they use all of this IBR scandal to get rid of Pip, too. Shamed by her egregious conduct, she slinks off to work elsewhere and returns in a few years with a different voice. Who knows, maybe they will. Then all weâd have to do is kill Ruth and Iâd be quite happy.
