BS: The Archers UK Soap

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Leadfingers
Date: 25 Mar 10 - 09:28 PM

Kate can still blow the story dont forget !!

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 26 Mar 10 - 05:00 AM

Kate has problems of her own. I reckon Lucas has more than one wife.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Mar 10 - 07:21 AM

If the child isn't a baster could it be a turkey?
Mike

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: theleveller
Date: 26 Mar 10 - 08:44 AM

Is it just me or are the scripts getting more and more trite and stilted? They sound like they're being written by an eldely maiden aunt living in sheltered accomodation in Cheltenham Spa who really needs to get out more. Real people just don't talk like that!

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Mar 10 - 01:54 PM

Lots of the characters are made to do things alien to their normal behaviour, in order to further the scripts.
Some of the plot devices are so clunky it makes you wince.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Mavis Enderby
Date: 26 Mar 10 - 03:09 PM

Indeed. I keep waiting for Pat to say "oh, by the way, we're having turkey for easter" and the penny to drop.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 26 Mar 10 - 05:20 PM

It's not the turkey Helen wants, it's the stuffing!

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: theleveller
Date: 26 Mar 10 - 07:03 PM

"It's not the turkey Helen wants, it's the stuffing"

OMG I've just wet mesen.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 08:50 AM

The trailers are promising something spectacular this evening - "Ambridge will never be the same again . . ."

My guess is Helen will miscarry, Tony will be unable to hide his delight, and the field will be open for Ian to become a daddy.

Any other suggestions?

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 09:52 AM

My partner has the idea that Helen will have her baby, and it will turn out the donor sperm was mislabelled, and the baby will be black.
My guess is the death of a big charcter, like Nigel, or Debbie might be finally written off.
I'd like Susan and Linda to run off with Helen, to live in a lesbian menage a trois.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 10:08 AM

I thought Helen was a lesbian way back when she was being mysterious about her love life before she revealed that the secret lover was Greg - I was convinced it would turn out to be a girlfriend.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 01:03 PM

And the advert that appeared above that post on my screen was for "Queer as Folk" - do they read the posts before choosing which to include?

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Morticia
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 02:29 PM

OMFG!

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 02:33 PM

I think that might be the last we've heard from Nigel....?

Fingers crossed that Helen and Henry continue to thrive!

Kitty

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Michael
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 03:02 PM

After all that build up it seems a silly story, two grown men doing something really stupid and presumably killing Nigel (and possibly David).

Mike

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 04:03 PM

He's not the real Nigel anyway.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Van
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 04:49 PM

So what did happen?

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 02 Jan 11 - 05:21 PM

BBC Radio 4 news said there were 'life-changing events' for two of the major characters, Helen and Nigel - which suggests he isn't dead, or it would be life-changing for his family rather than him, what with the death duties they'd have to pay. Maybe he'll be in a wheelchair and they can have lots of 'public information' about 'disability'.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Morticia
Date: 03 Jan 11 - 02:13 PM

blimey, they really did kill him off.....

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 10:06 AM

Now we're limbering up for the first anniversary of Nigel's ill-advised teeter along the ridge tiles, I thought it was high time this gem was returned to the top of the charts.

Wasn't that a storming performance by Sharern, mother of Koyloi and the yet-to-be-unveiled Rich the other night? Quite how Koyloi turned out to be such a charming young lady is a mystery, spawned from loins of aggravated-manslaughterer Cloive Horrobin, but we'll give that to the nurture-over-nature brigade and the steady stepfatherhood of the equally-yet-to-be-unveiled Eamon.

And just while I'm getting a year's worth of Ambridge conspiracy theories off me chest, who agrees with me that the Bridge Farm salmonella disaster was in fact caused by Sewzerne, and not that poor 'dirty woman' Clarroi? Another sleeper, that one, mark my words....

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 11:15 AM

I certainly cheered aloud when Sharon, set drippy Pat to rights, the other evening.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Leadfingers
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 12:01 PM

Has any one else noticed that one of the members of the Borchester Land board is named Martin Gibson ?

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 09 Dec 11 - 12:57 PM

Can't wait to hear jazzer singing again, he's wonderful.
Sal

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Leadfingers
Date: 21 Dec 11 - 05:11 AM

And the song Jazzer WANTS to sing is Hamlish Imlach's rewrite of 'As Usual' , Brenda Lee's Hit recording !

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Dec 11 - 05:29 AM

One of the better parodies.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: JHW
Date: 21 Dec 11 - 07:27 AM

Was the Higgs Bosun particle named by Jack Wooley?

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 21 Dec 11 - 09:55 AM

He can't remember.
I hope Higgs found another job.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Edthefolkie
Date: 21 Dec 11 - 04:11 PM

Higgs got a job as a bosun on the Pequod and learned to sing shanties. He can be seen in the film of Moby-Dick behind Bert Lloyd. Came to a bad end, Queequeeg ran him through with a harpoon. Not a particle of him survived.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Michael
Date: 21 Dec 11 - 05:04 PM

Higgs Bosun aka 'The God particle' therefore doesn't exist.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Michael
Date: 05 Mar 12 - 04:53 PM

Any one notice tonight when Tom said 'Let's have some music' he put on 'The Wild Goose' by Kate Rusby? Slowly but surely eh?

Mike

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 05 Mar 12 - 05:02 PM

Yes indeed, I noticed it was KR, although I don't know the song, I recognised the voice.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Bainbo
Date: 05 Mar 12 - 05:20 PM

So is Tom about to be "outed" as a folkie? Has there been any hint of this in the past? (I'm an irregular listener).

In fact, the only other Ambridge folkie I recall (if you don't count Eddie and Jolene's country music) was also a Tom - Tom Forrest. Coincdence? Or is there a secret agenda here?

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 05 Mar 12 - 05:32 PM

Yup, the actor was called Bob Arnold, and he made at least one recording, where he was backed by The Yetties, in about 1972

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 05 Mar 12 - 05:32 PM

Yes, it was good to hear it quietly but unmistakeably in the background.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Leadfingers
Date: 06 Mar 12 - 07:52 AM

Back in the Hey Day of Folk there was a campaign to get a Folk Club in The Bull after Tom Forrest sang The Village Pump in the bar , Bob Arnold was a noted Cotswold Source Singer !

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 06 Mar 12 - 08:09 AM

No one whispers sweet nothings about polytunnels quite like Sossidges, do they?

Terry, the beastly Martin Gibson moniker wasn't lost on me, either. Must be the same fellow.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Noreen
Date: 25 Apr 12 - 02:19 PM

What about that Carl then?

Imagine trying to get away with something like that- in Ambridge!

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 25 Apr 12 - 03:13 PM

I knew he was married. Looking after his mum's house most weekends indeed!
Set Helen on him.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Bainbo
Date: 25 Jul 12 - 11:05 AM

Kathryn Tickell unmistakeably piping in the background of this afternoon's episode, which will have been a repeat of last night's. I was only half-listening - sounded like it was set at a village fair or something.

Was Ms Tickell actually supposed to have been there, or were they playing a record through the PA? It wasn'r just someone who sounded like her - it was definitley her.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 25 Jul 12 - 11:50 AM

I wondered if it was her.
Poor Keith.
Anyone could fall over a hamster.
He is being set up.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 25 Jul 12 - 02:44 PM

Not a sentiment you hear very often is it? Poor Keith ;)

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: sian, west wales
Date: 26 Jul 12 - 03:25 PM

Linda's managed to get Ms Tickell in her travelling theatre group apparently - how strange.

sian

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Michael
Date: 27 Jul 12 - 08:15 AM

Well Ruth comes from Prudhoe in Northumberland...

Mike

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 27 Jul 12 - 09:23 AM

I reckon Vicky is pregnant.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 27 Jul 12 - 02:19 PM

Bullseye Topsie. What will Mike say? I think he'll be chuffed.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 27 Jul 12 - 03:04 PM

I've suspected it ever since she came over all tired on Lakey Hill - I think it was at the Jubilee beacon lighting.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 29 Jul 12 - 06:38 AM

Does it mean they programme planners have decided to "do" Doen's syndrome?

And on a separate story line, now that Adam and Ian are not seeing eye-to-eye, which of them is going to get off with Pavel?

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: GUEST, topsie
Date: 29 Jul 12 - 06:43 AM

Having trouble with my thumbs this morning - that was meant to be 'the programme planners' and 'Down's syndrome'. Sorry

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 29 Jul 12 - 08:37 AM

I was wondering about Pavel's intentions too.

Subject: RE: BS: The Archers UK Soap
From: Rusty Dobro
Date: 29 Jul 12 - 03:24 PM

Who was the Brookfield farm worker who sang 'Barbara Allen' ('Oxford Town', not 'Scarlet Town')in a Borchester talent contest circa 1950-something?