23/06/2026

Speaker 10:00

You're listening to Tuesday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4.

George Grundy0:04

[instrumental music] Anne-Marie.

Anne-Marie0:24

Hello, George. I promise I'm not staying. I just wanted to hand over these brownies. Homemade. Amber's favorite.

George Grundy0:32

Oh, that's really kind of you. Thanks. I'm sure she'll be thrilled.

Anne-Marie0:36

Is she in by any chance?

George Grundy0:37

No, sorry. She's still at work.

Anne-Marie0:40

I thought you said she'd be off today.

George Grundy0:41

She was supposed to be, but she swapped a shift with a mate.

Anne-Marie0:44

Oh, okay.

George Grundy0:46

You can come in if you want to wait for her. She should be back in about an hour.

Anne-Marie0:51

I don't know. That might seem a bit too much. What do you think?

George Grundy0:55

Up to you.

Anne-Marie0:57

[sighs] I know I should have messaged to check if it was a good time. But if I'm honest with you, George, I worry she would make an excuse not to see me if she had any warning of me turning up.

George Grundy1:08

I, I don't know about that. I thought she messaged you yesterday.

Anne-Marie1:12

Oh, I couldn't accuse her of ignoring us. She almost always replies to our messages, but usually only with a word or two, or a thumbs up. And of course, she sent her dad a Father's Day card. In fact, it arrived early. But there was no chance she was going to come and actually see us on Sunday.

George Grundy1:27

Yeah, well, she's been- Busy.

Anne-Marie1:28

I know.