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Note that spoilers are included below the cast and crew.

Cast :
Ben Archer - Ben Norris
David Archer - Timothy Bentinck
Helen Archer - Louiza Patikas
Pat Archer - Patricia Gallimore
Tony Archer - David Troughton
Tom Archer - William Troughton
Chris Carter - Wilf Scolding
Susan Carter - Charlotte Martin
Martyn Gibson - Jon Glover
Clarrie Grundy - Heather Bell
Ed Grundy - Barry Farrimond
Eddie Grundy - Trevor Harrison
Emma Grundy - Emerald O'Hanrahan
Tracy Horrobin - Susie Riddell
Joy Horville - Jackie Lye
Jazzer Mccreary - Ryan Kelly
Esme Mulligan - Ellie Pawsey

Writer : Sarah Hehir
Director : Pip Swallow
Editor : Jeremy Howe

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Spoilers:
Sunday 14th - Clarrie puts her foot down, and a plot is afoot for Ben.
Monday 15th - Chris has the rug pulled, and Eddie spots an opportunity.
Tuesday 16th - Pat offers some pearls of wisdom, and there's tractor
trouble at Bridge Farm.
Wednesday 17th - David has concerns for a loved one, and Jazzer finds
himself the subject of ridicule.
Thursday 18th - Susan has cause for celebration, and Emma's worries
escalate.
Friday 19th - The Archers come together for the festive season, while
Emma attempts to make plans.

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RT Review by David Crawford

When Tom throws a spanner in the works of TonyrCOs plans for the tractor
run, Helen suspects the ensuing frosty atmosphere hides an underlying
issue that could scupper Christmas at Bridge Farm.

Meanwhile, Eddie has forced Jazzer (Ryan Kelly) into his plan to drum up turkey sales. With a free bird on offer, Tracy is keen Jazzer sells,
sells, sells.
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CaroleT
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:20:26 +0000, carolet <carolet.umrat@gmail.com>
wrote:

<snip>

Friday 19th - The Archers come together for the festive season, while
Emma attempts to make plans.

<snip>

The LCD display for my kitchen DAB/FM radio has stopped working. To
find out which station I am listening to I first have to work out what programme I'm listening to.

I turned the set on just after midday and heard some bumbling, wistful
voices reminiscing about the past[1]. Radio 4x on DAB, I confidently
predicted: they are rerunning one of those dramas from the 1950s which
they've been playing a lot recently. So, forgetting that the "new"
Radio 4 schedule must be at least a year old by now, I pressed the
DAB/FM button to go over to R4 for the news.

There was no news. Just someone reading a poem. A very long poem. This
doesn't sound like The Food Programme, I thought, still forgetting the
schedule changes. So I pressed the DAB/FM button and went back to the
50s drama which, it turned out wasn't a fifties drama at all. And when
the characters started talking about tractors and New Year and John,
it all came clear to me.

At least I think it came clear.

Nick
[1]You can't reminisce about anything other than the past, can you?
What's it called when you reminisce about the future?
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On 21.12.25 14:07, Nick Odell wrote:

What's it called when you reminisce about the future?

Astrology? Cartomancy? Wishful thinking?
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Kosmo Richard W
www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
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On 21/12/2025 15:30, Kosmo wrote:

On 21.12.25 14:07, Nick Odell wrote:

What's it called when you reminisce about the future?

Astrology?-a Cartomancy?-a Wishful thinking?

Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey stuff.

john
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On 21/12/2025 16:41, john ashby wrote:

On 21/12/2025 15:30, Kosmo wrote:

On 21.12.25 14:07, Nick Odell wrote:

What's it called when you reminisce about the future?

Astrology?-a Cartomancy?-a Wishful thinking?

Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey stuff.

YAATime LordAICM-u5

(Allowing for inflation, I think it really should be more than -u5 these days.)
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Sam Plusnet
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On 21/12/2025 18:58, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 21/12/2025 16:41, john ashby wrote:

On 21/12/2025 15:30, Kosmo wrote:

On 21.12.25 14:07, Nick Odell wrote:

What's it called when you reminisce about the future?

Astrology?-a Cartomancy?-a Wishful thinking?

Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey stuff.

YAATime LordAICM-u5

(Allowing for inflation, I think it really should be more than -u5 these days.)

Bit coin?
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Steveski
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On 2025/12/21 18:58:2, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 21/12/2025 16:41, john ashby wrote:

On 21/12/2025 15:30, Kosmo wrote:

On 21.12.25 14:07, Nick Odell wrote:

What's it called when you reminisce about the future?

Astrology?-a Cartomancy?-a Wishful thinking?

Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey stuff.

YAATime LordAICM-u5

(Allowing for inflation, I think it really should be more than -u5 these days.)

Apparently, Lobby Ludd first appeared in August 1927. Using <https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator>,
5 pounds in 1927 -> 273.99 in November 2025. So yes, a teeny bit!
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

How do you make somebody do something harder than it has to be
just because it's good for them? - "The Real Bev", 2025/8/17
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On 21/12/2025 19:06, Steveski wrote:

On 21/12/2025 18:58, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 21/12/2025 16:41, john ashby wrote:

On 21/12/2025 15:30, Kosmo wrote:

On 21.12.25 14:07, Nick Odell wrote:

What's it called when you reminisce about the future?

Astrology?-a Cartomancy?-a Wishful thinking?

Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey stuff.

YAATime LordAICM-u5

(Allowing for inflation, I think it really should be more than -u5
these days.)

Bit coin?

Talking of biting coins...
In old films you often had some character bite a coin to (apparently)
judge if it was genuine.
That character invariably seemed to lack suitable dentition for the job.
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Sam Plusnet
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On 22/12/2025 01:21, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 21/12/2025 19:06, Steveski wrote:

On 21/12/2025 18:58, Sam Plusnet wrote:

On 21/12/2025 16:41, john ashby wrote:

On 21/12/2025 15:30, Kosmo wrote:

On 21.12.25 14:07, Nick Odell wrote:

What's it called when you reminisce about the future?

Astrology?-a Cartomancy?-a Wishful thinking?

Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey stuff.

YAATime LordAICM-u5

(Allowing for inflation, I think it really should be more than -u5
these days.)

Bit coin?

Talking of biting coins...
In old films you often had some character bite a coin to (apparently)
judge if it was genuine.
That character invariably seemed to lack suitable dentition for the job.

Quite apart from the fact that pure gold is hard and tough (in the
materials sense).
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Steveski
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On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:58:02 +0000, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 21/12/2025 16:41, john ashby wrote:

On 21/12/2025 15:30, Kosmo wrote:

On 21.12.25 14:07, Nick Odell wrote:

What's it called when you reminisce about the future?

Astrology?a Cartomancy?a Wishful thinking?

Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey stuff.

YAATime LordAICMu5

(Allowing for inflation, I think it really should be more than u5 these >days.)

Surely if you are a Time Lord, all you need to do, he says, mixing his
genres, is deposit one penny in your own currency at the beginning of
time...

Nick
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On 22/12/2025 13:15, Nick Odell wrote:

On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:58:02 +0000, Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

On 21/12/2025 16:41, john ashby wrote:

On 21/12/2025 15:30, Kosmo wrote:

On 21.12.25 14:07, Nick Odell wrote:

What's it called when you reminisce about the future?

Astrology?-a Cartomancy?-a Wishful thinking?

Wibbly-wobbly, Timey-wimey stuff.

YAATime LordAICM-u5

(Allowing for inflation, I think it really should be more than -u5 these
days.)

Surely if you are a Time Lord, all you need to do, he says, mixing his genres, is deposit one penny in your own currency at the beginning of
time...

So that you have just enough cash to 'spend a penny' at some later point
in time?
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Sam Plusnet
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