Pusscat and Tiger back to normal? : Thurs 31.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Thursday 31st January 2013

• Team Pusscat and Tiger
• Alice’s eyeing a job in Canada
• Jim’s not good at turning wood
• Archaeology gig = ideal gap year?
• Bunty will be 91 soon

Usha shouts at Alan: Thurs 31.01.13 #ambridgeextra

Ambridge Extra Thursday 31st January 2013

• Who is Sadie?
• Colonel Aubrey Shawcross does not approve
• Amy also wants Michael gone
• Usha’s suspicious
• Now Colonel Aubrey Shawcross’ accusing Alan
• The physio who won’t stop talking
• Usha sees Michael eating a pizza
• Usha has a go at Alan

Rob visits Brookfield: Wed 30.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Wednesday 30th January 2013

• Ruth doesn’t like Rob
• Helen agrees with Tom
• Emma and Helen … best friends?
• Rob makes disparaging remarks about Lynda
• What’s so funny about Susan?
• Pip’s creating trouble by not even being there

Won’t anybody think of Tom’s children?: Tues 29.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Tuesday 29th January 2013

• Tom wants to breed
• Bethany meets The Bull … and a reluctant Nic
• Jim made Bethany cry
• Will’s nearly 30

Colonel Aubrey Shawcross is a bigot: Tues 29.01.13 #ambridgeextra

Ambridge Extra Tuesday 29th January 2013

• Usha just wants privacy to kiss Alan’s eye
• Michael is special
• Alan just can’t say no
• Michael borrows £20
• Colonel Aubrey Shawcross doesn’t like divorce and is a sexist
• Colonel Aubrey Shawcross doesn’t like gay marriage
• Colonel Aubrey Shawcross meets Usha
• Usha’s obsessing about Michael’s car

Pip’s being stroppy: 28.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Monday 28th January 2013

• Pip’s “on virgins”
• A 20 year old teenager
• Rob wants to connect with Alice on Facebook
• Alice lies about Canada
• Chris has grubby internet habits?
• Chris had a mini Swiss roll for dinner
• Business advice from Jennifer
• Rob corners Ruth

Susan breaks her crystal bowl: Sun 27.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Sunday 27th January 2013

• Paul REALLY wants to see Lilian
• The vicar with a black eye
• Emma falls out with Susan
• Neil helps change Bethany’s nappy
• The Parish Council not to do Lynda’s bidding?

Paul’s back: Fri 25.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Friday 25th January 2012

• Matt and Lilian see a papermill
• Lynda and David have a set too over badgers
• Trevor’s milking will be limited
• Brenda delivers during her lunch hour
• Rob corners Tom
• Matt just doesn’t get Lilian
• Lynda corners Rob
• Paul calls Lilian

Lynda wants badger signs: Thurs 24.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Thursday 24th January 2013

• Rob and Brian go shooting
• Lynda has a plan to save the badgers
• Vicky’s worried Bethany will go back to hospital
• That Rob’s a bit odd
• Ed could help where Will couldn’t
• Joe quashes Ed’s pride
• And still on about Bob Pullen

Alan has a really, really bad day: Thurs 24.01.13 #ambridgeextra

Ambridge Extra Thursday 24th January 2013

• Drunk calling
• Colonel Shawcross
• Bert saves Alan
• Usha’s furious

Poor badger: Wed 23.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Wednesday 23rd January 2013

• Pure llama wool cot blanket
• Bethany’s still not eating properly
• Ed’s frustrating David
• Jim’s not amused by the final Ifty article
• Freddie passed his maths test
• Lewis and Bert are having a spat
• Rumours about Liverpool
• Scruff finds a badger

Matt burnt the crumpets: Tues 22.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Tuesday 22nd January 2012

• Matt talks fire alarm
• Was it really Jennifer this time?
• Henry’s not for sharing
• Rob is Brian’s long lost son?
• Team Pusscat and Tiger, back together
• “The fleshpots of Liverpool”

We’re at the Vicarage: Tues 22.01.13 #ambridgeextra

Ambridge Extra Tuesday 22nd January 2013

• The Ballad of Bob Pullen’s Last Ride
• Alan! I’m not sure that’s appropriate!!!
• Rachel the Arch Deacon has a problem
• Amy wants to move out
• Alan to leave St Stephen’s?
• Michael’s bored of his flock

Bethany Tucker arrives home: Mon 21.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Monday 21st January 2013

• Tom and Helen make some money
• Who was talking to Kirsty?
• Kenton cleaned farm equipment
• Bethany meets her room
• Ed to turn sheep shearer?
• Henry’s off to playgroup

Lilian ends it with Paul: Sun 20.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Sunday 20th January 2013

• Matt’s REALLY angry with Lilian
• Bethany’s stared sucking!
• Farmhouse Breakfast Week (tomorrow)
• Brenda’s birthday tomorrow
• The Liverpool Lads are home
• Fallon’s also going gingham
• Bethany gets home tomorrow
• Paul and Lilian, no more

The Bull celebrates Bethany: 18.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Friday 18th January 2013

• Paul and Lilian, back together
• Everyone loves a baby
• Amy helps Vicky
• Rob woos Neil
• Jazzer offers himself to the dark side
• Mike’s a dad

Vicky’s first day as a mum: Thurs 17.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Thursday 17th January 2013

• Lynda’s ecstatic
• Bethany won’t feed
• Vicky doesn’t like her stepfather
• David gets excited
• Pip’s no longer the golden girl
• Ed still needs Mike to see sense
• Bethany still won’t suck
• Brenda’s skiving
• Rumours about Liverpool

Bob Pullen’s secret is revealed: Thurs 17.01.13 #ambridgeextra

Ambridge Extra Thursday 17th January 2013

• The rest of the second final clue
• Just who is Mrs Jones?
• The final clue
• Joe’s sad
• Bert has an inappropriate joke
• Secrets
• Mrs Jones wants to know more
• Joe, the executor

Bethany Clair Tucker: born Wed 16.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Wednesday 16th January 2012

• It was a very loud birth
• Bethany had a quiet start
• Brenda meets her new sister
• Mike sounded like Pa Larkin
• Tony tries to put his foot down

Vicky and Mike’s baby is on her way: Tues 15.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Tuesday 15th January 2013

• Flour for Rob Titchner
• Vicky wants to give birth
• Lilian’s annoying Jennifer
• Brian wears reading glasses
• Susan interrogates Rob
• Brian’s being quite hilarious
• Vicky’s water breaks

Off to Aintree: Tues 15.01.13 #ambridgeextra

Ambridge Extra Tuesday 15th January 2013

• Bert Fry appreciates the Cathedral
• Bert Horrobin solves another clue
• Mrs Jones, the B&B lady
• There’s no racing until April, but Bert Horrobin has his bag
• The less salubrious surroundings of a betting shop
• Red Rum!

Pat shouts at Tom: Mon 14.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Monday 14th January 2013

• It’s cold in Ambridge
• Pat’s being creative with leftovers
• Lilian likes tinned tomato soup
• Lilian slips up
• Tom uses John’s name in vain
• James unwittingly plays cupid

Lilian samples Watford: Sun 13.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Sunday 13th January 2013

• Lilian wakes up with Paul
• What has Watford got to offer?
• The arks are on the move again
• Pat puts her foot down
• Lilian can’t comprehend anonymity
• Tom’s so full of himself
• Lilian has the perfect Sunday

Hellin (aka Cheesestraw) is back: Fri 11.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Friday 11th January 2013

• How many Matt’s does it take to change a light bulb?
• Helen and Henry are back
• Kenton’s vague on bacon and sausages
• Tony wants his cows back
• Peggy had a marvellous time, despite Lilian …
• Will Matt and Peggy gang up?
• Lilian stands-up Matt

Paul and Lilian, back in bed: Thurs 10.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Thursday 10th January 2013

• Paul's back
• Maurice has the best approach to Tom
• Tom's off on one again
• Pat and Tony want a holiday
• Mike's nervous
• Peggy was flirting?
• Pip was on the lash again

Four men in a car: Thurs 10.01.13 #ambridgeextra

Ambridge Extra Thursday 10th January 2013

• Bob asked for Joe to collect him
• Preparations for a jaunt to Felpersham
• The Beatles
• I Spy ...
• Tea and wet wipes
• Bert Horrobin needs a wee
• Chewing gum, bubble gum, a hat and a lack of a jack
• Time for a Bert Fry poem
• And more poetry ... this time, from the grave

Kenton wants to borrow a tractor: Wed 09.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Wednesday 9th January 2013

• Pip's still in holiday mode
• Freddie has a math test looming
• David still has time on his hands
• Ed should have bided his time
• Farmhouse Breakfast Week
• Lower Loxley sold a Passport
• The Shires Rare Breed Centre opening ceremony
• Utter shock at taking a trip to Liverpool

Ed asks Mike for (please sir!): Tues 08.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Tuesday 8th January 2013

• Lilian's in a foul mood
• Tom's pleased with himself
• Vicky's an animal
• Brenda doesn't need to hear Mike and Vicky's sexual habits
• Ed asks for more from Mike
• Sabrina likes Rod
• Neil sits on the plumped cushions
• Rickyard’s being redecorated

Ambridge Extra goes a bit Last of the Summer Wine: Tues 08.01.12 #AmbridgeExtra

Ambridge Extra Tuesday 8th January 2013

• The balaclava
• The fence
• The birdbath
• Bert Horrobin has a Mary Poppins bag
• A tin box, a jigsaw and a Christmas card
• Pickled cows
• A B&B in Liverpool

More of Rob, more moaning from Lilian: Mon 07.01.12 #thearchers

The Archers Monday 7th January 2013

• Rob likes the Super Dairy
• Super Dairies are better than Windfarms
• Lilian’s running from Matt
• Lilian’s moaning about Whitby (once again!)
• Jennifer has to make her own Quince and Apple Pie
• Brian’s shocked
• Rob and Adam talked arable
• Seems Rob is a looker
• Rob would love a ghost
• What’s Paul said to Lilian?

The Three Year Anniversary of Pondering the Archers, #thearchers blog

I started this blog on the 7th of January 2010, posting about the eavesdropping episode of 6th January 2010.

As I’ve said many times – I only started the blog to have somewhere to put my witterings about Ambridge. Most of my friends don’t eavesdrop, and my wife certainly doesn’t. I had no idea about blogging, and no expectation.

How amazed was I that folks actually started commenting on the blog!

The visits to the blog shot up in their hundreds almost overnight (now at thousands every day). My Twitter profile (@thearchersfan) starting getting followers. The official BBC website pages about The Archers link to my blog. And I’ve even been interviewed by the press (even from outside of the UK).

Though I am sometimes late with my posts due to life outside of Ambridge interrupting, I always catch up eventually. Life just isn’t in sync if I have Pondered the Archers.

It’s really because a way of life for me now. As self-employed, it’s one of the few parts of my life which is purely a hobby. No fee applies.

A huge thanks to you for reading the blog, and I look forward to celebrating the 5th … 10th … 20th … 40th … anniversary of the Pondering the Archers blog.

Yours Aye,
Inga

‘Hello’ to Rob Titchner: Sun 06.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Sunday 6th January 2013

• Ruth yanks down Christmas
• Who is this Rob Titchner?
• Pip’s using young people’s language
• Lilian deepens her lie to Peggy
• Ruth’s on about insemination again …
• Lilian’s moaning about Whitby (again)
• Brenda’s not a Pusscat replacement

Bob Pullen's funeral: Fri 04.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Friday 4th January 2013

• Bob has a busy funeral
• Peggy wants to go on a train
• The Robert Pullen Memorial Toilet
• The One-Hundred-and-Ninety-Ninety-Steps
• "I am officially the oldest man in the village"
• How is Elizabethan not English?
• Lynda thanks Kenton
• Lilian is very rude to Peggy

Lilian and Peggy hit Whitby: Thurs 03.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Thursday 3rd January 2013

• Vicky’s still hooting about the Elizabethan Christmas Extravaganza
• Mike’s still worried
• It’s windy in Whitby
• Peggy’s’ never seen a Goth
• Neil and Mike reckon they had Christmas off this year
• Lilian seriously needs to lie better
• Deirdre = drain cleaner

Bob’s mysterious poem: Thurs 03.01.13 #ambridgeextra

Ambridge Extra Thursday 3rd January 2013

• Bert and Bert
• Bert (H) blames himself for Clive
• Bob has the last laugh … a mysterious poem for Joe
• Joe was very negative
• Joe and Bert (F) on suits

Susan’s feeling positive: 02.03.12 #thearchers

The Archers Wednesday 2nd  January 2013

• Pip hasn’t broken any bones
• Josh to be a banker?
• Jack enjoyed his cake
• Off to Whitby!
• Jill’s in charge of Bob’s funeral
• Ruth sets Ed onto Mike
• Susan knows about Donna and Clive
• “How much further?”
• Happy days in the Carter household

New Year 2012 in Ambridge (prt 2): 01.01.13 #thearchers

The Archers Tuesday 1st January 2013

• The Bells
• Nic and Will’s anniversary
• Peggy and Jack, married 22 years
• Alice meets reality with a bump
• Susan’s loving a full house
• Tracey had been round
• Can Jennifer do the catering from her kitchen?

Joe and Bert (Fry) ransack Bob Pullen’s: 01.01.13 #ambridgeextra

Ambridge Extra Tuesday 1st January 2013

• Poochy gets 4 biscuits
• Clive’s away for 4 years
• Tracey apologises to Emma
• All sorted?
• Have Joe and Bert (Fry) no shame?
• What was in Bob’s letter to Joe?