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The Archers: 04/01/2024

04/01/2024

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 04/01/2024

Kenton puts his foot down and Alice faces a challenge

Chris and Alice are going to pick up Martha who is having a tantrum and asking for her mum. Chris tells her he wouldn’t normally give in but as they were going to be seeing her later it is OK. Alice reassures him, confessing she has been known to give Martha chocolate at 3am. Later at the stables they discuss how Martha is suddenly terrified of Champion, screaming ‘No horsey!’ Both Chris and Alice are confused as, the week before, she was hugging the pony and blowing him kisses. At lunch later, Emma tells them that Martha saw the actors getting into their panto horse costume which explained why she was so scared. They agree that if they saw a horse minus its head, with two men inside its skin, they would be frightened too.

Whilst checking stock at The Bull, Emma and Tracy reminisce about  time they spent in stock cupboards at school. Tracy tells Emma she used to hide in the art store and smoke, until she got caught by a teacher.  They go on to talk about Mia taking part in organising the fashion show and Emma congratulates Tracy on what a good idea it is. Later, however, when they ask Kenton about it he flies off the handle, telling them Mia is a liability and a trouble maker. Tracy and Emma fight her corner but Kenton doesn’t back down. Tracy is unfazed and later goes to talk to Jolene. However, Kenton overhears and is still adamant that he wants Mia nowhere near the fashion show. Jolene tells them she’ll sleep on it and let them know.

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