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Shipping Forecast

The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping

Shipping Forecast: 18/09/2009

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

News Briefing

News Briefing: 18/09/2009

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Prayer for the Day

Prayer for the Day: 18/09/2009

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Daily prayer and reflection with Alison Twaddle.

Farming Today

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

Farming Today: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 18/09/2009

Charlotte Smith explores the risks posed by deadly E.coli on our farms.

After an outbreak of E.coli on a farm in Surrey, Charlotte Smith explores the risks posed by the disease. Plus, a vet says TB is out of control and could damage trading relations.

After an outbreak of a deadly strain of E.coli on a farm in Surrey, Charlotte Smith explores the risks posed by this disease. And a vet tells us that bovine TB is out of control and could damage UK trading relations with Europe.

With Charlotte Smith. Producer Melvin Rickarby

Today

Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including Thought for the Day

Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme; including religious reflections from Thought for the Day at 0748

Today: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Today, 18/09/2009

Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

With John Humphrys and Justin Webb. Including Sports Desk; Weather; Thought for the Day.

Presented by John Humphrys and Justin Webb. 

The British general soon to take charge of troops in Afghanistan says troops in the south of the country do not have time on their side. Security correspondent Frank Gardner reflects on his interview with Major General Nick Carter. 

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling for action to address the danger to girls which, it says, comes from websites that promote eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. Dr John Morgan, director of the Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders, discusses whether the internet poses a danger to young people. 

More than 80 people have been killed in an air raid on a camp for displaced people in northern Yemen, reports say. Correspondent Paul Wood reports on the attempt by government forces to contain a growing insurgency by Shia rebels known as Houthis. 

The case of the South African athlete Caster Semenya has drawn attention to different types of medical disorders where it is not clear if someone is male or female. Reporter Zubeida Malik talks to a mother and her daughter, who has androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS), about the condition and the difficulties they have faced. 

How can the quality of public services be maintained or improved at a time when government is looking to reduce spending? Justin Webb visits Leicester, where the Total Place pilot scheme is giving local authorities the chance to take over the delivery of services. 

In recent days the British media has been busily examining the many revelations contained in the newly-published official biography of the Queen Mother. The book's author, William Shawcross, and author Miranda Carter, unauthorised biographer of George V, Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II, discuss whether an official biography is better than an unofficial work. 

Thought for the Day with the Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks. 

Gunmen have carried out another attack on a drugs rehabilitation centre in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, killing 10 people and injuring two others. Correspondent Matthew Price reports on the inter-gang drug war which has seen around 1,400 deaths so far this year. Jose Reyes Ferriz, mayor of Ciudad Juarez, discusses what can be done to halt the shootings. 

Chancellor Alistair Darling has begun holding a series of meetings with cabinet colleagues to target potential savings in public spending. Political editor Nick Robinson reports on when these potential savings could be revealed. Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable examines which programmes could be sacrificed and which should be spared. 

US President Barack Obama has scrapped plans for controversial bases in Poland and the Czech Republic in a major overhaul of missile defence in Europe. Commentator on US-Russian affairs Mary Dejevsky of The Independent and Tomas Valasek, director of foreign policy at the Centre for European Reform, discuss the reaction from the around the world to the decision. 

Tens of thousands of Iranians have joined the annual rally in support of Palestinians in Tehran. Correspondent Jim Muir reports on eyewitness claims of clashes and some arrests. 

Islamic extremists have detonated two suicide car bombs at an African Union peacekeeping base in the Somali city of Mogadishu. The news comes at a time when the humanitarian crisis in the country is at its worst for nearly two decades. Correspondent Mike Thomson, in the third of his reports, examines the problems faced by the UN in being able to help the troubled nation. 

Should local government be given more control over spending and taxation? Sir Michael Bichard, executive director of the Institute for Government, and local government expert Tony Travers, of the LSE, discuss a pilot scheme to test the water and examine plans by political parties to allow greater local control. 

Until recently, anglers came from around the world to Texas to hunt as many Alligator Gar, a fish which can weigh over 160kg (350lbs) and measure over 3m (10ft) in length, as they could find. Correspondent Kevin Connolly reports on new legislation that limits hunters to one catch a day. 

The international community should be worrying about the damage to archaeological sites and destruction of artefacts in Iraq, a new book argues. Author Lawrence Rothfield, of the University of Chicago, discusses what sort of objects should be preserved and the sites that should be saved.

With Sarah Montague and Justin Webb. 
6.25,7.25, 8.25 Sports News 
7.48 Thought for the Day 
With the Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks. Editor Ceri Thomas

The Reunion

Series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history

The Reunion: Nelson Mandela Release

13/09/2009

Nelson Mandela Release

BBC Radio 4 - The Reunion, Nelson Mandela Release

Sue MacGregor reunites key players involved in the secret talks to free Nelson Mandela.

Sue MacGregor reunites the core negotiators and key campaigners involved in the secret talks which ultimately led to the release of Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990.

Sue MacGregor presents the series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history. 

Sue gathers together the core negotiators and key campaigners involved in the secret talks which ultimately led to the release of Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990 and the end of the apartheid regime in South Africa.

She is joined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who led the Free Mandela Campaign throughout the 1980s; Dr Niel Barnard, who was the head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service and who had dozens of clandestine meetings with Mandela; Professor Willie Esterhuyse, an Afrikaner academic who liaised between the government and the ANC; Aziz Pahad, who was a core member of the ANC and led many of its delegations; former President Thabo Mbeki, who was a lead negotiator for the ANC; and journalist and political commentator Allister Sparks, who chronicled the negotiations in a revealing book. 

Former President FW de Klerk also contributes to the programme, describing the surprise that he and other cabinet figures felt when they learnt of the years of secret meetings.

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Sue MacGregor gathers together the core negotiators and key campaigners involved in the secret talks that led ultimately to the release of Nelson Mandela and the end of the apartheid regime in South Africa. Repeated from Sunday at 11.15am

Book of the Week

Serialised book readings, featuring works from various genres

Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history

Book of the Week: Halfway to Hollywood

Book of the Week: Halfway to Hollywood: Episode 5

Episode 5

Halfway to Hollywood

BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Halfway to Hollywood, Episode 5

Lots of kissing, the rushes look good, and a career swerve into world travel beckons.

Michael Palin reads from his second volume of memoirs. Lots of kissing, the rushes look good, and a career swerve into world travel beckons.

Michael Palin reads from his second volume of memoirs, covering his film work and family life in the 1980s. 

Lots of kissing, the rushes look good, and a career swerve into world travel beckons.

Michael Palin reads from his second volume of memoirs

Michael Palin reads from his second volume of memoirs, covering his film work and family life in the 1980s

Book of the Week:Halfway to Hollywood

5/5. Lots of kissing, the rushes look good, and a career swerve into world travel beckons. Michael Palin reads the final instalment from his memoirs. fordetails see Monday Repeated at 12.30am

Act of Worship

Woman's Hour

Women's voices and women's lives - topical conversations to inform, challenge and inspire.

Woman's Hour: IVF concerns; Paternity leave; Make-up for dark skin

IVF concerns; Paternity leave; Make-up for dark skin

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, IVF concerns; Paternity leave; Make-up for dark skin

Are women risking their lives and their livelihoods in pursuit of a child?

Are women risking their lives and their livelihoods in pursuit of a child? Plus, changes in paternity leave; and how cosmetics can be customised to suit women with darker skin.

Liam

5/5
The Woman's Hour drama. 
For details see drama rpt at 7.45pm Editor Jill Burndge

The Men with the Golden Feet

BBC Radio 4 - The Men with the Golden Feet

A look at what the new breed of multi-millionaire footballers are doing with their wealth.

Footballers have never been wealthier; worshipped on and off the pitch, where are these fabulously wealthy sportsman spending their wealth and what happens when they retire?

Footballers have never been so well paid. Some earn more in a week these days than the prime minister will do in a year, and most earn well over a million pounds in a single season. Are they, as popular culture would have it, fools waiting to be parted from their money or unspeakable chavs, or is a new savvy breed of footballer emerging from the blizzards of cash circulating in the Premier League? 

Footballers used to be in denial about retirement and the day that the cash faucet is turned off, but now, such is the scale of their earnings that they are denied even that indulgence. Finishing a career with capital rather than mere savings concentrates the mind on their afterlife. It seems some famous names are set to remain in the public eye and long after they hang up their boots.

A recent report revealed that the public thought that footballers are the least deserving of their wealth. A footballer starting his career in the Premier League today - assuming he is lucky enough to play for ten years - could expect to earn at least £15 million and probably a lot more. 
Jim White speaks to present and former players about the money they earn and the choices they face. Producer Kevin Mousley

The Pickerskill Reports

By Andrew McGibbon. English master Dr Henry Pickerskill looks back on his favourite pupils

By Andrew McGibbon. Dr Henry Pickerskill, the now-retired English master of Haunchurst School for boys, looks back on his favourite pupils and their fortunes in the adult world

The Pickerskill Reports: Series 1

The Pickerskill Reports: Series 1: Episode 4: Crispin Biggerstaffe

Episode 4

Episode 4: Crispin Biggerstaffe

Series 1

Crispin Biggerstaffe

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Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a large lad with a big crush.

Retired English master Dr Henry Pickerskill recalls a large lad with a big crush. Stars Ian McDiarmid. From September 2009.

Ian McDiarmid stars as Dr Henry Pickerskill retired English master of Haunchurst School for boys, looking back on his most favourite pupils and their fortunes in the adult world based on their school reports and their letters to him after they left.

Pickerskill is forced by the Warden, A.R.F. Somerset-Stephenson to intercept intimate letters left carelessly by a love sick pupil as they threaten to expose and embarrass the boy's father, a well-known Conservative MP.

Dr Henry Pickerskill ..... Ian McDiarmid
Crispin Biggerstaffe ..... James Rowland
ARF Somerset-Stephenson ..... Mike Sarne
Chadwick ..... Tom Kane
Calman ..... Louis Williams
Mrs Pickerskill / Bernadette Feane ..... Abigail Hollick

Written and Directed by Andrew McGibbon.

Producer: Nick Romero
A Curtains For Radio production for BBC Radio 4.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

4/4. Crispin Biqqerstaffe. The retired teacher recalls being forced by warden ARF Somerset-Stephenson to intercept a lovesick pupil's intimate letters, which threaten to expose and embarrass the Youngster's father, a well-known Conservative MP. Comedy by Andrew McGibbon.    
Producer Nick Romero ; Director Andrew McGibbon

You and Yours

You and Yours: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, 18/09/2009

Consumer news and issues with Peter White.

It is a year since Beijing hosted the 2008 Paralympic Games. Despite dire predictions of how China would deal with an influx of disabled people, it was generally considered a success - but has it had a lasting success? And with attention shifting to London 2012, how will the world judge whether it has been a success?

Guest: Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee.

Peter White normally catches the train to work, but as the famous Greyhound brand launched its service from Southampton - close to where Peter lives -and London, he decided to give it a try. Will the venture live up to expectations? 

Guests: Alex Warner, managing director of Greyhound UK and Dr Tim Stanley, Research Fellow in American Studies at the University of London. 

The Commonwealth Games come to Glasgow in 2014. One promise made when the city bid for the event in 2005 was that there would be a rail link between Glasgow Airport and the city. However, the Scottish Government has thrown the plan out in order to help balance the budget. How will it impact on the Games?

Guests: The BBC's Scotland correspondent, Colin Blane, and Garry Clark of Scottish Chamber of Commerce. 

Planning rules forbid Brecon Mountain Railway from using local coal because it would have to be moved by road, so foreign supplies are shipped in instead. People who live near the open cast mine support planning restrictions because of the pollution it causes. 

Reporter: Melanie Doel.

Sports including shooting, badminton, rhythmic gymnastics and boxing could all be staged in temporary venues in 2012. These would be close to the Olympic Village in east London and be dismantled after the Games. But the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, believes this is wasteful and to save money wants some of these events to be staged at Wembley Arena.

Guest: Neale Coleman, Mayor Olympic Adviser 

A You and Yours investigation reveals the online ticket agencies using fake logos to offer seats for the World Cup finals in South Africa. Not only are their tickets overpriced, they also have no authorisation to sell tickets and are acting illegally. Football fans who have bought legitimately won't be given a ticket until they arrive at the game and swipe a credit card in a machine. 

Reporter: Shari Vahl. 
Guest: Mike Lambourne of the Office of Fair Trading. 

A catch-up on listener emails triggered by our story about the pizzeria owner who refuses to serve customers who order while talking on their mobile phones.

You and Yours: China disabled

Topical consumer affairs with Peter White. Series editor Andrew Smith

Weather

Weather: 18/09/2009

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World at One

Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment, with Sarah Montague.

World at One: 18/09/2009

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National and international news with Shaun Ley.

The World at One

News and analysis presented by Shaun Ley. Editor Jamie Angus

Feedback

Radio 4's forum for comments, queries, criticisms and congratulations

Feedback: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Feedback, 18/09/2009

Roger Bolton is joined by Bob Shennan, the controller of Radio 2.

Roger Bolton is joined by Bob Shennan, the controller of Radio 2 to discuss Terry Wogan, Jonathan Ross, Chris Evans and the station's music policy.

New series. 1112. Roger Bolton takes listeners' comments and criticisms and redirects them to the programme-makers. 
Producer Brian McCluskey Repeated on Sunday at 8pm ADDRESS: Feedback. PO Box 2100, London W1A IOT 
PHONE: [number removed] EMAIL: feedback@bbc.co.uk

The Archers

An intense and gripping week of events unfolds in Ambridge. Listen to all the drama here.

The Archers: 17/09/2009

17/09/2009

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Emma indulges in some possessive parenting.

Phil doesn't realise that Jill's cake for the show is supposed to be a bee, but he knows that Jill feels she's in competition with Vicky. He assures Jill that her honey cake is a delicious classic, and doesn't need to be dressed up. Jill appreciates this but still wants Ruth's opinion. With its black icing and yellow stripes, Ruth recognises that the cake's a bee but completely agrees with Phil that Jill's gone to a lot of unnecessary trouble.
 
Will has a game-keeping emergency but Emma's furious that he asked Nic to pick George up from school. Susan thinks Emma should count her blessings but Emma can't believe that Susan sides with Will. Ed thinks that if George is happy then that's the most important thing. Emma muses that maybe one day George will have a brother or sister of his own, if Ed can go ahead with expanding the herd.
 
Jill tells Phil that Emma caught David rummaging in the freezer, looking for his birthday dinner. Phil hopes David's not going to be disappointed when he learns about the surprise meal at Lower Loxley. Jill says Ruth just thinks David will be relieved to find out he's getting a decent meal.

Episode written by Mary Cutler.

Drama on 4

Drama from BBC Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

Afternoon Play

Drama on 4: The Milk Race

The Milk Race

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Comedy by Mark Tuohy. Two London milkmen race each other to Bognor Pier in their floats.

Comedy by Mark Tuohy. Two west London milkmen race each other to Bognor Pier in their milk floats to decide which of them wins exclusive rights to their local round.

Comedy by Mark Tuohy. 

Two west London milkmen race each other to Bognor Pier in their milk floats to decide which of them wins exclusive rights to their local round. 

Declan ...... Ivan Kaye
Indarjit ...... Amarjit Bassan
Kay ...... Kate Binchy
Roisin ...... Mairead Conneely
Kiran ...... Melissa Advani
Farmer ...... Stephen Hogan
Fox Man ...... David Hargreaves
Landlady ...... Kate Layden

Other parts played by Piers Wehner, Rhys Jennings, Tessa Nicholson and Emerald O'Hanrahan.

Directed by Toby Swift.

Afternoon Play: The Milk Race

When two milkmen find themselves in direct competition, they realise there can only ever be one winner. But surely there are better ways to decide? Written by Mark Touhy.  
Other parts played by Piers Wehner Rhys Jennings , Tessa Nicholson and Emerald O'Hanrahan Producer/Director Toby Swift

Gardeners' Question Time

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts

A panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week

Gardeners' Question Time: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Gardeners' Question Time, 18/09/2009

Eric Robson chairs. With Bunny Guinness, Chris Beardshaw and Bob Flowerdew.

Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. Bunny Guinness, Chris Beardshaw and Bob Flowerdew answer questions posed at the Gardeners' Question Time Summer Garden Party.

Eric Robson chairs the popular horticultural forum. 

Bunny Guinness, Chris Beardshaw and Bob Flowerdew answer questions posed at the annual Gardeners' Question Time Summer Garden Party, which is held at the programme's northern garden at RHS Harlow Carr in Yorkshire. 

Set against the hustle and bustle of this all-day event, Peter Gibbs offers an expert's guide to running a DIY weather station, and Bob Flowerdew faces his very own scrapheap challenge - in the process, he grants an old bicycle a new lease of life. Listeners are able to extend their plant collection at the GQT Plant Swap Shop and seek expert advice at Pippa Greenwood's pest and diseases clinic.

Including Gardening weather forecast.

Gardeners' Question Time: Summer Garden Party

Eric Robson is in the chair as Chris Beardshaw, Bunny Guinness and Bob Flowerdew answer questions at the annual GOT summer garden party, held at RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Peter Gibbs offers an expert's guide to running a DIY weather station, Including at 
3.40 Gardening Weather Forecast. Producer Howard Shannon Rptd on Sunday at 2pm  Half-price dwarf flowering shrubs: page 142

Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved

Inside the Bermuda Triangle: The Mysteries Solved: Episode 5

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Tom's scepticism is challenged by a pilot's experiences in the Triangle.

Investigative journalist Tom Mangold's scepticism is challenged by a pilot whose experiences in the Triangle suggests something strange may be out there.

Investigative journalist Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle to try to get to the truth about this mysterious area. 

Tom's scepticism is challenged by a pilot whose experience in the Triangle suggests that something strange may, in fact, be out there.

A Ladbroke Radio production for BBC Radio 4.

Investigative reporter Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle

Investigative journalist Tom Mangold journeys inside the Bermuda Triangle to try to get to the truth about this mysterious area

Inside the Bermuda Triangle:The Mysteries Solved

5/10. Tom Mangold 's scepticism about the Triangle is challenged by a pilot whose experience suggests that something strange may, in fact. be out there. For details see Monday

Last Word

Radio 4's weekly obituary programme, telling the life stories of those who have died recently

Last Word: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Last Word, 18/09/2009

The obituary series includes tributes to Brian Barron and Keith Floyd.

Matthew Bannister hosts the obituary series with tributes to BBC journalist Brian Barron; TV chef Keith Floyd; agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug; comedy writer Larry Gelbart.

Matthew Bannister presents the obituary series.

BBC Foreign Correspondent Brian Barron - correspondents Martin Bell and Michael Nicholson, and cameraman Eric Thirer pay tribute; Keith Floyd - Rick Stein and TV producer David Pritchard remember the TV chef; memories of agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug from his friend Dr Ed Runge; and Alan Alda and Stephen Armstrong remember comedy writer Larry Gelbart.

Last Word: Brian Barron

Matthew Bannister and guests reflect on the lives of notable people who have recently died. Producer Neil George Repeated on Sunday at 8.30pm

The Film Programme

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights

The latest releases, the hottest stars and the leading directors, plus news and insights from the film world

The Film Programme: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, 18/09/2009

Actor Paul Bettany and director Sam Mendes discuss their latest projects.

Francine Stock interviews actor Paul Bettany and director Sam Mendes about their latest projects.

The Film Programme: Sam Mendes

Actor Paul Bettany talks about his forthcoming film Creation, in which he plays Charles Darwin, and director Sam Mendes discusses his new movie Away We Go, which is released today. Presented by Francine Stock. Repeated on Sunday at 11pm

Afternoon news and current affairs programme

Afternoon news and current affairs programme, reporting on breaking stories and summing up the day's headlines

PM: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - PM, 18/09/2009

Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair.

Full coverage and analysis of the day's news with Eddie Mair. Plus Weather.

Six O'Clock News

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4

Six O'Clock News: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - Six O'Clock News, 18/09/2009

National and international news from BBC Radio 4.

The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.

Six O'Clock News: 18 September

I Guess That's Why They Call It The News

I Guess That's Why They Call It The News: Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 - I Guess That's Why They Call It The News, Episode 5

Fred MacAulay chairs. With Will Smith, Paul Sinha and Sarah Millican.

Fred MacAulay chairs a topical panel show in which two teams play games inspired by the week's headlines. With Will Smith, Paul Sinha and Sarah Millican.

Fred MacAulay chairs a topical panel show in which two teams play games inspired by the week's headlines. The show asks both the big and the little questions, and provides thoroughly silly answers to both. With Will Smith, Paul Sinha and Sarah Millican.

Fred MacAulay chairs a topical panel show inspired by the week's headlines

Fred MacAulay chairs a topical panel show in which two teams play games inspired by the week's headlines

I Guess That's Why They Call Itthe News

5/5. Topical panel show hosted by Fred MacAulay in which two teams of two play games inspired by the week's headlines. It asks the big questions and the little questions. Will Smith, Paul Sinha and Sarah Millican provide thoroughly silly answers to both. Producer Katie Tyrrell Rptd tomorrow at 12.30pm

The Archers: 18/09/2009

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 18/09/2009

Sid strikes while the iron's hot at the Bull.

Sid's unhappy when he finds Jolene ironing Wayne's shirt, and wants to know when Wayne is going. Jolene assures Sid that Wayne is looking for somewhere to live. But Sid has had enough and accuses Jolene of using Fallon as an excuse to keep Wayne there. 

Lilian overhears them arguing. Jolene thinks that Sid's being impossible. Having noticed Jolene and Wayne's closeness, Lilian reminds Jolene that Sid is jealous because he loves her. Jolene admits she enjoys Wayne's company but insists her efforts are to salvage Fallon's relationship with him.
Lynda's pleased to see Jill out walking - now she can tell Adam that Jill uses the path. But this is actually Jill's first time there. 

Back from Stoneleigh, David tells Ruth that he was surprised to find Brookfield had a soil compaction problem. He's going to organise a full soil analysis. 

David's pleased with his birthday presents. He's happy they're having a quiet family meal but knows there's a surprise ahead because the freezer's empty. Jill must be cooking! David's surprised when Ruth, Jill and the kids blindfold him, whisking him away for a surprise family gathering at Lower Loxley. It's a wonderful surprise and David thinks he's going to like being 50.

Episode written by Mary Cutler.

Sid strikes while the iron's hot at the Bull.   
Writer Mary Cutler ; Director Kate Oates Editor Vanessa Whitburn 
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