# I'm not making a cake , I'm making marmalade this # this afternoon . # Still got Christmas cake , so # Anyway , what's on ? # Not much . # Not much . # Alright . # You sure ? # Film , Seven Cities of God , that's on now . # Don't want that , do you ? # The other one is Thorn Birds # Do you think it's taking ? # I is it running ? # Has the , is the red light on ? # Ah ! # Oh ! # I see . # Same as the other one . # You know what's on tonight ? # Well ! # Grace and Favour , you know th er Are You Being Served ? # That's on . # A new series but called Grace and Favour at eight . # But # A new one ! # A new # Yeah Gra . # Yeah , the similar carrying on # from the Grace Brothers . # But on the comedy channel on the satellite it's , the old er Are You Being Served . # So you can decide # what you're going to see , the new series or repeat of the # old . # So # Yeah , well we'll have to see . # Anyway what was all that on the news ? # I didn't hear it at one o'clock , did you ? # What's the matter ? # They're probably putting sand e sand in the roads . # No he's not . # I bet he's putting salt in the road . # Mm . # Well . # Well # Well we shan't be going out in the car today shall we ? # Or tomorrow . # So # No . # She likes to be told . # Just leave # No . # I'm gonna take her home . # And then you can't have a drink cos you've got to take her haven't # you ? # Mm . # No , wait till the weather's a bit better . # And it might be snowing tomorrow . # Well , it is if you go in # Friday and Saturday . # Well it mostly is in the week anyway . # Well no , if he's suffering from depression you don't want # No . # Don't wanna ask him this week . # Besides he wouldn't come at # sh , such short notice . # Well he may have Madge and Tom last week , I don't # Yeah . # I don't think it's # I don't think it's qui , is it wrinkling ? # Just a , ah ! # Well don't hold my wrist ! # This is my bad wrist # He's alright . # I don't think it's quite ready is it ? # Ah , a few more minutes . # Put these slippers on . # Have you seen , leave it on . # Look ! # I don't think it's , the swe , the swelling's going down at all do you ? # That's cos I've left the thing off ? # Don't know . # We'll put the bandage back on though . # Have you seen my bandage ? # Yeah . # Ooh here it is ! # No ! # They'll say come , they'll want to see it . # No , no I'm not going all the way down today . # Mm , that's not quite ready is it ? # No . # What about the picture ? # Well , when she comes home I think # Well # no I mean when Tom's home . # Show it them together ? # Oh , could do . # I think it's good ! # Where you going to put it that's the important thing . # No ! # I mean , on the wall ! # You're not putting it on under there ! # Whereabouts on the wall ? # Yes . # Well if you wanted it , if you , now you've bought it you want to decide where you're going to put it . # Oh I'm going to show her ! # But I was just wondering where you was gonna put it . # Can't over the radiator . # I know . # I said I know she will ! # I'm talking when , when they've seen it ! # Yes I # I will do when Tom's home . # Yeah . # I expect she'll be making , probably busy making # Yeah . # I think it's er # Last summer . # After that building at the back was finished . # Must have been ! # About that July . # Yeah . # Yeah . # But you didn't prune it until about October did you ? # Over the garage over the back , the other garden . # I think it's July , August taken . # Well it couldn't be recently could it because the flowers are out ? # You can tell which flowers are in bloom . # What next door ? # Probably . # Although their lawn looks a bit # threadbare doesn't it ? # Yep . # Well we haven't cut ours since have we ? # Yes . # When we get there ? # Yes . # Could do . # That reminds # me # Well we had them last week , I'm not going to ask them . # They wouldn't want to come again anyway so soon . # Tom doesn't like going out . # Like you do . # Er , when's that Churchill thing on ? # That's next week , but no , I know that . # Gotta get that again . # I've seen one or two erm previews of it but I've never found out when it is . # Mm . # Did you know what was on this morning ? # Les Miserables . # Charles Laughton was on this morning at nine twenty five . # Charles Laughton ! # Les Miserables . # Mhm . # Mm . # Mm . # Mm . # No , there's not much on tonight really . # Well , there's just that er , Are You Being Served . # I suppose you wanna see . # Yes , that , that was it ! # It's go it's got both on at eight tonight . # I told you that earlier # on ! # The new one and the old one . # Well one's on Sky and one's on B B C . # Any Questions at eight five . # So you can have that tomorrow at lunchtime then can't you ? # Well I think I'd better go and look at the jam again . # I think it's er wants a few more minutes so # switch that off . # Switch it off and leave it . # Is it rolling ? # Er , do you want any whisky in your tea ? # Want some ? # Is it alright ? # Yes . # Blackbird and a robin . # I think that's setting now isn't it Arthur ? # Yes . # They've had some sultanas . # That's setting int it # it ? # If I don't want what ? # It's not on the ship , it's only on the table . # I've got to jar that in # in ten minutes . # They had some sultanas . # And a bit of potato . # Okay ? # What are you going to do about that conifer ? # You can't leave those steps and # Well I shall want , they're closed now int they , on Mondays ? # The wind's gone . # I don't know . # We 'd better get the new # We better put the news on at four , just before four . # But you see , if I'd have gone in Wilkinsons I could have bought another this morning . # Ah , I know but if yo , if it's , if we get a gale again we shall # want something to tie it up with won't we ? # Mm . # Mm # I remember . # I remember now . # Well # Well # late i it draws out doesn't it ? # A few minutes every day . # Yeah . # They'd all been . # Mm . # No , if you put Sky news on just before four # You get the weather . # And see about that bomb in ta , in er you know the Prime Minister's place ? # I , I just heard the outcome of it . # I was in the kitchen and I just heard something about a bomb near the Prime Minister's # and I said to you what , what was it ? # And you said I wasn't listening ! # You didn't know . # So # put the four o'clock news on and we might . # No , until then . # Leave it on now . # Well I've got to get some jars from them because I've got another lot of marmalade to make . # They can take that . # Could do . # We'll see . # It depends on the weather tomorrow , if there's frost or anything . # I'm not going if it's frosty ! # Already said that ! # No . # Do you want another cup . # Give me # your cup . # Give me want any more whisky in ? # Where , the front or the back ? # Oh dear ! # Oh I'm going to put Sky on so I can erm get the news . # Your tea's here ! # Your tea is here ! # Well it'll get cold ! # Oh this is set now . # Well you shouldn't have put them there should you ? # What what Got mine yet ? # Now tomorrow we've got to get a sack of potatoes . # We could wait till Monday but that's about all . # Why ? # Well I know ! # You're always on about that ! # I'll have to ring Cath up to come and fetch er Penny's birthday card . # No , she'll come Sunday if she comes at all . # Cos if we're not going out tomorrow we shan't be able to deliver it . # And it's her birthday on Sunday . # So # Forty one ! # I think . # Getting on ! # Well creeping up isn't it ? # Seventy five I am # now ! # Well # Ah ah ! # Anyway , I ought to ring er Rhona up and see how Penny is . # Well ! # It's about # time they rang me ! # He won't come at short notice . # I'll perhaps ring him later . # Well if # if Catherine says he's got clinical depression we # don't want that here ! # Yo # Yes er , I know ! # That's what I mean ! # You'll make him worse ! # Or he'll make you worse ! # So # What's all that in aid of ? # Like a tea tray in the sky # my dad used to say . # Was it ? # Well are you going to look at the telly # have any questions ? # Oh well I'll look at the telly then . # Yes . # You know there is ! # That Grace # and Favour ! # See what it's like . # Probably be a bit daft , but still # Grace Brothers ! # Mm , only it's i in a # Ye , well it's not in the shop , I think it's big country house they've turned into a hotel or something . # Pretty good write up . # So looks like a day in tomorrow . # You'll be able to do my kitchen door . # My , that cupboard door . # Or have you got to go in the garage and do that ? # Well you can't go in there if it's too cold . # Catch the flu . # No ! # Er , I'll think I'll let Joan ring me shall I ? # I always have to ring her ! # Why should I ? # Ring her up . # No he doesn't . # He speaks , when Joan rings , or Colin . # But Anyway , have you seen Les today ? # Edie's husband . # Don't think I've ever seen # Today ? # I've not seen him . # No , not today . # That was yesterday after the snow had stopped , he was doing his shopping and in the afternoon . # And he and we didn't really I only just saw him fleetingly . # So # He's a year younger than me . # And she's not as old as me either . # Yet I could I give her quite a few couldn't # I ? # By the looks and actions . # Eighty one Madge is . # Well , we have been for some time . # And er should we leave the heat on all night ? # If it's going to be cold . # Mm ? # We don't want any freeze ups do we ? # Or should we leave it on pretty late , turn it off later ? # You can do as you want . # No . # You might get a hot in the night . # Well , you do and yet we want heat in the , in the pipes . # We'll see . # Nothing on telly till eight . # If you wanna hear Any Questions at eight fifty five . # What do you mean ? # It's about time you you switched the heating and learnt how to do it . # And bothered yourself with it , you know how to do it but you don't can't be bothered to do it . # Mm , that's not # No it isn't . # Do you want any more cake ? # Well don't drink that too quickly ! # That # was a bi big one . # Is it ? # Oh . # I thought it had gone . # Will you want any coffee later ? # Suppose I better put some on , I've used it all up . # Oh I don't think Dutch coffee was # was good as that other I used to get , and yet it was a lot more expensive ! # And I will , I can't remember what it was but I don't think I'll get it again . # What's made you to think of that ? # Oh ! # Shut up ! # Mm . # Well there is one or twos , but # nothing like the number we had # No , she di , hadn't done it for years ! # She's got arthritis back . # Well Mary took over . # I shouldn't mind going to see the King and I , but you don't like that do you ? # I know we've seen about six times # on the stage but # it's nice ! # No ! # I mean the amateurs that is , well not the amateurs but a professional # company doing it at the Haymarket ! # Well there is with you sometimes ! # Lots of times ! # Yes ! # Sometimes . # How many more of those records have you got to tape ? # Have you sorted out which you've done and which you haven't ? # Aha . # Looks quite tidy now . # You're getting all methodical in at last . # Which is blooming what I said # said in the first place ! # Oh don't go back i # Well ! # That's not twisting , that ! # Mm . # Your getting as bad as my Aunt Ada . # Keep telling the same old tales ! # No . # No . # She's not . # No ! # He was only pulling your leg . # He can take a joke . # Mm . # Oh yes ! # I know . # They had to concentrate . # Mm . # I know . # Mm , I know . # No ! # They don't cost that much . # I think they're about twenty pounds . # Now , what have you done now ? # Mm , I think so . # I don't see any round here . # Well # some of them . # Mhm . # Mm ! # Yeah . # I suppose lads will always be # I suppose you were doing it # Well no # ever so cheap that ! # Not in # Cheese always was # cheap ! # Right up to Second World # War ! # It was slashed then . # Course i e , it's very expensive now but it it only used to be about one and six a pound right up to the end of the war and it's now two pounds a pound and # more ! # Yeah I know , you bought it with a jug of water # and a big cap . # Mm ! # Really ? # Mm . # Oh no ! # Mm . # And all the ? # I have an idea . # I thought we saw some in Swidlan Woods once . # Not sure . # Aye I know ! # Used to make cowslip wine ! # There used be a field out at er # by Grave Hall went down and took them . # There used to be loads down there ! # I know . # Oh yes . # Mm . # Oh shut up ! # Mm . # Plant them . # Mm ! # The bulbs are shooting up now have you noticed ? # I've not been up the garden at the back but those on the front are . # I re I reckon that er # I reckon that was er some relation to the , he used to live opposite us . # Er , because her name was # and and her , some people next door were like barge people . # So I reckon this # was # the same . # And there was some mystery about her because the kids' names unless my mother always called her by her , by her name before she was married , but she always called her , and yet the boys was . # Course , as a kid you don't think of that , but there was never was a father there or something so not that I could ever remember so that , that was the fire crackling . # Ah ! # I reckoned I've heard my mam say Tommy . # Illegal worker . # Mm . # Oh I remember that . # Mm . # Mm . # And walk ! # Ooh ! # I don't want to hear all about that again ! # No , we don't want to hear # all about that again ! # As I say , your getting just li like # aunt Ada ! # No ! # Must be getting near the end of the tape # mustn't it dear ? # No ! # Girls don't say anything # Well there , so No . # We used to read and and # Mm . # And that's three feet that's the length of it . # Gas works . # Mm ! # Light the fire . # Mhm . # Mm . # Make the fire . # Mm ! # Mm . # And I seem to remember one house # see them when I was little . # Mm . # Mm . # Yeah I seem , I # seem to remember that . # Yeah . # That's all altered hasn't it ? # Mm . # They're going to do something # with it I read # the other day . # No . # Not the Indians , no . # I forget what they were going to do there . # He's going to I think . # My feet are cold . # Are yours cold ? # Oh ! # Can you drink all that ? # That one ? # I'll go and get my coffee . # Mm . # Yeah . # Mm . # A comi , a comic type of thing ? # Mm mm . # Mm . # Ooh ! # Ooh ! # Yo # You know , oh I'm talking about the Newarks , er you know down that street # where Downings factory was ? # When I went to pay the poll tax the other week # they've pulled a lot of those big old offices and er , that factory down ! # Don't know what they're going to build instead ! # You know ,no , next to Market # Street , I don't know what the name of the road is . # Right around # Bowling Green Street , around there . # Rupert Street . # No ! # Well I'm talking about in the town and Rupert Street . # Oh well I know that ! # Well they were slums weren't they ? # Before the war . # Well # Anyway what time is it ? # Five and twenty to eight ? # What time's your Any Questions ? # Five past or ten past eight it is . # Do you want any more drink ? # Any more to eat ? # When shall we ask Jackie and Tom to look at that photo ? # They'll perhaps play golf # tomorrow . # Well if you see him going off to golf # tell him when he comes back . # Can come in and have a drink . # All # just depends what Jackie's doing . # Have a look at it then . # I wonder if they can hear that clock on there ? # The one in th , the half minute one . # I've just heard it you see , I wondered if it was being # recorded on there . # No , well , there's no need to . # Just ig ignore the er tapes and just talk # I know . # So that , what does that mean ? # Stay in day . # Stay in day ? # Er # I'm , making another lot of marmalade . # Me and you ! # I li , I li , you can only make it this time of year . # Erm flakes # Leave it switched on . # Is it still switched on ? # Oh a , oh I just wondered , any po , any post ? # Mm ? # Funny ! # Yes . # . # Yes , well you'll have to go easy on that feed . # We only got one bag . # We only got one bag . # Well you only bought one bag , you couldn't carry any more without the car . # Had you ? # Oh ! # I # didn't think you had . # Yes it is , if you don't behave ! # Well , keep leaving the doors , opening the doors to feed the birds ! # Making it cold ! # Ooh ! # Ooh ! # Ooh hoo ! # Do you want any mushroom ? # Do you want any mushroom with your egg and # Just bacon and egg and tomato ? # Bacon , egg and tomato ? # Mm ? # Ooh ! # Your milk's boiling . # No . # It's alright . # Did you have any whisky in your tea ? # Oh . # Well that's a lot in a cup int it ? # Eat those while I do the bacon . # Have you switched it off ? # No ! # Leave it on . # but I can do if you like . # Have you eat those ? # The windows upstairs are all steamed up . # Don't be silly ! # You should le , leave the window open at night like I do . # Well I can't breathe . # I can't breathe whe , when you don't open the window at night . # Sorry the egg's a bit er # er th , the eggs stuck together . # I think I'll have to get a new pan . # It's supposed to be non-stick but it's not . # It's sticking . # It got a bit bent when I dropped it . # So your egg broke . # Surely not ! # it's cold ! # It's not cold ! # Pigeons are down . # Well you'll have to go easy because you won't get any more until after the weekend ! # Did you have the news ? # Nothing new is there ? # The two men . # Yeah . # Well I'm going to make that marmalade and do a bit of cleaning . # You can do your ship . # Well , start a painting . # Start a painting . # Did you find me that card ? # Tha that Scottish card that you were looking for that painting ? # You were looking for it last night . # Especially on a sunny day . # Oh yeah ! # Well you missed three pigeon there . # Within in the next couple of days at least ! # So # Unless you want to walk to The Dove ? # Are you not bothered ? # I thought you wanted a beer ? # I haven't got any cans in . # Well , we'll see . # We've got the programmes ! # I bought the # You know I did ! # I couldn't get this weeks' # because it was Tuesday so I had to have next choose the following weeks' . # Today ! # Unless you've thrown it away like you do other things ! # I put it in the bookcase in # in there . # On top of the books so that it didn't so unless you've moved it ? # Pork chops today . # If I'm busy we'll have it later . # Chicken tomorrow . # No ! # We've not had any since Christmas ! # And we had beef last week which wasn't very good . # Change your butcher ! # Who might ? # He didn't even know did he ? # He knows I have chicken some weeks so Mop all that up . # Eat some bread . # Not , not wholemeal bread's not . # Got to eat it . # Have you seen my honeycomb ? # Oh aye ! # Lovely ! # Haven't opened the curtains ! # Not brand new ! # It's a Ford . # Don't think so . # I didn't think it was as big . # Mm . # I'm not so sure if it's sunny . # Mm . # Course they do ! # More than when you were a kid I expect ! # I know . # Yes ! # I know ! # I mean mo most kids have two showers a day these days ! # Oh yeah ! # And rub on the back of your sock ! # Course they don't , because they have trainers and they're always mucky ! # I think they're horrible they are ! # Well no they don't , not originally . # Well they're damn clean ! # Now , nip all that up and eat it . # I know that ! # Eat all that up . # All that # bread . # And don't save it for the birds . # It's not . # French do it all the time ! # Ah ! # You want to eat more bread you do ! # Well fibre . # Keep you in good health . # Mm ! # Flatterer ! # No . # I don't think he e , he eat much breakfast . # He used to cook ours . # But , I don't ever remember seeing him sit down to have any . # Ha ! # What ? # Er , another cup of tea ? # Want any whisky in your tea ? # Yes I do , a little bit . # Just on this little bit of bread . # You want some whisky in did # you say ? # Oh you , I'd like butter on mine ! # We as well as the marmalade ! # No it doesn't ! # Cholesterol is the word ! # Well so what ! # Sticky to , sticky hands up . # I had a be better night last night than I did the night before . # I did about two and then I went off again and erm # later than usual wasn't it ? # In the bookcase , I told you ! # On top of the books ! # It isn't ! # It's not ! # Yes ! # But I # bought it on Tuesday ! # Eat your toast ! # You have a look , it's the date , look at the date ! # All day ! # Now what's on ? # Anything any good ? # Where's your glasses ? # On there . # Well you want to save your eyes . # Well they were there . # Mm . # Here they are . # Here are . # Yes . # Ah ! # Who's in it though ? # Ooh ! # The Lawrence Olivier # one , that's a good one # Mm . # And that's supposed to be better than Kenneth Brannigan's # Brannigan ! # It's su it's supposed to be better than his . # Which he did last year . # What's that ? # Oh ! # Oh that's a # light musical . # We've seen that before . # Not bad ! # But , just depends . # What time is Henry the Eighth , the Fifth ? # Ooh a bit after that . # Finish about two then , I should think . # I don't want it too early because we're late with breakfast this morning . # And what's on tonight ? # In case we're staying home . # No . # Well look at the proper programmes , that's just giving the films ! # Look , look at the proper # programme ! # Monday ! # Saturday ! # I know but they're the films ! # You want the proper # programmes ! # That's it ! # That's it . # What's on Sky ? # One moment . # Well it's probably over the page ! # No bef , after ! # Are they stuck together ? # Your fingers have # Well no ! # Well that's # gone darling ! # I've seen that times # It's more this afternoon and tonight , I shall # be busy this morning . # Anything ? # That you like ? # What about me ? # No ! # No ! # Read what's on this afternoon . # And I can te , I can tell whether I might like it . # No , I don't like him . # Detective , no I don't want that . # Mm . # Ooh ! # I don't want that ! # Don't want that . # What's on the other movie channel . # No , Sky One there's nothing it's mostly wrestling Saturday afternoons . # What # does ska , the # No ! # No ! # That's a silly thing ! # Drink your tea that's on there . # Let me look . # Mm ,no , haven't got # Yes . # That's Sunday you're looking at ! # Oh you were looking in , on Sunday in advance . # Yes , well they better ! # Yeah . # It's big ! # I don't know ! # I know nothing about pigeons ! # Oh , Esther Rantzen's on Saturday now . # You know , That's Life . # I get a bit fed up with that . # Mm . # Eat all those . # There's th that cello Tortellio . # I like him . # Er , he's a famous cellist ! # He had cello , you know the # Well I think he did , sometimes . # Yes . # Mm . # right . # Well # As I say , it looks a nice day if you were wrapped up you could later on , go a little walk . # No . # No you don't want to ooh ! # I'm # not sure if I put sugar in . # See . # See . # Oh ! # Do you know what's on the # Well there were three yesterday ! # Well Dirk Bogarde's on at nine . # Well he just talks about his career . # No . # Oh , that's the one you want to see . # Well what's that , Cicero ? # Oh ! # Mm . # Mm mm . # Hi , his film is King and Country , World War One . # About a deserter at a court marshall . # I think we saw that the other week ! # On Sky . # Anyway , it's on till eleven forty , a bit late . # Well it's a bit late . # Oh ! # Cilla's on , Blind Date . # Oh it's some , bit of fun sometimes . # What's all this ? # What's that ? # Ooh that's a for the stylus int it ? # Where did you find that ? # I know , but I'm just wondering how it's got on there . # Has the robin been this morning ? # Temper . # Drink your tea then . # Who , the thrushes ? # I've never seen them . # They've eat all that seed you you're going to run out before we get another # lot . # I don't know ! # What are you going to do about that conifer ? # Are you going to take that er clothes line # and chop them down now . # I shall probably want the line fitted like this on Monday . # Mm . # Well I'll get another one when I'm in town . # No ! # Another line ! # So that if it goes again I can get a cheap one then you can use a cheap one to tie it to the fence . # Yeah . # Well I mean it might blow when , when I've got washing on the line or # or still be on it when I , when # I want it . # What ? # No , there were three yesterday ! # Those big ones . # Why ? # I don't know . # Mm , there's plenty of feathers about the garden . # What this weather ? # Do you thi , I don't think it does ! # Mm . # Do you want any more tea , is that enough ? # You can't lift it ! # Is the di , is the light still on on # the outside ? # Ooh ! # I don't want them there ! # Well you want to keep them cool . # Oh ! # Well put them in one of those cartons . # Well there's not many left . # That's what I say , we've go , we've got to go first time out next week # ge go to the farm and get a bag . # I know ! # I know , keep the car # for posterity ! # No I haven't ! # You found it once and now # Yes , I did ! # Well you better have another good look then ! # Have you looked under the stairs ? # Well where's that ? # Well , you better start again systematically ! # No you haven't ! # You've not looked under the stairs ! # You've not looked in the bookcase ! # It's not ! # You er there's a lot of painting under there . # Yes you would ! # No I haven't me # Now moved some of these records and , you might find it # there if you clear up a bit ! # I'm not ! # Well , put those in a , different place from those you've already done . # And keep all your things to paint in a separate # box or something . # Well # couldn't you move some there you # Not really . # Well you don't want to go out in the car so stop and do a bit of painting . # What did you want to show me ? # Leave my don't destroy that carbon it costs a pound for a # few sheets ! # I know , but I found some screwed up , in the garage ! # , I thought you'd started a book to put those , all these paper cuttings ? # Why did you take them out ? # Mm . # You'll have to do all that # when you get a minute . # Now , look you'll lose this again ! # Put it safe ! # Yeah . # Oh golly ! # And how many years # ago is that ? # Is this what you found when you were looking for that card ? # Mm . # Who's that ? # Oh ! # Archadians ! # I pu , I thought you got these in those # scrap book ? # Well are they some of those snaps ? # No but keep them all separate ! # I me , well you can never find anything if you got them all over the place ! # Taffy goes back with Petra . # No ! # I can't read that little bit . # Good ! # I'd forgotten all about that . # Anyway , I couldn't read that with my eyes ! # What ? # Yes . # Oh I know # read that , I can read that . # I've got to make this marmalade now . # I can't # Mm . # Arthur , I can't und do the top of the wheelie bin it's still frozen . # I know ! # But I've got # my other rubbish to # put in , it's full ! . # What's all this ? # No , I meant that ? # What year was that ? # It should say the year ! # Oh God ! # Thirty years ! # Mm . # Yeah well you want to keep them to , in one place not # have to go through looking through them every time you want something . # Mhm . # Is it going round ? # Is it going round ? # Is it ? # Now my arm's nearly better I still can't get my wedding ring on . # And yet it # don't look all that swollen does it ? # No . # No . # The wedding ring wasn't cut off , it was only the engagement ring and we've sold that . # No . # I mean it don't look all that swollen does it ? # And yet , it won't # go on . # Not on the next one . # Well I know , but that # but it won't go over my knuckle . # No , not now ! # So I think you'll have to buy me a new one . # How's that coming ? # What are these , all the shows ? # All the films from # Archadian . # Bluebell Wood . # Copy . # And that's # Clock tower . # Houses of Parliament . # Is that your hanky or mine ? # One of those . # Ah ! # Oh this is mine . # Frost's not going is it ? # Jackie's just gone off now . # Or to the church . # Have # you got the glue or else # Oh well perhaps want to catch her when she comes back . # Haven't you got a brush ? # Well you can fi , we got # It was on that kitchen shelf for # weeks ! # No , not yet , I've not put the chops in yet . # What time shall we have dinner ? # Are yo , you're not going out are you ? # Too cold ? # Okay . # No I'm not fussy . # Erm so you going to see Any Questions ? # As you didn't see it last night , before I get # start getting the dinner ? # Yeah . # Well it's on in er half an hour . # Well you didn't hear the beginning did you ? # You only saw heard a bit of it . # Yeah . # I want that on first . # And clear up . # Leave it on . # Leave it on ! # Erm # so clear all them cuttings # cuttings and photographs up . # Anyway , you don't want # Well you could put it in . # It's a holiday # snap isn't it ? # I mean , it's a holiday snap so put that in . # You won't be getting up-to-date # anyway . # Yeah . # Well # Now put everything straight # so you know where it is . # Have you done with ma my scissors ? # Right . # Oh no , just clear up . # If they're coming in tonight . # There's something on the floor down there ! # Well what did you think to Any Questions ? # Better this week wasn't it ? # No , but it was still like a political broadcast in a way # from each party . # But the any answers was # the any answers was er quite good this week # I thought . # A bit the anti-smoking bit , on a bit too long . # Don't you think so ? # I don't know , I'm not sure . # Well he don't smoke much . # I in fact now , he doesn't smoke when Madge is in the room . # He waits till she's gone to bed . # Really ? # Yeah . # Well they daren't sa , er # Yes , well . # Yes , but they used to say cigar smoking's not as bad as cigarette smoking . # Cigars # Mm . # That's what they # that's what they say # and Tom only smokes a pipe now , he don't smoke cigarettes . # Well he just didn't smoke in cars . # I don't know . # Ah yeah ! # That one . # No . # Well they hadn't got the fans on there . # Put the fans on , yeah . # Yeah . # Oh I know ! # I know . # Mm . # Mm ! # Course you can . # Well no ! # No you don't . # You don't eat no you don't ! # You don't eat nearly as much as you used to . # How ? # I know , but , but you used to have mid-morning snack # Yes , I'm not disagreeing . # Well , that was when you were young ! # Ah I know . # Well you needn't go into all that . # I know but you # you don't , you # Recording . # Oh so that should be alright then # shouldn't it ? # Yes after all that # No , after all that trouble changing the I don't know why it went # went wrong the first time do you ? # Yes . # They've ate all the seed and that bread's still there . # I'm making a cup of tea . # No # Yeah . # Did you hear that ? # The robin was at the back door . # I've thrown another handful . # And the blackbird . # Do you want some whisky in your tea ? # You're not going out . # Is it still recording ? # I didn't know whether you'd put the , stopped it . # No you can leave it , might as well leave it on . # Yes . # Well it's funny it's working this time int it ? # I've thrown some out . # They've got some . # Ah after all that trauma . # I know , shall I put the gas fire on , as well ? # I'm not very warm . # I mean you did the same with that as you did with the other didn't you ? # Well you get obsessed with that but you're comparing it with yours . # You're comparing it with our # thing with our system . # Yes . # You put the A in . # A # Well you , you always do on yours when you're recording on our er set don't you ? # But you're obsessed with the position of the , the tape . # Leave alone and I'll sort them out . # Well # That's it . # Now do you want any cake with that second cup of tea ? # There's not # Yeah there's half of it left . # Well I shall be in a minute , I've only just got to go in the kitchen and get it . # No ! # It won't matter for a minute or two . # How big ? # Well what's all that in aid of ? # You needn't sing on it . # Shut up ! # And eat that cake . # Is it as good as mine or better ? # Yes Is this as good as mine or better ? # This is Madge's cake . # It's not heavy ! # I think it's too cold to snow . # That mark's gone off my arm , I think that erm bandage was too tight . # Well I don't know , it's # I don't know that it is . # It gave me a bit of support but # I know but I should have thought by now it 'd 've been better . # Well I think as you get older you take longer to heal . # If it's , if there's not any frost we could go to Sainsburys in the morning . # And do some shopping . # Hmm don't be silly !big shopping on the bus . # Besides it doesn't even go in till about about every hour . # Not very often . # Well I'm alright for everything till about Tuesday . # He didn't say . # Mm eat all that cake , you're not giving that to the birds . # They've not ate , ate half the potatoes and bread that's there now . # Hmm . # There goes the marzipan , all on the floor . # You cost me a fortune in soap . # What are you giving that cake to the birds for ? # I told you not to . # What are you giving that to the birds for ? # I think so , that's mine . # Now finish that cake . # Any more tea ? # You've had two . # Well you're not having any more whisky in this . # Who , who's that ? # Oh , mm . # Mm . # Yeah mm . # You feel the cold perhaps Jackie ? # I've turned it down now . # It does get a bit , it does get a bit hot . # Well the heating's hot enough but Arthur feels the cold . # Arthur feels the cold . # Yeah , well I'm a bit like that , I can't wear a jumper because I , I and yet years ago I always used to wear # Mm # He's been doing that album . # Mm . # Yes well that's how # Yes well that would be the same as Arthur because he was # born nineteen O nine . # Yeah . # Well her daughter's got long boots on that hasn't she ? # We've er , he's just been getting all the photos stuck down on those cards . # He's got years to do . # Do you keep one ? # Cellophane ? # Mm , mm . # Mm . # Mm well it took Ar it's taking Arthur because he's got oh sna shut that door Arthur cos Jackie # Jackie will be in a draught . # Shut it properly Arthur . # Oh Tom's not brought his glasses . # Yes it's a bit draughty , to the neck I find . # I can't . # Everybody did it . # What was that ? # What's that , your retirement thing ? # Oh . # Oh aye that one , yeah . # We , we've still got piles of photographs haven't we , do you take many ? # No . # Mm . # Have you booked this year's ? # Oh , that's another Greek island isn't it ? # Where did you go last time ? # Where did you go ? # Oh yes . # Mm . # You've booked it have you ? # Ooh . # U boat pens . # Tom won't be interested in that . # Great big deep submarine pens # you know in er near La Rochelle . # No wonder we didn't bomb them . # They were s # Mm . # he wouldn't know that . # Would you like a drop more sherry ? # Ooh you've not drunk that yet . # You know , down in Land's End ? # Satellite dishes , we went t when we went to Falmouth they took us on a trip there , it was interesting . # Er yes , that's it , erm # Yes Goonhilly Down # And th they're marvellous things . # Mm . # And there's not many men working on them , you know , it's all sort of great big massive dials and er # Oh about six . # Six of them all all round this great big field . # Cornwall . # Mm . # I think I took some of those , I've only got a # well # when , when Arthur bought his camera I said to the man er do you think I'll be able to use it ? # And he said # he said well so he said I'll give you this one . # Lit it's a little Russian one . # But it , it's not go not got any gadgets on . # But they've got a picture of sunlight , cloud and all things like that . # But it doesn't take some bad pictures really . # No we had about an hour or so . # Well you fly and # This is , er yeah it's the Eiffel Tower , not the Thames , the Seine . # Yes Eiffel Tower . # Yeah it's the Eiffel Tower we went on that boat . # That's what , oh no we were on a boat and we took that , but it was a similar boat to what we went on . # Yes . # No we took we took er that was , that's a lovely trip if you go to Paris . # Well we only , on the way down # on the way down , and it was a lovely Sunday morning and er , you know , it was # well one of the girls said to me who sort of tagged on to us , she was on her own ,er she said er what was the highlight of the holiday and she said that trip down the Seine # and the Sunday morning sort of all round Paris and all that . # Mm . # Yeah there'd be a lot there then . # Yeah . # Yeah . # Yes and you 'd 've had to have cancelled anyway wouldn't you ? # I always wanted to go but when Tito died I said to Arthur ooh it might be a bit risky . # And then it got that it blew over didn't it ? # And so w # we've never been . # Yes . # Well someone gave me a lovely address in erm mm # Mm . # Well I know everybody er I've spoken to really thought # and it w wasn't too expensive originally was it ? # It was getting expensive . # Mm . # No . # Have you lost your headache from this morning ? # Jackie er er said you'd got a headache this morning , has it gone ? # Have they got flu ? # Mm . # Mm . # Yeah . # But I just remember # And that's what's shoulder . # Take that picture from the it's come off that hook . # Well my , I rang my sister , said are # you coming round tomorrow afternoon ? # because it's her er daughter's birthday and I usually give a present to take round . # Ooh she said er I've got a bad cough . # No that was young sister . # It's the aerodrome yeah . # Yeah well that was just a comment , silly . # Yeah well # Put those # How is Mrs ? # I've not heard . # Mm ? # Oh # mm # Mm . # Mm # She's doing alright . # Mm . # to get the er how big they are yeah . # And it showed you all the sort of countries of the world , you know , on lights and , and that , and which light was for which wh when they took us round the er # control room you know . # Mind that glass ! # A telephone # Mm . # Aye . # Very very # Mm . # Mm . # Four ! # I know my , my sister's er grandson , he's had a computer , he's fourteen and er anyway , oh he wanted a bigger one costing about eight hundred pounds . # And now he's , they've got one and I think it was about five hundred pounds , they bought this one s but they managed to sell the other one for about a hundred and fifty they say . # Now he's got that , he says he wants a wordprocessor . # And they're expensive aren't they ? # Ooh he , he's m mind you he , he reckons that's what he wants to do when he's older but I mean the life , or the career of anybody in computers is not very long is it ? # Because they're changing so rapidly . # I mean my , one of my friend's sons , he was a computer man , he was working on his own but he's in his I should think he's getting on for about forty six and he was doing freelance but this recession the people who er the firms who were employing him are using their own staff and they're not calling on him now and er he's not done any computing for twelve months . # Mm . # Mm . # Yes we kept going there when yeah . # Yeah . # They're , yeah . # Yeah . # Well erm I mean Andrew , he was very clever , he went to university and as I say now he's nearly fif getting , getting towards fifty well even so he's buying a house and last December things got so bad he took a job as a dustman a at Anstey , he lives # at Anstey , and he said well , got to pay the mortgage . # What as to # Oh # Oh it is really isn't it ? # Well you do don't you ? # But # And especially these computers where they change every # every few years don't they ? # Yes # No they're not , it's supposed to be being used # I don't know whether you go down Valmer Road do you ? # Mm . # Oh they've still got a small part there . # So you just retired in retired just about the right time . # You're in the drawing office ? # Ooh we don't want to know . # We don't want to know all this . # Drawing office . # You said that . # Mm . # Mm . # Well , he used to come home and say that and I'd say put a suggestion in but # if he did I had to write to out for him . # Still we didn't do too badly . # Anyway how long have you got to go before you retire ? # Ooh . # Mm . # Not staying longer . # No , no . # Still you might get a a big redundancy pay out if you do . # Is that # Yes you get a pension . # Oh . # Not as good . # Mind you how many years were you in your pension ? # Not all that many . # No you weren't # the B U didn't have a pension scheme till after the war . # Do you get a pension in yours ? # Yes , it's a good idea isn't it ? # Well my friend never paid # Yes . # And I said ooh # Which was a lot in those days . # Well you had a rise as well . # So he anted his up . # I mean ten shillings was a we a we was # years ago . # Oh yes because now mind you the B U pension's quite good because every year we , we get a p a percentage increase # but I mean ours doesn't , mine doesn't , I mean mine's only a small one because I haven't done many years there . # But er , oh that's alright if it does but the B U is , is , you know , a really good one . # Mm . # Still perhaps you get the earnings thing don't you ? # Earnings related as well sort of thing . # Has it ? # Oh , oh # Oh dear I'm not au fait with those things now . # Yeah my nieces are doing that , Audrey and er well her husband's self employed so er # Yes they did . # Well they can do now , in those days they didn't . # No . # No they didn't , no , we didn't in our place . # Mm . # Although Peter my friend's he , he did that but er it didn't come to much , they 'd 've saved it or something , one job , cos he was made redundant about three times and er one , one place he was at they're supposed to have kept it and paying him it now but I don't know how they came about that bu because actually they we played him a dirty trick , they persuaded him to leave his job and then about nine years or probably less than that later you know and he was out again , redundant and , you know , I think they felt a bit guilty but he only gets about five pounds a week from , off that one , which is # Is that recorder still on ? # Oh that's alright , finish one tape . # Mm . # Well if you , if you finish three we're # You've not seen Jackie's new lounge # have you ? # It's beautiful int it ? # Have you finished ? # Why , what's the matter with those ? # Really ? # Ooh # Ooh ! # Oh , oh I didn't know that , mm . # Mm . # Who , who was who was the # Ooh ! # Oh I see , Maples . # Yeah . # Mm . # Yes . # Mm . # Cos we had Linekars , course they've gone out of business , but when he came , when the boss came to this one he reckoned one of these was a bit out didn't he ? # Yes . # Mm . # Tt oh that's sad . # Oh what a shame . # Yeah oh of course it was just before Christmas . # Cos I've not seen it with the curtains # Do you want a drop more sherry ? # You pour it out Arthur , I can't get that cork off very easily . # have a martini . # No ! # You can't mix the drinks . # I thought Tom might have a whisky if he's got a # What sort is it ? # Oh it's the same sort is it ? # Yes it was a Sierra # Maroon colour ? # No ! # I don't think he could've been insured do you ? # Well except for third party , how long # he left it there , do you ? # Yes but I mean you get get the repair done don't you ? # Well erm # and he said it wasn't cos he # M Martin said when he # No well that's what I said i er and probably perhaps when you were on holiday . # It looks very clean doesn't it ? # Yeah , mm , that's what , yeah . # Mm . # Yes , mm ,s see low , no . # Mm . # Yeah . # Oh that lady who came with this , she said er Arthur happened to say he'd just bought it , and she said how much did they charge you , twenty five pounds or thirty pounds ? # So I said no , only twenty . # So apparently she said ooh he probably charges , perhaps if he's not very he reduces the price but funny she said twenty five pounds . # She knew , not quite together . # No it was a minute afterwards because I thought # oh he's come back for the , this , to show to you . # I thought perhaps he'd been to you and sort of were you interested and he he'd come back . # But it was only a second # No . # after er sort of I'd more or less half a second and I thought oh he's come back again # No ! # No what the they'll do , they'll put all the words that are used into a computer er from all these things won't they ? # And then they'll see how many are sort of used a lot and percentage and that's what they'll do . # Oh , oh yes yes . # Well it says on the , on the thing we have to fill in er if any of the speakers is of non # English or something a different race if you like , you're to put it down . # Because you only have to identify them by a name not not a # not , not the surname , just J John or whoever # and , but if any of them are of not U K origin # you've got to put it down and say which one it is . # Oh did you see that tonight ? # Oh I hate it when white girl gets an # No I didn't see it last week . # We didn't see last week's , I don't know , was something else on ? # Arthur don't like # do you ? # Not really # That , that programme that follows that , we've never looked at it before , Barrymore er did you look at that ? # We saw it once before # Yes , it was quite good really . # Yeah . # Yes . # I didn't see the beginning . # Yes . # Mm . # Then they had er some fatty , fat ladies , elderly ladies , doing the can-can . # That was good . # Similar to the Roly-Polies but this was a sort of erm an amateur group . # Doing it for charity or # Oh well er it is nice isn't it ? # Yeah , yeah . # Like the Roly-Polies , they were good weren't they ? # I've not seen them lately have you ? # Mm . # The old classic films . # But they're on too late at night , I can't stand # late nights , can you ? # Do you , can you stay up , have you got a television # in your own bedroom ? # Oh . # Not always . # When , last night ? # Oh w well no you haven't got Sky , it's on Sky # Yes , yeah I think we saw that . # No . # Well perhaps it'll be a good thing in some ways , we're getting too many . # You'll have no seed left before you're able to get to the shops to buy more . # Oh well . # Well we're not likely to miss those are we ? # We get too many . # I shouldn't miss the pigeons all that much , I don't mind the blackbird and the thrush and the robin but and a few starlings but I don't like many pigeons about the garden . # They're too dirty . # Yes they are . # Are you very bread hungry , toast hungry ? # Well you should be . # Well you didn't have much after your dinner yesterday did you ? # Don't be silly . # Not in this fog . # And I think it's freezing , the pantry was like an ice box . # I know there's no frost on the cars but it must still be cold . # The pantry . # I mean I # I know I know but er # I didn't . # It's just ever so cold . # What did you say ? # Is it ? # Oh I stand corrected . # You , you'd like to go back to school . # At your age . # You might . # Apparently Jackie's got # got one of these Wa Walkmans . # Beverley bought it her . # Well you can plug into the radio on these . # That's you see the kids with them round their neck # Listen to the radio , if , if you look at the # I know but if you're out . # You see the kids walking by with them , don't you ? # And on the buses you sometimes see it . # See them # The eggs are not done yet . # You want them # Of ours ? # No . # I shouldn't do it . # I should do your photo album . # It's about time that was done . # Well you can get a , get one . # No I should get another one , be too heavy to carry . # I know but ma make one or buy one of those and # and extend it but I , I've not timed the eggs so you'll have to # Yes it does ! # I don't like mine too done well . # Well , you never cook eggs that's why . # Two eggs . # Well we want we've got twenty tapes to run # Well it something on it now . # Well that's only # Now eat that egg . # Do you want another one ? # No I'll have that one , this one will be done more . # That's done a bit more . # Well we don't have it on Sunday because we always have a great big lunch so I never # only have a light a light breakfast , you know we do . # If you can remember that far . # Mm not yet . # Yes , the other side of the toast . # Have you seen any programmes today , what's on ? # Is yours alright ? # These are the eggs I had from the butcher . # I don't know . # Well we've got to find a new supplier haven't we ? # Well there's that farm on the way to Oh ! # Well it's , it's your hands , you wash them too much . # Well put your glasses on . # You tell me . # Well you tell me that , # if I knock anything you say you should wear your glasses or # I know you do . # That means your eyes are not working properly . # Mm . # Perhaps they ought not to have done . # Hmm not bad eggs are they ? # Well they've eaten all that seed up haven't they ? # Have you stared that new bag ? # Well why put it right at the back ? # Put it in one of those cardboard boxes we've got . # Plenty of those cartons about . # Chicken , I told you . # And the rest of that spring cabbage . # It was alright wasn't it ? # Did you like it ? # Now eat all that marmalade . # Finish that bread , you don't eat enough bread . # I think I'll get some more Seville oranges while they're in and make another # I expect that's where they come from . # Well yes there's only only this time of the year that they're about so I think they must only grow them there that make the best marmalade . # This grapefruit and lemon's alright but although our Madge prefers this to Seville , I don't . # Was that a ? # No , no . # Ah yeah well I couldn't quite see . # My eyes are getting worse I think . # Well let them clear th all the bits off first before you put any more out . # Isn't it , this marmalade's alright isn't it ? # It's what I made the other week . # Jackie looked a bit better last night I thought , didn't you ? # Mm ? # Yes , she had sherry . # Didn't have much , you know . # Tom's getting fat though int he ? # Well you're not . # You grizzle yours off . # But did , did you hear he might be made redundant ? # Did you hear what he said ? # He said erm cos the Gas Board o offices are moving to # Birmingham or somewhere . # What after spending all that money on the house ? # Give all those crusts to the birds . # Mm . # Do you want any whisky in it ? # Or # or have you had enough ? # You're not going out . # It is on the green and yet the back seems to be clearer . # I'm going to try and manage without that er support on my arm today . # Well you should've put it on your plate . # Mm . # I told you Cath er and Vince can't come today didn't I ? # Cath and Vince can't come today . # Cos because Cath's got a cold and she thinks it # Well they often do come Sunday , I wanted her to come for er Penny's birthday present but she said er well it's not wise is it ? # Tom reckons there's er # another er # Record , battery . # Yeah . # That has to be , show , why # didn't you think it is working it's # Oh . # Yes it is . # You see that's the red light . # No . # There . # No Tom said there's a s er a stronger for form of flu now been going about , you know , different from erm # Oh what's that on your cup ? # Bottom of your cup . # You've got # Silly . # Vince started it and Cath's got a bit of it , well sh it's not the flu as yet but # Oh I don't know about Tim . # He's always got something . # You know I was dreaming about the office # I rang her up last night . # I w I was dreaming about the office last night , and I saw Miss # as large as life . # And a , and a s # No ! # Mr 's secretary , you know # Dorothy who came # No and I saw her type a letter and sign it as clear as anything . # Yes . # I know but er but the funny thing was # No I never see you in my dreams . # Yes I do . # No and we'd got three young girls , new , new girls and I saw those and I must have been thinking about Mandy and the car because they said something about oh when we leave we're all going on a picnic to and I think it was Kettering or quite some time aw some # way away # Oh it didn't go into that , silly . # No but it must've been talking about youngsters having cars # and er I mean and these were three young girls , they only just started to work and yet they'd got a car and as soon as they finished they they were going on this picnic # I know you've I don't want to hear all that . # Asleep . # Ooh . # Do you want another cup ? # Mm that's quite likely with you . # No # No I've brought , bringing other cups of tea in . # No it's not . # Now you you'll tip that over when it , with it not being level . # Well # get another mat . # I've not brought another spoon , give me yours . # Ah look what you've done ! # All over the cloth # that tea ! # You've spilt it . # No I'm not . # Well why had you put marmalade in the saucer ? # Oh well you should have had your plate near shouldn't you ? # You keep saying that , now shut up . # How's your shoulder ? # I see you rubbing it . # I thought you said it was improving ? # Well you , you can clear the table and put a few more photos in the album . # How many more cards have you got to fill ? # Well you bought them . # Well they're alright , I mean # you can't have everything , they're not too flimsy . # No they don't , when they're , when when they're on top of all the others and you just turn them over more gently . # And we'll go to that new place , Office World . # Because we've got to get out one day next week , I'm getting low on things . # No , no well I've got to do some food shopping next week , I must , and a bag of potatoes . # Well # Mm well it's Sunday morning , people at work have a lie in don't they ? # I did in my teens , I used to have breakfast in bed on a Sunday . # Mm # Yeah . # Mm . # Here comes the big pigeon , there he is . # Look . # Yeah , I can see . # I should think he is fat on what you put out for him . # Or her . # There were , there were about twenty . # I don't . # Mm . # Pity I'm not . # I suppose . # You shouldn't ask the obvious should you ? # I might have tamed him . # Anyway he didn't appeal to me . # Mm like you sometimes . # Mm . # Yes . # I'm not finished . # Well do you want any more toast ? # It's about time I washed these , they've got all , you've stuck them all up . # Phew . # Ooh that'll be the day . # Come on , let's clear these things off . # Leave that on . # Mind . # Are you going to do your # Well let's put this on the # Well it's , it's a job that's got to be done and you can do it on a miserable day . # I'm looking for the cloth I can't find it . # That yellow one , where's that yellow one gone ? # Here it is look , yellow embroidered one . # This one . # I know but if you're going to get glue on it you might as well get it on this instead of on the lace one . # I just washed that , that's a lovely colour . # Hmm not very often . # Now get your cards out and the glue . # Keep the glue on the , this . # In a minute or two . # Have you found them ? # Let me move that chest . # You'll hurt yourself . # There you are . # You see you do forget # these days . # That's what I said , you'll have to start another # one cos # Put them in numerical order , have you got them all mixed up now ? # I know they're numbered but they're not in the right order . # Well you want to start with the bottom number on the bottom don't you ? # No what , what's the last number you've got ? # You put that down # No the last number # on the bottom # and then , then it will be , one will come on the top ! # No # Ah I see what you mean . # Well if it was in chronological order , you want one on the top . # I know what you mean . # Well start another box then . # You do it your way . # I know you do . # You never take advice from me . # You haven't numbered that one . # The set ? # Yeah . # Well you'd got it , is it , erm well there , you'll have to sort through them . # Won't you ? # Till you you'll be doing , we'll have to find another table . # Yes you haven't done it up for years have you ? # Put this year's on one pile . # Well do it methodically . # Come here , let me go through them . # Give them to me , I'll sort , find the # one you want . # Give it to me . # Take that , cos that's the top one . # My hands are clean , I've just # done the washing up so they are clean . # That's going . # We seem to have er # That bit . # Well as it's foggy I don't think we can go out . # It's a pity we didn't go yesterday # Oh well we've got plenty of time for that . # Ooh you get obsessed with salt you do . # Has it froze the water to last night ? # Is it ? # Mm . # Well do you know what , I forgot to take the chicken out of the fridge last night so we can't have dinner so # too early . # Don't be silly it is thaw nearly thawed anyway , it won't , I'll do it right away I've just remembered . # Yes I haven't got anything else except t tins , and you don't want tins on a Sunday do you ? # Ooh ooh where's the dripping coming from ? # N not for breakfast . # Anyway what are you going to have ? # no I'm talking now # I'm not talking , that's silly . # Ooh . # Now , boiled or poached or ? # I think er Tom and Jackie were alright last night weren't they ? # Yes , I think so . # They didn't seem to object . # Did you ? # Well we , we couldn't , don't be silly . # No I said what are you going to do t this morning ? # Are you going to do some more t put some more snaps in the album ? # We ca we can't go out in this weather , this frost . # Fog I mean . # Well you'd better go and feed them then . # I think we've got to find another cupboard for these glasses . # They're getting broken . # What do you want ? # No that tips over it's a bit wobbly . # No . # No I'm not going to keep , I don't want to keep them up there . # No I shall have to find room for some of the pots and leave the glasses in . # No you can't have gl wine glasses in there . # No you can't . # No I think I'll move some of the other silver bits in . # I didn't know we'd got that in there , did you ? # Oh that's been broken before has it ? # See that little thing . # I think that's a bit better . # I'll er Yes I should use them , they cost nearly three pounds and if put some on the other side it will stabilize it . # Have you found your pens ? # Well you couldn't find them the other day , you said they weren't there didn't you ? # Hundred and eleven ? # Yeah are you keeping the index up to date now ? # I mean on there , how far have you got ? # Oh . # Yeah we've got another seven # seven to do . # Well you're on hundred and eleven now # so you , yes , yes . # But I should do each one as you come to it . # Save all this faffing about . # No . # You never do . # No . # Mm well you gave them the size and you checked the size . # You checked it when you got them back . # I'm sure you did . # Well sooner be a bit be shorter # than too long # No it isn't , it's alright . # You use it . # Well # Yeah . # Oh you've used it have you ? # Oh you've got the other side to do . # Ah but now your numbers'll all be wrong . # Oh . # Well use that then . # Well you've just laid hundred and ten on the back of that . # Yes , you have a look . # I just saw you write it down . # You can alter that to a hundred and eleven can't you ? # Make that a hundred and ten . # Hundred and ten . # Do that sheet and get it out of the way . # Do you want this light on ? # Well , I've got the Christmas pudding . # Shall I pull these curtains back now ? # Half back ? # Ooh the fog's nearly cleared . # What are you going to put on that side ? # I thought , I thought you said you hadn't used , we were going to take that as a specimen . # What with the pictures on ? # Put your pen on there so it doesn't mark the cloth . # Rest it on there . # Well that doesn't matter , the ink won't come out of it . # I'm not standing on anything I'm , I'm just going back in the kitch # Well , well do ,wha say what you want . # Don't be silly ! # No , you can have er can ha , it's a bit early to have a drink . # You have coffee with a drop of er # whisky in . # Is that all ? # Don't be silly ! # Ooh ! # Stop it ! # Don't throw these er # brochures away from the hotels . # I want these . # Cos we might go back there . # That er Lakeside . . # Oh ! # That's enough to video this Abu Dhabi . # Which do you like ? # This one ? # Yes , well that nice # one with the lovely lounge ! # Well they're both nice lounges but overlooking the sea . # Meridian # Yes , the second one . # Don't know where all these bits of tinsel keep coming from ! # I know that ! # I'll get your coffee then . # I did ask ! # Don't be silly ! # I've got make a fresh lot . # You didn't remind me about the steamer with the puddings did you ? # Well you should have ! # No ! # You should throw that away . # Yes well # Mm mm . # Well you shouldn't have scre , you should have # Well # you , you should # have er # You should have made this years and years ago shouldn't you ? # Mm . # You never found those labels I made out did you ? # That's damn funny where they went to ! # Can you get them ? # Yeah , yeah I'm going to make some new ones , I've got plenty . # the flu . # It's nearly half gone ! # No , I shouldn't . # Well cut it off there . # You cut a bit off the top or the bottom . # Yes it will ! # Here , drink this coffee . # Drink that coffee . # Ooh ! # That's not very solid . # If I put it on there you'll probably spill it all over the photographs . # You have made a mess of this drawer ! # Well , it's you that's er # I cleared it out the other day ! # Ooh ! # Ooh ! # Ooh ! # You never throw anything away ! # Cut th , you can cut the bottom off that . # That . # Yes ! # Well you can cut the bottom off that . # I'll bring you the scissors cos you haven't got them . # Oh ! # Well drink that coffee , it'll soon get cold . # No ! # Churchill had some for over forty years ! # Yes , but we haven't had them forty years . # Put a bit of the turps in and they're alright . # Well better go and baste the chicken I think . # No , drink this coffee Arthur ! # It's no use , gotta # the whisky bottle sa slipped and there's a lot in ! # I better get another bottle of that er # Gloy hadn't I ? # You know , it was only fifty five at the little shop and in Smiths it was about seventy five . # So whether they were selling off , I don't know . # I'm making another lot of labels . # I don't know how things ke , get lost in this house . # Well it you , put things away and then forget where you put them ! # Don't you ? # I remember it's you , cleared my things away and I don't know where you've put them . # I can't even find the blank labels ! # I've got about four sheets that Audrey gave me ! # So what have you done with those ? # In that Welsh dresser . # No they weren't ! # You , you moved them somewhere ! # When you looking for things and now I don't know where they are ! # If I don't know where the right place is , I can't very well can I ? # You do faff about ! # I should have done about four pages by now ! # Mm . # Well you can't afford to mess about like you do ! # Ooh ! # Ooh ! # Yes I know ! # Well you didn't like anybody working with you did you ? # Yeah ! # Well # Well somebody's got to be in this house ! # Now drink your coffee ! # I'm not , shan't make any more ! # Arthur , look the whisky tipped up so there's a lo , it's nearly cold ! # And you've got to go easy on it now . # Because if you get flu you'll want some . # Alright ? # Yeah . # That's alright . # Yeah , that's good ! # Well , it was only a five minute bus ride . # Mm . # One more page done . # Two , two sides done . # Golly ! # We still got a big pile to stick in haven't # we ? # Stop now # There's your coffee . # Now don't go and spill it all over the photos ! # Mm ? # Want a mince pie with it ? # Well , what do you se , I don't know . # But I'll go and check . # Do you want a mince pie or will it spoil your dinner ? # Do you want one ? # Biscuit ? # Can you come and turn the pepper mill , I can't , it with this arm I can't turn it . # About six times . # Er wasn't last year . # Yes , nineteen ninety . # That's the page number ! # Don't alter the # Well you want your page number now you've altered your # You silly de # I know ! # But that was the page number ! # No it wasn't ! # Loo , look the other side that'll tell you ! # Oh yes it will ! # Hundred and ten . # Page a hundred and # ten ! # You could put , you could P , page a hundred and ten or sheet number hundred and ten . # I gave you that thing to put your pens on ! # No , that's alright . # Oh yes ! # That's better . # I know it's thicker than the the pages love , but it's # alright . # That'll be alright . # No , don't say much with that . # Mm ? # Are you going to do another one before lunch ? # Perhaps only # No ! # I don't want you to clear up yet . # Dinner's nowhere # near on , ready ! # Well you'll have to use it Arthur ! # Well you spent three pounds why # not keep it ! # You put your , some the other side and that will , that will make it better . # Put the rest of your spel , er your stage set the other side . # What number's that ? # Aren't you going to do the back there . # Oh ! # Well u , only use one side of those then . # Well , stick some on and don't number them then . # Probably . # Well is , put put some more on those and er # Well you're always buying # things ! # You never drank this coffee ! # You're always buying things and then wanting # to buy something better ! # You've # no idea of # Now drink this coffee ! # No , you took the measurement . # I wanted # you to take some with you , but you # No . # Well I know but didn't you go and buy some from that other shop ? # Where you bought your canvas ? # Didn't you buy a sheet there ? # You said would cut into two , where's that ? # You did ! # We saw that card , when , when I bought you that canvas # Yeah , well you look in there ! # Look in Vi's room ! # Don't you remember ? # You said it might make two sheets . # Well I remember buying it . # I definitely remember buying some . # No , well you'll have to leave it till we get some more then # if you're not going to use that . # I , I've just started it again . # Erm # Well the dinner won't be ready till er another hour and half . # Mm . # Now do don't you remember don't you # Measure it , get the right size and I'll put in my handbag . # I know , but I'll put in my handbag , then we're in town I've got it and you won't # we shall have it shan't we ? # So measure and give it to me so , so we've got it . # Okay ? # I know we looked at some thicker board in there didn't we ? # Dominoes . # I thought we bought one to try . # I know , but we know they've got it don't we ? # I think it came out a bit more expensive that order , still if it's what you want you've got to have it haven't you ? # No . # Well , that that that shop had got so got some thicker board , I remember , and you said the size we'd got would cut about two . # Perhaps you didn't buy one , perhaps we just looked at it . # Well , to check the size . # Well ,meas , measure it and put it down so # Okay ? # Oh alright . # Well I was just going to switch that off . # Thought he'd gone . # Oh no . # I could keep his ad , his telephone number in case we want to order # if I miss him # in case I miss him , and I want to order cream any time . # Yeah , throw , throw away the things you don't want . # I'll keep it in this tin in this draw . # Are you listening ? # In case I forget where I've put it . # But I don't suppose you will remember ! # There's my sta labels ! # all among your rubbish ! # I just , I've only just this minute written another # lot . # Still , I'm going to make some more of the marmalade . # You put it there ! # I told you I'd left them handy . # Well , look you could put these pens in the they'd go in better ! # Would they go in better in another little # well they don't go in . # I mean , it's overflowing . # Ah ! # What ? # Do you want that bit of wood ? # Oh ! # Well shall I put it in the rubbish ? # Let's get rid of some some rubbish . # Give me things you # don't want in here . # The dustbin men won't co co , don't call till Tuesday so you haven't got to put it out today . # Can you remember ? # Tomorrow morning . # Do you want a Martini or a sherry now ? # Or wait a bit ? # Is that rubbish there ? # Give it to me . # Tho # no those bits there ! # Give it to me . # Hey ! # This is twenty eight years ago ! # Sixty four . # No . # Don't like it . # on the stage . # Oh were you ! # You got a lot of those in the brass box # upstairs , you better put them altogether . # Have you sorted all that fire out ? # You could put them in the # in the set . # Is that rubbish ? # Did you get the size ? # No you didn't . # You don't want them now do you ? # Mm . # Mm . # The old marble fire . # Well I mean , ours ours was . # Go on , give that to me . # What's that ? # Is that the old one ? # Mm ? # About time we got rid of some of this ! # Some of . # Now put all this the photographs together ! # Do you want a box for them ? # Put them there , there's room in there . # What about his letter ? # Well put that with your snaps then if you're going to # put that in the album . # Right there , well I'll put it there . # What are these odd ones here ? # Ah ? # Well you can put some of those pens in here rather than # It's not a lid ! # Oh is that lid ? # I didn't , I thought it was overflowing . # Well # Well did they take the nice empty box ? # Won't you # They're , they're old negatives , you don't want those do you ? # Well you never wanted to have anything of mine . # Do you want that ? # They're two empty boxes . # Yes , well put that with the others over there . # Mhm . # Yes , that er # on the set . # Yes , I remember . # That's the group . # They're are two empty boxes there . # No , I shouldn't put them in the garage they'll get damp there . # Well put them in with them . # Or take them upstairs till you're ready to use them . # Some # Well that was the idea . # You wanted to paint it sometime didn't you ? # Well perhaps next week . # Till we get the thicker card you could start the painting . # Well that's alright . # I've just found that under the stairs . # Yes ! # Well you'll be looking for it in a bit won't you ? # You never , where did you find that in the end ? # You do put # you do put things in a funny # place ! # Do you know I've # emptied this cupboard looking for it ! # Mm . # You got six library books there did you know ? # Well you haven't read them yet have you ? # I don't want them out of the way , I'm just saying how many you've got ! # No ! # I reckon # they booked it in for you and somebody said this is reserved and they forgot to take it off your # red # one . # Anyway , we know we pushed it through the you know # in through the box don't we ? # Here comes . # It's a light blue car that isn't it ? # Yeah . # Well # mid-blue . # Mm . # In a way . # But he he'll sa # he'll the say the weight knocks our wall down . # I reckon he's cracking up ! # Yes . # Yeah . # Erm # Well some , well it always is # they're always keen doing What's on this afternoon ? # No , well we saw that didn't we ? # It wasn't what you thought it was . # Well , what you going to have whisky and dry ginger or a martini , or sherry ? # Well go and fetch it . # Walk # across and get it . # If you hadn't have bought those library books we could have carried some home the other day ! # I know . # Well you don't know anyway do you ? # Oh he's gone off with her ! # To show her the car ! # Er , now , what are you going to have to drink ? # No ! # Sherry , Martini , or whisky ? # That's all we've got . # The vodka's all gone . # I forgot to do the parsnips when I did the potatoes , but I think they'll be # I've done some now , I think they'll be ready . # What's on ? # No , we don't want anything till about # two . # Cuisine ! # No I don't want Spain . # We don't like Spain ! # Usually four thirty Those Were the Days . # On Sky News . # Oh we'll have that . # It's gone now . # Well , put it on and I'll # Yes , well put it # Well it's not , it's not twelve # yet ! # Well put it on then ! # Well I've got to go in the kitchen # and get this ! # I shall be back in a minute . # By the time you've er # What is it on ? # Well I don't know ! # You do it , everything ! # Is it on Sky or is it # on the card ? # No I wasn't ! # Is it on Sky or is it # on a card ? # Is it on the card ? # But what number Sky ? # It's old er oh ! # You didn't show it on that did you ? # You know if you go out front # No . # Arthur . # Dead head the pansies . # Yes ! # Well lo lo look ! # A lot of the want dead # heading , and if # go out the front # just take them off , else the it'll so , they'll stop flowering . # We only seem to have one in the erm basket . # Don't know whether the others have died , but they a there only seems to be one . # I've been watering them ! # In fact , I'm just going to water # it now ! # Oh well there's one with lo two lovely flowers on but I can't see any on the , any of the other plants . # Is there anything on this afternoon ? # Ah ! # That's on the radio . # Oh yes , but # Mm . # Ah , I mean a film ? # I told you ! # I think one's Wednesday and Churchill Thursday . # Write it down . # You look , I think it's or Monday , something on Monday night . # There's something on Monday , Wednesday and Thursday I looked at thought we might see . # In the evening . # Yes it is . # I I told you when it was yesterday but you didn't remember ! # You don't remember ! # Now I don't ! # At night , it's at night . # I know , but the on the kitchen window sill , I take them off at night . # Should be alright . # Well they are alright . # But , the old ones that Tom gave me originally they've not flowered now for about three months yet they're not dead . # Mm . # Is it opposite to the one we've got # there ? # Oh well that's what I said , it was no use , bothering # there's no use bothering to how ours worked you've got to sort of know how this one works . # Yeah . # Mm . # Well they say always start on A don't they ? # I mean you are now # No . # Mm . # Well we always do ours on A for a start don't we ? # You do don't you ? # I don't know , I never do ours . # Anyway , are you very hungry ? # Well you should be ! # You didn't have a big breakfast today ! # You only had a boiled egg and flakes . # Oh well ! # This was about forty years ago ! # Times were hard then . # And pe , people did take in lodgers didn't they ? # To make ends meet . # Keeps everybody together . # No ! # What have you got to worry about ? # Yeah . # Kath's not worrying about us , she knows we've got plenty . # Or efficient . # It was a joke ! # Like you joke ! # You joke and yet , you can't take a joke ! # No they haven't # No they haven't ! # You # Ooh ! # Ooh ! # Ooh ! # Ooh ! # They're not ! # Your prejudiced you are ! # And I have , I think I made mine a bit strong ! # I tell you , if I have a drink , when I have a drink , a short in the morning it goes to my head , it's not . # Why ? # How had he got two jobs ? # Oh I see . # Mm mm . # You'll have to start doing a few jobs for me next week . # She looked after # you well . # No . # How long will that cupboard door take ? # I've got I've only got one door on that cupboard . # That sliding door . # I know that ! # One side's open to the # No , well I li I like the two on . # I like the two on to cover i things up , the jams one side and the pots the other . # I think when we go in town I'll get another lot of seville oranges make another lot . # Well I want some jars thou , though before I can . # So we've got to go to Maggie's or Kath's and get some . # Well Tom said they were nearly . # Lot better , but not quite . # Now Kath is # No . # Kath Kath did for Vince , she got some anti-biotics for Vince . # She had to send for him New Year's Day for Vince ! # Cos # Yeah ! # Oh he's always at the doctors ! # I re , Madge reckons he's he's about as hypochondriac as Kath ! # Well Kath , Kath encourages him to be like that # Yeah . # Well no , he has got a bad throat an you know , he had a little lump in his throat , I think they thought it was cancer or something or a little growth , but you often get that in the throat . # Well , you can say that again ! # And patience ! # Some things you can spend hours on , and then others you can't spend two seconds ! # Like this ! # Well , you were interested enough in that weren't you ? # Originally . # And then you get fed up . # No I'm not ! # You tell me to . # You do . # You say wait ! # Check that I'm alright and then when I do or suggest you you get the hump . # You don't like me to know more than you . # Do you ? # You have ! # I'm going to baste the chicken anyway . # No you can leave it on . # I know , but then they that's # why they give you ten so that you know , you get intervals , between , because the girls have got to sort of tap all the words in # Well , I'm coming back # anyway . # No ! # You shouldn't do anything . # Do you want any , another drink or or # No , I'm not . # Who bought what ? # Well , where is the glass house ? # Is that it , that one that I put # last year ! # That , that's over the fence , er , the back , it's in Summerleigh that is . # No , it it's not , it's not # their house ,i you look # Yes , but tho those glass houses are over the fence the other side in Summerleigh . # They're # not on the , out of these # gardens . # Well we are # foreshortened # further down , yes ! # They are ! # Cos , didn't we say our te , our gardens are long to er to have fields . # But when it comes to # the others further down # they're shortened . # Yes . # Well that's a glass # house , if you look # It's # it's that er # corner house on that road down there . # Let's have a look again , I've got my glasses on now . # Yes , it was taken about July that was , must have been . # Because I remember when Tom was on holiday tha that ground was all dry wasn't it ? # Silly ! # Yes it's go , that's the begonias in the basket . # And they're the begonias on the front patch . # Mm . # It must have been , probably had them taken on a Monday then . # Either go out or go in . # And that that's his er , that's his garage # and that little bit is that his # extension ? # Yeah . # Yeah . # Yeah . # Two pipes , yeah . # No , but that's their little extension isn't # it ? # On there . # Oh I se a lot , oh # the extension must be # there and will become # Oh yes ! # That's what I told you , yes . # Yeah . # Yeah . # Yeah . # Yeah . # Well , the top one never was as good as the bottom one . # Well you never bother with that so much # do you ? # Yes , they haven't clipped down on the front . # They just finished building that even # must have been , what , July when it was # And they're all the new slabs in the pavement , the men came and putting new slabs in . # Yeah ! # Well it never was last year's , there was no # hosepipe ban at all , we keep saying that so I don't know what people are on about ! # You know , ee , that's just a new # Yeah ! # I think Jackie and Tom they'd they did . # Yeah . # Mm ! # Oh yes ! # Mm . # You better do something about his hook , bend it round else # I'm sure it's going to come off one day . # Ah ! # I don't mean one day . # Oh I better go and see if there's any erm if my Christmas pudding wants er filling up . # We're on side B now aren't we ? # So , it's the twelfth # No ! # We're on the second side of this . # And what time did we start recording ? # About twelve noon wasn't it ? # I better put er Well Kath and Frank won't be coming , I told you didn't I ? # Well , just getting over it . # Vince is , and Kath thinks she might be # starting it or , she's got a bad cough . # So we shan't be able to have anybody else in today to # be on the tape . # Mm . # Oh well . # Do you want that filling up ? # Do you want it filling up ? # The same ? # Do you want lemonade in it ? # Or tonic water ? # Lemonade or tonic water ? # Do you want tonic water or lemonade in it ? # But you've not had your cod liver oil today ! # Now come and get it ! # Co , no come and have that cod liver oil . # Leave it on . # Is it on ? # Keep it on when we go out # No it's not ! # Only when you're ready or , they're not due back yet . # Course you can ! # Drink up ! # Finished ? # Mm mm ! # I didn't think you'd had much of it . # That'll take the taste of it off , if you keep drinking that . # What book's that ? # Is that the one you had out before ? # Is it ? # Oh ! # I , I know # you had that one but I thought I've seen wo , a similar one the other week . # Oh it's not the same one ? # Anyway , what what do you want with those now ? # At your age . # Have you seen all the seagulls ? # Well they're all circling over the roof . # Ah , I don't know what they have to eat . # You look ! # Mm ! # You have a look at them ! # Look at them ! # Dunno why they're circling round there . # They'll be on our lawn next ! # Mm . # Well they're not for amateurs are they ? # Oh yeah ! # I like the tonic water as good as wi , ah , with the Martini ! # What do you think ? # Do you think it's better than lemonade ? # Tonic ? # I can't stand the sweet saccharin in the lemonade ! # Somebody's thumping ! # Can you hear them ? # Dunno . # Perhaps they're putting the the fence back in . # It blew down in the gale ! # Sounds a bit like that . # Mm . # Mm . # Gotta sa # Mm . # You'll have to try to do it . # Well , I think I'll go and put the potatoes on . # Mm . # Right ! # I'll go and baste the chicken and put the potatoes on I think . # I thought I saw it # Oh ! # Well that's alright then . # Well mo , not much on the news was there ? # Still all these # poli electioneering . # Get fed up with it ! # Custard's a bit hot . # What do you think to my pudding ? # Christmas puddings . # No , plum , I know they used to call it plum pudding ! # I know ! # Well they don't now do they ? # I gave one to Jackie and not heard whether she's had it or not . # Well , it's only polite to say whether if you # give anybody anything er , to # eat ,i if they liked it or not isn't it ? # Well probably not , with not , having the flu . # Well , she wasn't well , I don't know whether it was flu or # Don't you remember she spent Boxing Day in bed ! # And the children didn't come so # She we , well she looked ill I thought . # Mm . # Well , I think some days she's better than others , but on the whole she's not making much progress . # I don't think she will . # I mean # it's always been # Landed ! # I mean , she's always been that way nervous and # right from when she was first married . # You're still neurotic in some things ! # Ooh ! # I wouldn't say nervous type . # Just a bit # Neurotic over certain things . # Well , not normally . # Well , not in the same way Joan is . # But you get het up over silly things ! # I don't know ! # Well , she's just coping , just dragging her arms int she ? # Well they always did ! # I mean , I can remember when she worked with me , every Christmas they changed one time they came to Leicester # and the next year they went to Loughborough with their cousins . # And so , I suppose , they're keeping it up now . # You know Edna ! # Ed and Meg . # Well , it's the same # , yes well , it's cousin isn't it ? # And I expect all the other's are dead ! # Your mam was one of the youngest wasn't she ? # Well then ! # Oh ! # You suffer ? # I don't , not notice you suffering much in life ! # It's a piece of cake for you ! # Somebody to wait on you ! # Hand and foot . # And by the way , you've got your old trousers on did you know ? # Yes you have ! # Have you got rid of the cod liver oil taste yet ? # Ooh ! # Don't know how you could drink it ! # Shall I get you another bottle ? # Try the capsules . # I can't take many . # I'll have some in the then stop . # You used to repeat # Well I suppose it was concentrated . # Well I couldn't . # Can't even take the capsules . # Th , they stick on me half way down . # Oh it's drying up . # I think it must be turning cold . # Do , you feel cold don't you ? # Yeah , but you got the radiator on and the gas fire ! # Yo , well you've still the gas fire as well in here ! # Hadn't you better sit in your chair for ten minutes before clear up the lunch . # Got worse if anything . # February's always the worst month . # Oh it is ! # Everybody always says that . # Now sit in that chair # No . # Leave it for a minute or two . # Leave # No . # Leave the pots and everything . # Arthur I'm hot in here ! # I'll wash these green mats . # These , the other green mats . # So , don't go looking for them because they're in the wash . # What , the late night ? # I'm alright . # I've not had my bandage on today . # Oh ! # I know ! # It's # No . # No , I was dreaming , I told you earlier I # Course not . # It's still # No ! # I've got to use it they say . # Or try to use it , but it's still # I still can't # No . # I still can't carry anything heavy in it . # But still # Oh no ! # It should go back . # No , she said she gets arthritis in hers and I expect that's what it is with mine . # Cos I got a bit before when # It probably has it . # It's the only thing I can say and I think # I think # my thumb # Well it's happening every day ! # I bet after on Friday # Well , you have to look what's on the stalls ! # Mm . # I notice you do . # Did you put that clock right after you put # In the hall . # You know , you pushed it on a couple of minutes to show somebody . # I know , but cos I , I think our bedroom and bathroom clocks are # This is one thirty four . # Oh what about that then ! # Yeah . # You must have altered it . # Ooh ! # Well done ! # Well # No wonder ! # Stop ! # Oh ! # No birds about at the moment but they've had a good feed of chicken , but # they've left the bread . # No . # Yes . # Just washed up . # You've had a nice little # sleep . # You went right off ! # Left me to do all the washing up ! # Well it's wash day tomorrow . # Mm , no . # I think it's turned , going to turn foggy , freezing fog again . # You've burnt your I can smell burnt rubber . # Your slippers have been against the fire . # You've got that paper down there . # I can see it ! # You can , better pick it up . # No , you're not going to do any more , oh you can't do any more till you get some thicker board can you ? # Oh well ! # Put the right cloth on then . # Half past . # No ! # Quarter to three ! # Well Turn round ! # You can get through # I tell you those chairs are too low now now we're getting old . # Want some high back chairs . # I think I'm going to treat myself to one ! # Well that's what I say th fog's coming back . # well yes I know but my eyes are getting really bad , have another chocolate . # No its not that , its just their deteriorating # there all truffles , no there what Audrey # bought us , between us # no , there really beautiful chocolates # there Marks and Spencers they are yes I , it , it Cath and Frank intended to come # I doubt if they would in this well I wouldn't want them to come in the fog # because # did you hear er the news ? # a lot of crashes on the M 6 # yes , but Sunday I mean # people don't have to go out Sunday normally # don't , and the kids have been crossing at shop . # mm # no oh yes I should think he's learnt his lesson putting it on the # bashed the other one # yeah # no , no # mm # mm , oh don't let me eat any more of these because there too sickly wouldn't you like a Jamaican rum truffle ? # mm , yeah , wouldn't you like a Jamaican rum ? , here have one of those that's Jamaican rum see if you can taste the rum # no , well # Mm , if its a good record , yeah , how d'ya like that ? could you taste the rum ? # couldn't eat many of these though could ya ? # mm , I'm glad were not out in it aren't you ? # Cos I thought it'd been a nice day we could of nipped down to Sainsbury's # well aerial photo is er , bound to be different # unless he had a big zoom lens # did he ? # oh I wouldn't know I mean these zoom lenses are pretty powerful aren't they ? # it was taken about last July # July , and I bet , bet my bottom dollar it was taken when Jackie and Tom were on holiday because of how their bit of front garden is all dried up and that building at the back was completed # just before they stopped work the day before the July a fortnight holiday didn't they ? # they'd got little bits to do , but there was # still there , but they finished the main building # at the end of June so that's when that was taken , you ought to of asked him when you saw him today # no been done two or three years # you ought to of asked him when he sold it to ain't ya ? # no # no he went off quick , but I mean before you , while I was getting the money # you should of asked him if you # yeah I know you were # not the picture # oh I do its like the mountains # well you know # well you know # about nine pounds a length for eight feet # yes , well there's a new shop opened near the showers market , erm new thing brick a brac its called , we'll go in there its got , they keep advertising and they've got one in Mayfield Road # so when were out # when you've painted some more pictures # no , well the you , they've got mouldings as well as the frames # you've got to paint some more pictures though haven't you first ? # yeah , pity you didn't keep the frames # still I like I'd like them as they are I did # yes they did # well if you see any in the Antiques Roadshow you'll know what to do # see if they are valuable these days # yeah , cos you changed it for a # no , well if they come in handy # mm , well if they come again I shan't let the say were not selling any more bits # well I don't know we've still got plenty # well there not finished yet are they ? # that one's not its not got the flags on the top # well they , they specialize in # no , in certain things either # mm # well it perhaps wasn't just what he was looking for # no its not # yeah # I think it were a lot of money # I er , the Antique Roadshows on tonight # so we'll have to see # roll # well he put it in , probably didn't put it , must of taken it out to of looked at it surely # oh I know # well you've done quite well really haven't ya ? # collect so many bits Val buyed it didn't she ? # that teapot and plate # and what else did she , that tobacco jar oh no # you bought that didn't you ? # I think # no they didn't , they fetched seventy # remember you said that thirty five of that would of been ours any way # but I think a lot of those about they get astronomical # mm # mm , you'd of knocked them down # you would have , or I would have # you going to make us a cup of tea ? # those chocolates have made me sick , take them out of this hot room # mm , put them in the pantry # no I've had too many , I feel sick # well there the sort that you only want about a couple at a time at the most # I don't want any thing in me tea # I put all the things ready # I put all the things ready , but use the tea in the old , empty the old lot out before you fill it up , I put the packet there ready to open . # I shan't # yes # oh they were cos he got a guarantee slip with it # yes oh you bound # that's why it was a bit difficult at first to break down # of course they don't silly , they made about twelve pounds or they were , I don't know what they are now # mm # I don't remember # oh , oh I know that # no there not the same sort they were bigger a few years ago , I wonder he's getting on ? # well you know Gillian the couple who lived next door who went to live at Burnley ? # she kept in touch with them for some time but er , I've not seen her for a year so , I wouldn't know . # I feel hot now , do you ? # shall I put this fire out ? # I shall get too hot # mind you , not that I'd lite , the fire , not the glow that's what you did one night put the # out # and er left the fire on all night , oh # no , doubt it . # Well if Bill had come today # if we'd of asked Bill I don't think he would of liked to of come # not in the frost # I'll ring him up today # well that's what I said to you , but we didn't want to er visit again this weekend did we ? , with last weekend # having Madge and Tom # yes , but I was gonna say er , he wouldn't of come any way in the fog # he doesn't do the electrics # well I don't know , he's got a , a record player # that it , well he , that his son Phil taped # tape them well tape them for Marg , I don't suppose he's done any since Marg died no # they bought it for Marg when she was ill and Phil taped you know a lot of his records and some of Marg he'd got and that was it I suppose that's what sort Bill plays now . # You can fill my tea up # not too much sugar # well I think he likes never give him a , a chance when he's here # too much gabbing # never stops talking I want it filling up , not washing up # I want the cup filling up , I thought you were washing them up # no I want , I want another cup please # I thought it was finished # but its too cold to go in the garage now # you know that back door key , I seemed to remember picking a key up thinking it was the garage key # when I went in for the steamer # and then I found out it was the back door key # and , and the garage was unlocked so I didn't bother , I probably put it down when I got the steamer out of the cupboard # well you needn't go in the cold , I've got a spare one in the drawer . # Was that one of the book's you got out on Friday ? # cos some of them are getting # no , you needn't , needn't take those you got out last Friday , its the earlier one's of which will be due next week I'm sure cos they've put up the prices now , its about ten P every day you have them out . # well , don't you remember I had to pay one pound fifty something last Christmas # well it comes out of the Poll Tax , we pay enough of that oh yes there's a # no er a hair lip , Mrs I think her name is no the lady Mrs # well she did have one it , she's had an operation , but er , I , she manages to go to the post on a Sunday afternoon , she must write to her sister in Australia , which makes a little round trip , a bit of exercise that's what you ought to do more of # walking keep you fit its a bit you had a hair cut last week if you'd of left , if you hadn't of had it done you could of taken this thing down to # with you and recorded that # you'd soon get into some arguments down there wouldn't you ? # telling a tale # yeah , I know you do I know # walked away # where's the nail clippers ? # no there not # no here they are , I know I've seen them somewhere on the window sill # I haven't shifted them , in't it a mucky day ?considering all that frost and cold you've got a lot of families out in the front door there ain't we ?have you got any tapes of ours not finished off ? , or have we got to start a new one ? # I thought there was a little bit on one that you hadn't finished # start a new one though if , if # no of ours # you were going to record Palmer Court weren't you ? # you can do Palmer Court at four , till half past and half past four its erm # I don't know , you'll have to see , I mean switch it off and # well you'll have to see what it is # well I know what's on there , it won't be the same , its not , it won't be the same songs or items , will it ? , they don't repeat their repertoire their , there not different items I mean if we did and it was a repeat you could always wipe it out , put something on top , couldn't you ? # Have all the birds gone ? # well yesterday the black bird was there and they ate till late , I think , I think they roost in that er holly bush # mm and that I , I think they do and the robin and the , that one starling and the thrush , I think they all roost there cos they seem to be about every time you throw stuff out I just remembered Tom's father worked at er , the electric company # in London B T H or G E C , I remember he told us that the last time you know because he wasn't called up in the war he was reserved . # Ooh can you see the fog now swirling about , look at it # you look , its all swirling about # mm # yeah it is , kept the kids in today # well # yes you do , you don't always see them , what have you done with your glasses ? , oh , I thought you might be sitting on them again # yes , I shouldn't mind going away in a few weeks , if , if # it looks like being a nice # I wouldn't mind going on a bus tour again # no , well I wouldn't mind going there , but , I meant for a first holiday , a little holiday I mean you enjoyed that did last April didn't you ? # I know , but you don't have the hassle though in those buses do you ? # ooh I don't know # oh yeah , yeah # mm # well you get , get lots , lots of stops don't you ? # yes they do you have lots of stops # yes they do # no # well it was like till nearly five the other day # like mews # no # no well get plenty of food any how . # Have you given them all those potatoes ? # I think they've gone off potatoes a bit # any way I've only got enough for about two # mm # expect they do , well you always add some potatoes , salt to the potatoes , but er , I've only got enough for about two days # so , the weather had better improve , I'll just have to buy some more from the milk man # potatoes I'm talking about # I know , but there not very good there , about three times as much # well those people have them in stock for a long time # I don't know , most people buy them in bags today , those in , those across the # Co-Op the other week were horrible # I've got about enough for about two days , might be three # I should think the weather will change before then # I've not heard the forecast today have you ? # no I doubt it , its # oh I had to switch it off it was no good , it was all political wasn't it ? # the documentary that their going to put # which will , it'll be interesting you see , listen # well he was a bit of a slave driver I mean every body # knew that he was a bit bombastic # ooh he wasn't very bright # or he didn't try , well he didn't have a very happy childhood did he ? # well you didn't try when you were at school , you told me yourself # I mean a lot of it depends on , or perhaps his par well if his parents didn't really bother about him # he said his mother didn't and then I don't suppose # and then I suppose er in those cases like yours children don't er , unless their sort of erm pushed a bit or the parents show an interest in them # mm # mm # I don't # well your finger isn't # mm # yeah # any body could do it you mean # what time is it ? , is it time to put that radio on ? # well just try it and I'll tell you what , I don't know him # it won't be the same # it won't be the same songs , radio two # no , its , its , Palm Court , we want to see Those Were The Days at four thirty # just try this Palm Court see if its worth recording # its not on until about two minutes past # two minutes past , because they have two minutes of news I think # Yes I think so , didn't you like it today ? # didn't know about that fish , did you ? # I mean you've gotta remember all those years back all those things can you ? # yes but it seemed a bit far fetched , if they said that # if that's been caught now why hasn't that changed # well in sixty nine or whatever # no , no I'm not saying that we did , we did evolve # but # why hasn't that fish that they caught recently evolved ? # of what men ? # I know several stages I know that # I mean there were several stages before they got to present day man , but # yes # oh it is # well not human's , but # antecedence of humans , mm I don't know # mm # mm yes , but we didn't have a tail in the sea then did you ? # fish don't have # possibly # mm # well isn't , you don't know much of # yeah # mm , mm # yeah I know that # Yes , but plants evolved with men's , man's # I don't know , probably several hundred million years mm , can't really understand them can you ? # mm , did you take that tape out in the other room ? # oh did you know # do you know where it is because it in't in this # oh I see # well I know , well you want to label it so you know what's on it just reminding you , you say , oh you'll say you didn't remind me to write it down # no I don't # mm , I'm always putting you off , I put myself off you don't concentrate . # yes I know , you said that , you going to have the Antiques Roadshow at # yes # mm # five thirty Antiques Roadshow on B B C one , it's in Cleethorpes # huh , from Cleethorpes I shouldn't think they'd get much from there , oh they might get some ships might they ? # they might get , erm # well , no # two or three years # no # well you don't , that's just # well they don't really so much today , people # mm # there isn't # what'd ya mean ? , huh # and prayed # don't be silly didn't really leave you you were just being stubborn weren't you ? , still are . # Ken , no , no he always went , not church , chapel you know he did # no me dad used to say he was an atheist when he was courting Madge # and yet , yet , the children went to chapel # come # well probably Madge , Madge sort of # in a church school , yes . # mm # mm end of term # well I expect if it was a church school they had to put in appearance odd times . # No Madge , Madge must of sent the children to chapel # I don't think Tom probably approved , but she well actually when they used to come to us on Sunday I used to take them to er , to Belver Fall me and David , Thelma's husband and he's er , his father was a superintendent so , do you want any tea ? # yes , you didn't have any yesterday did ya ? # yes , there's plenty of ice cream , do you want it now ? # later do you want any cake ? , sandwich ? # I've got some ham # I know , but years ago you always used to have a big tea and supper # I mean I , I know you're not doing any thing very active , well nobody is this time of year , but still , I've got some nice ham # still full up # yeah , perhaps about seven , mm , or no ? # cocoa I've always liked it # before the war # during the war , didn't you have any supper ? # oh you always used to have # oh # no oh you didn't stay there long did you ? # yes , like wings # two pints , two pints of beer before lunch mind you times were hard , that's why I didn't bother having any thing , I always went home weekends and got stocked up and every thing , every other one we got boarders in # and it were a little , like # do you remember it like # London weren't it ? # only # yes , do you want any more wine ? # biscuit and cheese ? # you said you wanted some later # d'ya want a coffee ? # I've got a coffee made # mm # is that hurting again ? # mm # yes , while the switches are down # that is always on the telly that's er , that's a good programme that # You've Been Framed isn't it ? , it gives you a bit of a laugh # er , lets have a look # no , oh you can on sky # no , no there's # there's er one outside our place , one on the drive and one on the front # no , not on , they're not blocking our way # there's two , # yes # but there's right up the road there all cars # yes , but there's two more on , on his front , another one on our front # er they're either having a party or erm # , , oh I've got a bit of a chest , coffee ? # do you want coffee ? # any thing in , else ? # just give me this glass , no I think that was a good programme # mm # would you like something nice ? , what can I have ? # to eat # I mean to eat , what can I have nice ? # oh I don't know , I've put the coffee on # mm # I want to see er , Glenda Jackson later on # I like her # who says she's square face ? # she's not # not er not Glenda Jackson , Judy Dench , Geoffrey Palmer # no , no they're , they're nice , good actress is that on about eight thirty five , so that's er not too bad . # Now don't I've got to go and get that coffee else it'll be boiling over # what do you mean tape thirty five ? # that's I said its at eight thirty five . # See if its sweet enough , I'm not putting much sugar in and I can't carry both in , I daren't carry any thing in with me left arm yet # Well put it down on the table for a minute then . # Will you sort out er what pull overs you want washing tomorrow # well I don't know , there seems to be about four or five # about , so I'm sure some of them might want washing # it is with me spin dryer # I mean nothing gets dry outside this time of year oh there's not much taste in this coffee is there ? , do you think so ? # yeah the ol # bland is the word you're looking for # oh that Dutch coffee was too strong , now this seems to weak , or I didn't put enough in I think I'll clean , put that filter stuff in tomorrow # might make it better # no , no its kept I thought it might when you put the Christmas tree on it # I mean the only er , look , make look flimsy don't they ? # those old tables in the Antique's Roadshow # almost worth ten thousand pounds # and yet underneath was all # you didn't see it # no , sort of rusty nails not # screws , but its # well , I don't know I think some value seem a bit high # do you want a chocolate biscuit with that ? # I've not had any cake tonight # no its mine , oh , oh yes that's , that's Madge's cake yes we eat it , we eat my one there's not much left . # What I always do on a Monday # washing and ironing and cooking and cleaning # ooh you get rowed too quickly you do # I'm not a fool # its you who , who gets all up tight # yes you did # well you get all aerated then , if things are not quite right , you ain't got much patience with some things # no you don't # you just dream a lot # no I don't I know I'm not very mechanically minded , but # I can fathom things out eventually # mm , you never listen to people and then you think you can just pick it up by deduction # instead of just obeying instructions you just say well that should go that way and that should go that way and to me that's immaterial if you just see it going , see it , if its working that's it , know where the tops and bottoms of it all I mean I see # she , she was , no , I don't see why they had her on last night , terrible I mean I couldn't even tell what # that song , she or tune she was supposed to be singing # phew # where who sang ? , # Al Jolsen with the boy ? # yes er , as boy # well he was a boy # yes # mm , mm # well they must of had a profe really good whistling mustn't they but why they brought her on last night I think she was hopeless # That man with that ten thousand table , apparently he said he use it nearly every day # he , it opened out # into a beautiful card table and , with the pockets # and er he said he used it every day he said oh er , now I know the value I shall have to tell my bridge pals # not to put there glasses # then he said I shall have to tell my bridge pals not to mark the # because you know in the corners there were wood # wood , inlay wood things , you didn't see it , to put the glasses on or cups of coffee , he said I'll have to tell them not to put the glasses or cups on there # do you remember when you thought you'd got wood worm in our new table # they were pattern holes weren't they ? # mm # and you thought that was them # you , you get to annoyed over trivial things , so I don't suppose you'll change at your age # drink that coffee , its gone cold . # mind its not in the saucer you'll spill that down you # mm # yeah oh yeah I see what you mean # yeah # well it wasn't in those days that were a good programme on , on Court today wasn't it ? # no we wouldn't have it on today , we'll have it on tomorrow , see how it sounds # mm # even when I'm doing the ironing tomorrow morning . # Say you're gonna have an early night ? # I don't think , you see , you see what that films out in't it ? # oh , er , well it , well that was , but I mean that's not gone back right has it ? # you think it has , look you see there that's straight # I know , I told him that was the only part that was hurting and he looked at it and said didn't # say it was any thing to bother about # no # I suppose it will come right in the end its taken a long while because look at that lump there # look , can you see ? # shall I have a new wedding ring ? # you cheeky thing I've still got the other one , but it won't go on , but if I had erm # no , if , what , where if you haven't got any gold ? # oh no I didn't # I haven't got plenty of old gold rings # no no I think I'll have a new one , that's got very thin # how much are they ? # how much was that ? # can you remember my wedding ring ? # only thirty thirty eight years nearly # no , yes well we had the wedding ring from there , he's closed down now # did you now ? # I wished I'd never known that # well your mother was the wood there wasn't she really ? # I dunno , can't see you getting on with Bill very much much # what , did you get a big ladder ? # oh # oh # yes I know , mm # that was a silly thing to do # mm # mm # want any more coffee ? # mm # mm # your sugar was all at the bottom of your cup then # its er its only eight o'clock # oh you're not going to bed yet # well once in a blue moon do we have a late night ? , not all that late at that # mm ? # you was , Jackie and Tony came in # Jackie and Tony came round # oh I see # yes , but you sleep you sleep through those mostly # would you like a cam corder , or whatever they're called ? # like those video things # what , you did , you saw when we # yes , what erm # what's er name's husband was carrying # yes , similar , er you know next door to you , that girl # she'd , the husband had got one # Elsie # it was a cam corder # yes it was a movie picture , yes been showing here , because when she said she was blind , I thought well what's the good , but she said oh well , he , when he runs it through he sort of explains to , but he was using it all the time wasn't he ? # no # there about what's it four or five hundred pounds # no you couldn't get two ladies , any way at your age what do you want a lady for ? # well you should of had one # no never thinks she'll thought any thing like that , well you could of bought one couldn't you out of that # yes , but you're always on about it as if you wished you'd had a # I dunno # you wanted a bigger one ? # mm # well # you think too much # cos your drum of it instructor told you # years ago # I said you think # no he was right that's what I say you thinking about that thing , this isn't just doing it as it said , you ponder # no , on , on why should we be doing this way or that way instead of # just pushing it in and and if it goes that's it , you , you want to question every thing # no we didn't # no # yes , I'm not too bad , no # don't you ladder my stockings , your # I know that , that's why its been hurting at night # er , no I don't mean that the stockings me tights # no oh there # oh yeah # oh , no wonder that's been hurting at night # mm , might of done when I've gone to the dustbin # mm I've caught , I might of caught it when I went to the dustbin # once or twice , or the barrel , and that's overflowing , you've not emptied it have you ? # no every time you go out to feed the birds you should take a bucket out # oh no you couldn't you'd not been messing with that all that long # well you just catch these things , no she didn't got to Madge's when they got the # not to Cath , no he went in the porch , he'd only go in the porch to Audrey and tell Audrey not to go in # because Audrey cut his things easily , the cabinet went # no , its just in the air , I mean , if its going around you don't want to catch it , you catch it not going out any where , and the milkman probably , yeah # he'd of liked the horse racing on T V # and the car to take him around , well though he liked to walk in a way , when he was younger any way . # Yes he did # well you do that's like your , I've seen your Bill he walks like your dad did # when he was not still # who your Bill ? # well he probably has his er , he's got a # his music thing hasn't he ? , he likes music he likes to be on his own , ooh that nails sticking in if you trim your nails properly # do you hear me washer still going ? # oh I know when I've got a lots of , if I do one lot tonight # mm , I shall er get the other lot in and do that , do that first thing in the morning , get every thing cleared up , and then if you give me your pull overs , I can hand wash those and put them in the spin drier so you'd better sort them out do you think you'd of put some tassels in that pelmet ? , you know where the I've got some spare one's no , don't you remember I went into and he gave me a piece of the trimming and I can take the tassels off # and push them through that loop , it looks # a bit hard # no you don't I don't mean glue on # did you hear Jackie had to send her new curtains back # and she had them from May Porteswell . # I bet , I bet the plain poor people wanting them for Christmas wouldn't bother to send them , well she kept them for over Christmas . # oh some of them are now # well I dunno , they ought to be even more now that fighting , er supposedly fighting for business # well , they wouldn't be making curtains , I don't think they could # well some do today , er especially if they're on commission , perhaps they bother and try to sell you things you never really want # well that's a , that was a good little shop isn't it ? oh I've been there lately # yes you was # she's a very old # no , well they come all in packets now don't they ? you have to buy a packet # five , when you want six so you have to buy two packets # that's a gimmick isn't it ? # five in a packet # of screws and , and odd screws no good , so , mostly is it , so you have to buy two packets # I don't know , you've got a great big tin full of screws and nails and you , you still have to go and buy some # yeah , but you want one that's closed up don't ya for that picture # I know but , but you want , you want , really want one with a closed hole , you've got it # oh is that it ? # no , but one side , one sides not # cos it was coming up when Tom fetched it down , not closed up # should be yeah and that was the one # yes I know it wants pinching in the eye # I know , well # well that's I know you don't want that closed up well you do # wanna picture # perhaps if I were dusting it might # well you should wipe the outside of the frame didn't you ? # oh , did you find that thing with the anchor on ? # you know that , I'll tell you where it is # you know that figurine in the bathroom ? # the bathing lady I reckon its on there # you have a look when you go up # yes I could of had I'm , I think its that bathing lady in the bathroom # no I don't think I've sold any of them erm , any way its probably not genuine # well its all repaired isn't it ? # yes they do , experts know whether its been repaired # well he knew we didn't mean to sell it better do some of the ship tomorrow , where's the , look you had one of the masts out , where is it ? # oh I thought you used it to get # lost it # I remember you had them all in line # no but you've got them all in island right high you don't # have to do it , you haven't # mm , I've forgotten # oh , mm # yes that's all the time same as my cupboard door in the kitchen will it take you long to repair that ? # that cupboard door in the kitchen # that's in the shed # mm ? # I know it wants seeing to , but , how long is it going to take ? # well I don't # keeps the dust out # yes # why oh dear # yes leave it on for , finish it off # what time is it ? , is it eight thirty five yet ? # no # I wonder if that washing's done , let's have a look , I have to go out in the shed and get the erm no its not er , its not finished yet # no you looked at that # you go and have a look at that one in the bathroom any way he looked at that mark , so if it was any thing # if it was any thing he'd er # and made an offer for it # oh I wouldn't sell that # I wouldn't sell , sell it # you go and have a look at that one in the bathroom # oh no its straight after You've Been Framed # Poirot , that er # detective , Belgium with a moustache # mm , yeah # well it might of been on Radio Times , but # but I , I doubt it # I'm going to see this eighty thirty five , As Time Goes By # its only half an hour so if its not any good in half an hour , its neither here nor there is it ? # well , no , that's not it # your reading the wrong one , that's it # Mm , at eight fifteen and we've missed half , half of it . # Its a pity we can't get any body else , er , to be here what with the flu and , in it ? # I've dittoed you for why # I've dittoed you for why , mm is there any thing you fancy ? , look at tomorrow's pick # where ? # well you were probably looking at er # You've Been Framed # oh we've seen too many of those main forest ain't we ? its always on # look at that , its still a lot swollen in't it ? # look # there and there # oh me wrist is , it's there in't it where its all swollen # it has , about eight week's , must be er that sounds as if the wash has finished , you fancy any thing ? # er no , I'm going to see that er eighty thirty five # you have the radio on if you don't want # don't you want to see it ? # I like her # no she's not I have a picture of her somewhere , she's nice him , his , there , there she is # she's a Nottingham girl , yes its coming on , on er # er toy , toy things that , Rolls Royce its a bit daft in't it ? , four ninety five # not the right size . # So you've just got to draw natural ? # Oh it's not that big is it ? # Well you can put a bit more in can't you ? # Don't have to be exact . # I think it's worth having a chicken for the soup do you ? # Packet soup . # A lot of them have these erm deep freeze meals . # Ours weren't bad . # Perhaps they thought you wanted seconds . # Rice pudding do you want after that ? # Bit late today aren't we ? # Oh # Mm . # I think those days are gone . # Ah ! # Well there's not much on telly this afternoon is there ? # Well that's # No I'm going to rest after this meal . # Ooh I shall er do Countdown at four thirty . # What are you going to do , go back to your drawing board ? # No ? # Fed up with it ? # Jackie's back . # Did you say somebody called but perhaps they had a key though , I won't say anything to her , they might have had a key . # Oh well # Oh . # Well leaving them a key or giving them the key to get in . # And it , now she's got to have the curtains replaced and I wondered if it was him who'd come # and # Not all of them . # Still I got all the washing and ironing out of the way thank goodness , it's not bad now is it ? # Er are you going to get the car out to get the wheely- bin out ? # The morning isn't it ? # Comes about seven . # Well you might not be . # You might you might forget . # Well it's up to you isn't it ? # But they were there about seven the other week . # I know we're always up by then but you never know , we might s be a bit late # and not get up . # It's half # it's nearly full this week . # Ah no well it's nearly full , and there's that big carton in the shed to put in . # It's too big to keep isn't it , that big flat one . # That big oblong one , put that in it , get rid of that . # Well you do get aeriated though when you're trying to do a new job don't you ? # I'm not a fool , it's you who's the fool . # The simplest little thing . # Do you want any more soup on there ? # Oh ! # Well I know you can't . # Do you want any more soup with that erm potato , those veg ? # There's # plenty left , well not plenty but there is some , do you want it ? # well it's the other way round well of course you do # you turn it the other way round , everybody knows that . # Yes I did ! # I don't know where I put them . # Was that anything ? # No that's # Yes I know . # I do , I've just taken my jumper off , haven't you noticed it ? # It's the soup making you warm , and the wine . # Can't you eat any more ? # Give it to the birds then . # I'm not going to have a sweet . # I think . # I'm gonna have a biscuit and cheese , just a little . # Come and have your pudding . # What do you think to the rice pud , is it do you want any more milk on there ? # Yes ? # Mm ? # Oh . # That's having dinner a bit later isn't it ? # Well your jam's soft in the middle isn't it ? # Yeah . # It's all up in the airing cupboard . # Oh no I don't sit and think about it like you do with things . # Just get on with it . # Ooh you're the least planner I've ever known . # Or organizer should I say , you're the worst organizer I've ever met . # Have you got another bag of seed ? # Have you found it ? # I knew you hadn't got him one you would argue wouldn't you ? # No you got one on Friday . # Couldn't carry two with not having the car . # And you reckoned then you'd already got one nearly full # I don't er I know you haven't got another one , I remember you emptying the first bag . # That's weeks back . # And I haven't got any stashed away . # You don't want to go this afternoon do you ? # Anyway you can't go in the car cos you've had some drink . # Go first thing in the morning . # Well you don't want them to come if you've got no seed for them do you ? # Have they cleared that chicken off the roundabout ? # Didn't you look ? # Oh I # thought you went over there . # Well if you go and pick the bones up . # You know , they were all round it just before , while you were drawing . # I'll go up and pick the bones up and it'll be alright . # Ooh I'm going to go and have a shower and a change and go in # the other room and have a rest . # Why did I keep you awake last night ? # Well I didn't sleep very well again . # Do you want a bit of this cheese , it's lovely ? # Oh I thought you used to love cheese . # Well this is . # No this is Canadian white . # Did you see that Joseph and His # It's m m making a big hit again in London . # Well it is a good show isn't it ? # Mm . # Well I suppose it's good for children anyway . # I know but it's not all that sort it's erm I mean you enjoyed it # and you don't normally like pop do you ? # No . # No they don't . # Not the co Dream Coat , that's alright . # You liked it when you went to see it . # With who ? # ! # Well some folk music you can can't you , that's what it's for . # Well times were different weren't they . # We lived in a gentler age . # finish that pudding . # No it's not , it's the teachers . # I know . # No a lot of it's these young teachers . # And probably the training colleges . # Well that's what I , that's what I mean . # Yeah . # Any more ? # Any more wine ? # I'm going to have to clear up and go in the other room . # I'm glad I'm getting rid of all the Christmas remnants . # I've only got one round case and about two vol au vents # so # Yes that's # Well I'm just getting it on the # Well Now have ten minutes with your feet up before you change . # Did you know ? # You dozed for about three quarters of an hour . # This afternoon just after # Well they cleared all that chicken now I've picked all the bo # No I'm not ! # In fact I felt tired and when I went to change I er # No I felt like going on . # Oh no you wouldn't . # No I didn't but I just changed and came down here and put my feet up here . # I keep going cold . # Oh they're always changing the position . # Well that's a silly remark to make . # Pardon ? # Do you want a chocolate biscuit ? # Such as ? # Well you know all the chicken bones ? # They clean oh , oh I've put all the bones in the er dustbin . # And I didn't cut , you know I didn't cut it up , I just left it . # Should be . # Although March can be pretty cold . # February's usually the worst . # Mm . # Well you pushed the table nearer the fire . # It was , you left the back door open that's what's made it , the room cold . # Very nice . # Well yes Some Mothers Do Have Them about seven thirty . # I'm going to have Countdown , I'm going to do Countdown . # Ke keeps your brain active . # Keeps your brain active . # It's still recording I think . # Might as well use this tape up and # Well if you've got to go in the garage , it's too cold to go in there to finish the ship off so you'd better paint in the house hadn't you ? # Well then leave that till warmer weather . # It's not ready for rigging yet is it ? # Who ? # If we go tomorrow , yes . # We might as well use a tape up . # I doubt it . # Cath . # Well we've got to go round there if we're out to because erm we've still got Penny's # A few more . # No don't be silly they just want vocabulary , they don't want things like that , they want to know a person's vocabulary a to cer you know , at a certain age . # I think the not doing very well with some sixteen year olds . # No ! # Tim's got that lady friend . # No ! # Why would Tim want to come and live here ? # No course she wouldn't ! # Anyway Tim's paying a lot towards that house . # You know he paid for it to be # Well # And then the double glazing cost over a thousand . # Well it is about , about a thousand for one bay window so she's had the whole house done so it's probably nearer three . # No . # Well where lots of people # Mm . # There are lots of people let the windows go and it was a case of either having new wood windows # or , or paying the bit extra and have it double glazed . # Well you can with double glazing , some # but you can have vents . # But while our wood frames are in condition # Well you get it done on the insurance , your insurance covers that . # Well of course it would be . # If you get it done on the insurance I don't suppose people worry . # Anyway it's always er they're tougher than ordinary glass anyway , even if footballs do # Well stones or whatever . # Oh yeah I know . # Mm . # Yes , yes but , but it's not the time # of year for skateboards so you , that's no criteria is it ? # Yeah . # Mm . # Well # No he didn't . # Three weeks . # # Well kids have different games don't they from # You go and get it . # No I don't want any more . # You go and get yourself another cup of tea then . # Before it gets cold . # Have you got some slippers ? # Oh yes . # Mm aye . # Find me a bit of # scrap paper while you're out there . # Do they hurt ? # They look a bit tight across # I know they're soft for the bedroom , take your cup ! # I don't want any more , I've just had a chocolate and that's made me sick . # They're a bit sickly aren't they those chocolate w Don't you think so ? # Mm # Well I think we've only got one box of chocolates left . # The rest are chocolate biscuits . # Well you can't get Cadbury's cream chocolates now so stop harping . # Well there isn't anything for them if they hadn't gone . # No I , I dead-headed them today , you were going to do it yesterday but you didn't . # So when I went to shut that gate after that # No they don't , they just die then # Well it's where I've # clipped them off and the wind's blown the flowers from the corner . # Wh when I went to shut the gate after that man had left it open I er I went round and dead-headed them all . # And leave your gate open . # Plants . # Hmm . # Well it's the people they employ , probably , not the people who are who er # want the business . # They probably haven't got any . # I mean really when you look round here most people have taken the gates off haven't they ? # Well they do it because they're lazy . # They want to put their car , put , they want to drive # straight in with their cars . # Is that somebody's alarm ringing ? # It's a bit wet isn't it ? # No it's a bell . # You listen , you go to the front and listen . # There's er there's er somebody's alarm ringing across the road . # There is , I , I think it's two doors up # where they had the burglaries . # Yeah they do that now . # Put their lights on early . # No they keep open till eight . # You go to the front door . # You go to the front door but it's probably next door but one the alarm went , go to the front door . # It's not the fire . # Not really . # Unless there's a van there # loading stuff on something . # Where have you put it ? # What in the dining room ? # Mm . # mm # What , too big or too small ? # Well you can make the trees a bit longer # Mm ? # Mm don't say # Oh yes . # I think we're gonna have fog and frost to tomorrow again . # But we'll have to go out . # Oh I'm not going in the car in the fog . # Well we'll go on the corporation buses . # You were alright on the Fox on Friday . # We were the only two on Friday coming back from town . # Hmm ! # Well we'll go on the corporation , wait for a corporation you wouldn't wait for a corporation , I said wait , wait for the big bus . # Well they wouldn't get on again if they objected would they ? # Well the new ones are a bit bigger . # There is , the front seats . # Well there is the fr a front # Well not always , if you get yours in first . # Oh don't be so # Oh shut up ! # It's not , it's a good game . # No ! # Grown ups do it ! # It , it keeps your brain a bit active , you learn new words . # Well you've got too thinking a brain now some things . # How was our Cath ? # You didn't put the kettle on did you ? # You haven't left the kettle on , that's not whistling , no . # You have , you've mashed the tea ! # No I didn't , I only went in the hall for that paper . # Lock the back door . # Arthur ? # Tt have you locked the back door ? # Have you locked the back door ? # Oh . # You can do a bit more to your drawing while I'm looking at Countdown , do you want to ? # Yeah , put the table up then . # Oh ! # Ooh dear Well do it on the canvas , after all that was # what I bought it for . # When will you start painting ? # Oh I do feel weary , I hope I'm not going to have the flu . # I told you that . # I felt weary this afternoon # No it isn't ! # I had a bad night last night . # Countdown was quite good today . # Arthur ? # Er Carole Vorderman , she's not getting a chance to do the figures . # I , I think everybody's catching up to her methods like I am . # So she got two , two words better than # either the contestants or the er dictionary judges . # So she scored on that line . # I think we'll look at the news in a few minutes to see what the weather's going to be and then , do you want any ice cream or anything ? # Or a drink ? # Just get a , are you ready for an ice cream or later ? # Later ? # What about holidays ? # Yes but this time we usually book that April holiday about January . # I know but in April you've got to take a chance . # I could do with one now I think . # Are you coming to look at the news ? # We saw that Jack the Ripper didn't we ? # Yes it was on Sky last year . # So the only thing # No . # So the only thing er we're interested in is in er Some Mothers Do Have Them , seven thirty . # And the Falklands on Four . # Ooh I don't want to see that thing . # Animals , yes . # Is it ? # Falklands is at nine # oh Wildlife on One . # I don't like to see those er mink # I know but erm # I shouldn't , not these days . # I rather think that's a , a repeat , I seem to re remember seeing it because er didn't a lot of them escape and they've # sort of bred all over the country ? # Well I'll perhaps go and have a bath then . # Have you had a shave yet ? # You know what Mr said . # When you're retired , shave every day . # So it looks as though we'll be able to go shopping tomorrow by the weather forecast . # Okay ? # And we'll take the marmalade . # Are you going to take that to Madge's and show # the picture # But remind me # Oh yes . # No remind me to get some jars . # Yes , I don't think she looks nice like that . # Oh she's a lot thinner but She's smoking to get thin . # I think that's what Cathy used to do cos she used to get tubby , hasn't she ? # And then she'd suddenly go thinner and I'm sure it was when she started smoking again . # Have you looked in the garage for your slippers ? # Well are you ready for your ice cream now ? # Are you ready for ice cream yet ? # I don't want to get rid of it ! # Yes . # Get it over with . # Don't think I feel like anything to eat after that late lunch . # But I thought you'd read that paper this morning ? # Well where's your glasses ? # Mm ? # You ought to wear them you know . # Did you s see the end of the news ? # Er a stronger virus er # for flu has been found and they # think it might lead to a , an epidemic , mm . # No this is a stronger strain apparently and er they're a bit worried . # I don't think I've ever had the real flu . # I think you did years ago , that time , the only once you had the doctor . # Mm # Yeah . # Ma Madge said she had the real flu because she ached all over and really weak . # But I've never had it like that , it's , touch wood I never do . # I've not seen Les today , have you ? # I wonder how he # I dunno , what you want poached egg or egg and bacon ? # and tomato , now drink that because I don't think we shall be able to go out today with the frost and the fog , the , you've got that on your chest and I've got a hurt throat # well finish this off # finish that , finish that off what , have this # I need to be # well it , well it'll have to be our voices again on this because things being what they are we can't er , we can't go out to Cath's today with your cold and my bad throat # in the fog and frost so , perhaps they just be content with our voices # Friday # and you couldn't see # well I know it says from the Midlands freezing fog , so were not going out in it so I can # we can have a steam meat pudding today , cos I'll have to leave that on # oh you will after that , that , later # mm # well his dustbin wasn't there cos the little lad took it in yesterday # perhaps he was just admiring his new car # unless he was looking around and see if it had been bumped in the night # didn't he ? , perhaps he's going to take his wife to work # perhaps waiting for all the kids to school first perhaps can't see to do it in the dark # don't seem a very good driver does he ?now , are you going to do any painting this morning ? # no , all I want you to do if you're up to it , is get me cooker hood thing off , so I can clean it , it's not been cleaned since before Christmas # just the , so we can put the new filter in , only they fret wants cleaning , I can do that , if you'll get up and undo it for me # go where ? , huh I , I had an awful night again , I didn't get to sleep till about one or two , I'm not going to go to bed early again # mm ? # I don't know , you were up at six , just after . # Just that shoulder still hurt ? keep rubbing it # no , you get obsessed with that # mm # do you want some marmalade ? # I've got some more toast in the kitchen , I'll fetch it in Have you put the fire down ? # I was going to say it was a bit light you don't want to get too hot # mm # mm What do you want for a sweet ? # I've got mince pies # bananas and custard those , those bananas are going a bit # well I like them when they go soft # now are you having marmalade , I'm going to fetch it now # it's not sticky and if you get it all over you shows how cold it must of been in the night , the butter won't spread # well it usually keeps quite soft on , that kitchen table , near the boiler where d'ya want them ? , sit up # I think this time of the year the mornings seem to get darker # could be # no , I don't think so , well I think if I feel like it , after I've done me cooker hood , I might do a bit of baking # make a pudding , no I think I'll make some little , I've got some oat meal and you don't like the porridge from it so I'll make some little # oat meal and treacle crunchies , you like those don't you ? # I didn't have # porridge and I # well that was the milk # it was the cream of the milk , well you used to like it , well sort of , some people make it with water , that's why I made it all milk , are you going to try it again with water ? and just a drop of milk on top # well that's er , er sort of oat meal , porridge , why I use it to make some oat meal crunchies # well I've given it to the birds in the past when I've had # nothing else # didn't they eat it ? # well you can't give the birds much bread today , because I haven't got a white loaf , I'm not going to give 'em this expensive whole meal bread # yes , but it's not his day to bring bread # I'm not paying that price , he charges about twice as much , it's seventy nine P # in the shops it's about forty five # no you're not going , look I thought you said you've got it on your chest ? # well you didn't put your coat on the other day when you went for the paper # and that's where you've got this cold from # yes , and look what you've done for yourself now # well you wouldn't be in the garden would you without a coat or a , wind sheeter on , it's silly . # why ?well you've got to conserve your strength at your age # yes # oh , I've not done it yet this morning # I'm gonna have to have some honey for my throat , honey and lemon I think I've got a big wide hoarser on me back # looked in the mirror , it looked as though it was # yes , no , on , on the back of me throat # oh # ah , I've just got to do some cooking , bit of cleaning # I don't know , I've not looked at the programmes , there's Churchill tonight at nine thirty , must look at that # oh , any body in high position you always have critics and have to be a bit ruthless at times , I expect . # Have you wound that clock up ? , it looks a bit slow to me compared with the others # it is going , it wants winding up , I can tell # do you want another cup of tea ? # you don't put enough tea in , milk in my tea first thing in the morning is that right ? # no I never say there's too much milk # I'm going to have another cup . # Have you had any whisky in your tea yet ? whisky in # well you've just heard the forecast , if it's freezing fog , were not going out # it's Wednesday today all day I thought you were going to get on with your painting ? # see what's on this afternoon , I shan't look up any thing this morning , unless there's a cookery programme on we both did a lemon # the both I T V and B B C , both did a lemon pudding yesterday , about the same , I might make one one day , it was easy recipe , new one # I'm not very interested in that and in any case I wouldn't be able to look at it , I'll be getting the dinner # I thought you said Oaklahoma was on yesterday , are you looking at the right page ? # it's Wednesday today # I didn't I said Wednesday you're always getting the wrong programmes # sky ,ye yes , well sky's right at the end of Wednesday's programmes in that one # no he's a bit too # ten to ten what , what is it on the chef's programme ? , # I've never looked at it , but # oh I don't want pigeon looks as I'll have to clean the brasses this week # well they're looking a bit dull # no , it's too cold for you to go in the garage , don't want to get pneumonia do ya ? # no # no , I never cared for them put your glasses on instead of squinting # no it isn't # oh it's not my type mm Penny's having to wait a long while for her birthday isn't she ? , # I thought Cath might of come round , but # well she know's I've got b , Penny's birthday present here # and as we haven't been able to get round # no don't mind , it's unlikely what , she won't want to come out in weather like this , oh she , she # yes Agatha Christies # well that , that's a spoof on it , it's not # it's not the real Agatha Christie but that's a bit dated I think now # what's that ? # phew do what # oh you are horrible # who's in it ? # oh well well we don't want # that , I don't like that language # oh , no , not for me # well that's probably five to one in the morning then # mm , doesn't sound all that good does it ? # well that's that er mm he was in Mary Poppins # yes Bewitched , Bewitched is the programme he's normally in # or was in , I don't know and didn't the male er , lead ?dunno how you can read that without glasses , I can't # he was in Mary Poppins and # I think you said it was on channel four that will be , in the morning if you look at , look at channel four programme and get your glasses cos if you miss it Monday night you said you could have it # no , course it wouldn't , P M's afternoon , you know that # no , you're looking in the wrong , you look at the pr , if # no I don't like Arabian Nights # well , no , yes well that's only morning , that's morning after midnight # well you , oh no , well you can I'm going in the kitchen # the microphone , are you going to have any cider vinegar on it ? # or , or you going to have some honey and whisky and lemon ? # well how's your chest ? , does it still fell raw ? # oh , what you going to try some of this or wait for your whisky and lemon ? # It's a murky day again . # That cooker hood was filthy , must of been all the Christmas shopping cooking I mean I think I'll put the new filter on , I'll have a go any way # eh ? # Jackie said these cooker hoods are not # well they're alright , but I mean you can tell they take the grease out of the kitchen , but , they're a bit of a bind aren't they ?of all the cleaning and I mean I don't see why the people who make them don't sell the blimming proper filter to filter themselves instead we don't have # I mean where you buy the , the thing from you'd think the seldom , the spares as you want them about every four months # yeah that's not right is it ? , in fact I wrote to them and last year and er give me a Birmingham address , they might , oh # mm , are you going to drink that ? # is it complete now ? # right I'll get your coffee , no I'll get your honey and whisky # I'm waiting for the hot water , mm # oh # brains , brains # no # oh oh , remind me at half past eleven , flap jacks will be done , don't forget , I've hurt my leg now . # After all that trauma I think I deserve this do you ? # I think so , just about , now put those slippers on Arthur , you've got a cold coming now you drink it while it's hot , that's a good lad oh I've put the pudding on now , so it'll have to steam for about two hours at least two and a half # so it'll give you a bit of time to do your painting now won't it ? # mm I be , oh you ain't rubbed out , I thought you'd rubbed out what you did yesterday # oh , huh # it's right # size , that make it easier ? # I don't know # mm # it's the first thing kids do , draw , when # when they're at school # I can , I can remember the first drawing , you used to draw a house and you # no # mm # You don't want any thing to eat with it do ya ? # Arthur # what was I going to say ? forget now # yes I know , I was just going to say can't think # yes well do you want any thing to eat with that drink ? # well I'm still cooking aren't I ? # tis er , I can see why Joan's # not , no I can see why she don't like to cook all that much it's a dirty job really # well makes your kitchen messy doesn't it ? # no , I , I mean these flap jacks I'm making # and she just likes every thing just spick and span , all in the right place . # Stop rubbing that eye now wear your glasses # well , well that's a silly thing you should if , if you're grinding you should wear your , some specs # even old one's to keep the dust out of your eyes my throat still feels raw , how's your chest then # no I don't # mm , hurting across your chest , pain gone ? # mm # I've got catarrh , in fact I had to get up in the night and put some there # no you were fast asleep in about two # I thought I was waking you when I was tossing about # I dunno , I # you must of been dead to the world , what with working # no # no # I'd better go and turn that gas down # yeah # don't forget , remind me at half past eleven those flap jacks # yes # well where's your picture ? # oh I see is that the paper we bought from that shop ? # fancy forgetting to get that card yesterday # well if you'd of put it at the top of the basket , I would of seen it # and remembered , I mean when we went to the , get the meat , we were near the shop , we'd only just got to go down # Carts Lane # I'll leave you to fathom that out I know you don't like me in the room when your fathomering things out # you see , you see you're sneezing again been in that cold garage , I told you , did you have the fire on ? # now put those slippers on , that , if you get your feet cold that gives you put those slippers on # just brought us a free sample of that erm freeze dried instant tea # well , oh you're supposed to have four cups I'll er I'll use it one day and not tell you and see if you can tell the difference shall I ? # Those bricks of # seemed to be holding them from better place from the springs we couldn't find aren't they ? # you know I used to sort of bellow out # oh it's alright , er I thought this was a nice bottle , but it's a foil bag , look # that's it , they say in , you know what they've done , they've left the gate wide open again # I'll have , I'll have to go out and shut it # yes another cleaning offer , half price should we have these carpets cleaned ? # yes # oh another offer , hand cream , Neutragone , Neutragena don't give you much as a sample , oh highly concentrated # two to three applications # on the railings look # I don't know how you can see with that curtains pulled like that , why's it , shall I pull it back ? # what's the mat , look I've just trod on two grapes there # that's why I say we want the carpets cleaning # That's it you can spitting your grape pips on the top if I'd er been , I've picked up # oh yes that's a good excuse is it alright ? # your paint a graph , is it working ? # or haven't you finished it off yet # mm , like every thing else you told me you'd finished it the other day # mm # use your glasses , do you want another drink ? # no you're not having too much # well , I don't know whether that man over there is cleaning the windows or whether he's having to look at the double glazing again # well , he was there yesterday , apparently he's must have a complaint on the double glazing wouldn't be cleaning windows two days would he ? # do you want it hot or , or with dry ginger ? # oh you can have it hot # well I'll give you dry ginger this time . # Flap jacks don't appear to be cooked and yet they've been in the time they should have , I don't know what's happened , there you are there's your drink don't knock it over # put it that side # so where is your # I thought you always kept it in here oh # mm ? # it says leave it for ten minutes so I expect it er hardens now # Would you sooner of had a pie ? # not really , always have more gravy , didn't , I didn't think the meat was as good , you didn't either and I went to another butcher because I thought it # no you didn't , shin of beef is like that , but # don't be silly , no I thought it looked better at this other bit , this butcher's , it looked leaner , but erm it wasn't perhaps , perhaps I didn't cook it enough yesterday , drink your drink # but I've got some left of that beef , so # I'm not going to throw it away , it's too expensive to throw away , no I'll cook it a bit more and do a do a curry , rice or spaghetti # why should I take it to Cath's ? # that was when I burnt my arm # I'm gonna put me feet up for a few minutes , do you want now we've nearly finished ? # I say I'll put me feet up before we wash up # no you needn't # yes , twenty four pigeons it's too many # no no the starlings seem to be pecking away at the top slabs are getting dry so I don't know , er you see that man's still up there , I wonder what he's doing up there at the side # well he wouldn't , don't take all that long to put guttering up does it ?unless he's pointing the bricks up , he was there all day yesterday # oh I see what you mean # oh I , yeah # are you going to do any drawing or painting ? , are you fed up with it ? # rest # yes # mm # oh that's why you bought the big board # you know where your drawing pins are ? # look there's the drawing pins # out , in this cupboard ? # I should like something nice to finish off with # don't be silly # no # do you want half this orange ? # cos the big ones are too big , big aren't they these are # I've only just put it on # no they're Morroc but they're # but they're a bigger size and thicker skinned , I'd sooner have the smaller ones # you do sometimes these are the best Morroc's , but , same , the stall I go to doesn't stand on Tuesdays only Wednesdays and Fridays and Saturdays , here are # I shan't get juice all over every where , it'll be you . # Well Made your Barbara's on at two o'clock , are you going to see that ? # you've got to be quick though # it's nearly that now , are you going to change # mm ? , you better , they're your old trousers aren't they ? , # I mean # look at all the pigeons again do you want to have a bit more ? , nice aren't they ? , sit up , sit up these are juicy aren't they ?must still be very cold outside , can you see the steam from the boiler ? # I'm glad we've got the cooker hood done , you can see all that black # can't never that filter to be like that have you ? # well those hack saw blades do , don't they ? # I mean I think so # I think those springs are , are dangerous , they shoot up and down on # mm # I mean # that's what I mean , as you were putting it in it , it shot out didn't it ? # last time . # Not much on these potatoes # I've not had any today , just had one little bit , do , do you like 'em ? # would it ? # well your the expert # well that , that spring you got was too thick # too wide , wasn't it ? , it was wider than the , the thing itself , so you want , it's got to be cut down width wise # ah but on , you know the new diagram , the new packet , the springs went like dia er # half a diamond shape # and on one side and yet inside the instructions it gave , you know # two curves # well we paid about three pounds for those springs # mm # when we bought them , when we had the first lot of springs # you must have , must be in me diary # yes , that would # mm # mm # mm , I know # mm # mm # where you going to get the spring from ? # mm # Is this too hot with the fire on ? # is that the boiler making that noise ? # seems to be louder than usual , don't it ? # I thought I'd turn the fan on # I know I thought I'd turned it off , I'm going to have a look , something seems to be making a noise it was the vent # I'd put that on as well as the other fan # what on the # mm # nearly five too , five too # stop moaning , you know what you didn't have # your medicine before your meal , that medicine you're supposed to take before for your chest # no I think that it's to get the vocabulary various classes of people and varies age group # they're the things that's got to fit in , no they're not # don't know # here you are lets take these # mind that might be hot # don't put it on the carpet if it's hot # no that # don't want sewing up ? # don't stand on it # mind , your going to spray # lets move it away # oh we've got one of them , light bulbs # to be replaced , look one of 'ems gone , that's why it's dark # Better find a little dish to put them on so you don't wa # loose them , let me get a dish # what are ours ? # well you don't , you don't have to make it in plastic do you ? # oh # mm # the body # yeah # what # mm , have you had it a few years ? # mm # mm # oh , oh it's # my tubes have gone , one out of each pack oh I see you've got one , one er , er out of each room # I just remembered one of these lights went last night # I forgot to remind Arthur to er # to replace it # get that one down # don't draw on that table too much , you'll mark the table # put that other lamp on Arthur # so you can see # is Eadie resting ? # mm , I always eat plenty of fruit # Arthur does grapes # mm , he loves grapes and apples # we couldn't bring any apples though yesterday , not taking me car with # we get er # well it's , it's still swollen # but , er I can turn taps and hold things a little bit more # not , not all that # as you , you know how you sort of hold want to # hold things in your left hand # er , it's still not very strong # no # but the swellings gone down mostly I've got gloves # on for the first time yesterday # so # I think I'll go # you don't have to draw it in yellow # but you've got different colour pencils # don't suppose you adjust it very often do ya ? # no # mm , yeah # mm # mm oh I see # oh Arthur's all , always messing about with ours # to sort of make them go round # you know unless there's a draft # they won't always flicker do they ? # he likes fiddling about # well he's only got on , there's one out of each fire # well so has Les got two # but there's one alright and one broken # yeah of course , yeah # he's got two fires # he , he fiddles about with he likes fiddling # yes # or graphite # yes you want one of them # it'll be easier # mm # no make two in metal instead # oh I know your five minutes Arthur , five hours # usually always # I thought you were feeding 'em when # just before you went upstairs for a bath # you were cos I when Les came I thought you were still feeding them # have you seen the records Les is , oh he's going to feed the birds before seven # mm # well he's busy taping nearly all , our old records # well they're easier to put in the tapes # are # you , you haven't got a tape machine ? # no # well we only bought ours last year # but as were getting older we find # put a tape in ea without any trouble I can't # I can't see to put the needle on properly on the record # Arthur says I scratch them any way # trying to put it on so # so I never bothered with the records # but with a tape # just slot them in # and that's it # in fact if I'd known you hadn't got one , the one we had before , oh know it's not got a tape on though , but you've got a record player haven't you ? yes # right , I mean the record player that we've got and radio was quite good # but it hadn't got the tape # thing # and we gave it to the erm school at over Downing Drive # for , when they were having their sale for their sports and swimming pool or something # I mean we had given to us our friends , mad on radios # and er , you know , he always wanted the very latest and # when he got some money # he , he decided to have erm video and every thing and cassette # music centre # so erm , he said would you like it # instead of your old record player # so , er we had it for about four years and then Arthur decide to have one of these last year . # It's funny about Ellis having ya , I think , I think # the re-unions though wouldn't be the pre-war would they ? # yes but for what year ? # oh it was of your age though # oh , oh # oh # because not many of the # no played # hockey but was never in a team , no # you were in a football team ? # oh yes , oh I know Dora she used to be in our dancing troop # we had a little dancing troop # yes , yes Dora # well that was before she , well , was she ? , # I didn't know that # cos she was a bit young , she was more like my young sister age # I've got a picture of her somewhere # will you pull the curtain ? # yeah # no , do you remember that photograph we've got of that dancing troop ? # yes # and Cath , well apparently he knows one of the girls on # do you know where it is ? # Dora # in fact her brother er came to work at Oliver's , er , er # in the buying office , er when I was there # but he didn't stay long # I don't know why # Buller Road , yes # McDonald # Dun Donald # yes # next to it # before , before Buller # Robert's Road at the top # and I was at the bottom # yeah , yes and er she , but she was a bit younger than me she was more my young sister's age , two years younger than me # yeah # mm # so she'll be two or three years younger # because I think this little dancing troop we had out , I was about the eldest # there was my young sister we used to perform at # concerts # Carey Hall and er # and er Melbourne we used to go # that one at Melbourne Road # oh that isn't eh that's Dora fancy you knowing her # that's Dora , that's me # I forget what her name is # oh that's Do that's Betty that's her young sister # and that's my young sister Cath # I'm trying to think of her name oh that was my young sister's # that was my young sister's mother , Wendy # in the war nineteen forty # no forty one # she's dead now though she's # that's not high brow # have we got erm # nice band man , there that's me , that's me mam , that's # me dad and that , they're both dead now # and er they're all dead now # that's , that's Pam , my erm , me er niece # she was only about two and a half there # I didn't know we'd still got this # well when you were dancing you , why I always were , well when , when your # and this Molly she always had to be different # Dora mother made all that , these dresses # yes for about six pence a yard from the dee hive # well we haven't got much erm # much money really , shall I have me hair like that now , short , straight ? # no it's not page boy , it's just short # er Cath's still got curly hair hasn't she there ? # that's Betty , that's Dora , that's Dolly Molly # I say Cath reckons Andrew # Aud Audrey's boy is like me dad , he is in't it when you look at him # yes , no , my , my , that , her son is , she my sis Cath reckons he's , he's like me dad # I think he is really # he's wedding , Andrew's wedding # didn't know what scrumping meant # oh well it posh people weren't it # have you got any brothers ? # two still alive ? # mm # ooh they came and fetched the old thing # about last Thur # no , it wasn't it was # it was about six o'clock that night # no , no , it was , it was just after five # yes , well it is dark at four # because I thought Beverely would be coming home and she wouldn't be able to # get in # because the trailer and thing # was loud # fork lift # it wasn't the the proper , proper people # yes , because my er , my niece's husband when he came er , oh they brought us back , they fetched us Boxing Day and brought us back and he said it would be a right off he said # the damage to the front # he said , I don't think they'll be able to repair that # and they next day that one that came # they put it on the drive for # about twice # but it's still is it's on the road again I think # he gets fed up trying to get it on the drive # I is there a lot there ? # I counted twenty four , you # factory ? # no they come from the park # oh no # we get a lot of the seagulls come do you ? # yes have the , ah they're still there # Saracens Head ? # oh County rooms # County rooms # oh # which week ? , or you don't know # mm or this # mm # mm # I wouldn't , I wouldn't mind going for a few days # I wouldn't mind going away for a few days , but # it's a bit dicey this time # yeah , although you've got it # on your chest this morning haven't you ? # where's your pull over ? , you better put that on # no , well he was a bit chesty your were got catarrh like you've a # well you know what he did , on Monday morning he was in the garage when he suddenly made up his mind to com to walk across to the paper shop to get a paper and he hadn't got er a jacket or any thing on , all he got on was a pull over # and it started to drizzle a little bit didn't it ? # I mean it was ridiculous # I mean I went I called to him and I thought where's # where's he gone # I thought you # off for a minute # looked in the garage , I thought well where's he gone , he's not # no I didn't # and then I was just getting worried # looks like he's got his kids today # no the # next one # he does make # would you like a cup of tea ? # you sure you won't ? # tape yes # oh we might have a oh we did at first , when we first had the record player years ago didn't we ? # tomorrow we've got to go out # if , if it's # unless it's foggy or frosty # we've got to go out tomorrow # and get some heavy shopping done # cos we haven't had the car for apart from nearly a fortnight # well I've got to get a bag of potatoes # we always have a bag of potatoes do you ? # oh what a big bag ? # oh , oh no we have half hundred weight # well why I do a saucepan every day # the birds have most of them # and we usually get Jack in # well perhaps they don't eat many potatoes do they ? # you having tin potatoes weren't you when Eadie was here ? # ooh cheaper buying them in a hundred weight bag # no he doesn't er , he doesn't eat so many # cos they don't keep do they ? # no # oh to make a bit of money # not bad are they ? # er , as if , it was if you've got a picture of your gardening it'd be nice wouldn't it ? # mind you might , might of taken some because say they took some in Valentine down there # oh well he must be # he said , I think people are take er , you know # I think yours I'd make a lovely picture # well it's just the light on the picture isn't it really ? # I've just got this sore throat and # but er # yeah Bramall Road # right bye # you hadn't seen much of it had you ? , but # I was just enjoying it # well , er Eadie was resting but er , it's good , I thought I wouldn't want to see it again , but I'd forgotten it # well if , perhaps they're not paying , if they're not paying the poll tax # they're not supposed to be on the voting register , are they ?any way did you see where Liverpool two thirds have not paid # no didn't see it , it was on the one o'clock news # yes # well they should # oh I expect they are on , on the Council # Council Estate any way shouldn't think Labour would get in Liverpool if two thirds are not on he # although I bet , I bet they're non pay # Mm . # Looked a bit erm , senile didn't he ? # Yes I remember that . # I think he had . # Ah ! # Look ! # Have you seen this ? # Model craft sale . # You know that shop we saw when we got lost up Ayleston Road ? # And I said there's that other model making shop # they're advertising big reductions . # Including radios , kits and accessories . # Model shop . # But it's a model , they sell shop # they sell things like that shop they closed down . # Cable Road , Ayleston . # Well I saw that pai , I saw the shop as , as we came down the Ayleston Road , near the terminus . # We've got the map # in the car . # Mm . # Open Sunday , ten till four . # We could go Sunday . # It's probably closing down like that other one . # I , he's about the # only one # left . # No he didn't ! # It was three months # but he might be closing down because # nobody's making much are they ? # Mm . # We could go Sunday morning couldn't we ? # Mm . # Well you don't to see a football match . # I don't think there's anything much on now . # Have a # rest for a couple of minutes . # Are you going to have a drink ? # I think you ought # to have another Beechams tonight . # Well you can have # Well you , don't be silly ! # No , what you going to have ? # Would you like # a dob of , drop of hot whisky and lemon , or wait till you get to bed ? # Wait until you get , what , do you want it now or when you go to bed , take it to bed ? # I'm talking about a drink , silly ! # You'll make that . # What was that ? # Oh I see . # Well if it came over his house th oh of course , next to the that will have been empty for a few years so # Yes , it's a nice # It's a nice garden . # But I mean ,nex , next door was all er , overgrown it's not been . # Cos it was good ! # You know , there was more than enough really . # I keep going hot and now I'm cold , and then my throat's hurting . # I think # well I think it would say on it # Well I told you that man was trimming trees at the bottom , the other day . # We could have gone to him . # I know but , if you're shoulder's bad , you won't be able to do it . # Oh dear ! # No , but if they took Les's garden you see the other side would be a rubbish dump so # They probably wouldn't take it . # I know , but # but you wouldn't want a photograph of your garden a and a # rubbish the other side . # Well that's only a little bit that bit is . # I mean , you can see that's a new building # just that little bit they haven't cleared up . # Well , no I don't know . # Mm . # And grass growing , yes . # Ah but there is some behind that fence . # You can't # really see from that . # That's all rubbish there . # It's not ! # That's the garden in Summerleigh I keep telling you that ! # Course it does ! # Yes ! # It's on the border . # Well # Put it where it's convenient don't they ? # I think you'd better go to bed . # No it's a lovely frame ! # Yes ,th th the narrow . # Mm . # Mm . # Well ours is still there from # yesterday # Mm . # It was clean the other day before they took # it . # Mm mm mm mm . # No I didn't . # You said they were ! # They were doing some a , in the renovating something . # Perhaps a , they're building that . # I know . # He's just padded something down . # Perhaps something # went wrong . # And he had the workmen back . # Don't do that ! # Do you want a , er , do you wa , no I don't think you better have a Beechams now , I think you better have one later . # To go to bed . # Mm . # The African Queen . # Mm . # Well , aren't you going to have a why don't have a egg sandwich ? # You didn't have all that mince pie . # Christmas cake . # Well , which do you want ? # Cup of coffee and I know , a cup of coffee and a drop of Cointreau , we haven't had any of that . # And a Christmas cake . # Okay . # Ah well , you'll be lucky ! # Oh really ? # Mm ! # Has he ? # Oh yes ! # Mm ! # Let's just put my coat on . # I shall have a # couple of newspapers . # Oh we're , we're going to Sainsburys in a minute . # Have a look # Anyway what I don't know what your er accent is ? # Not from here . # Geordie ! # Oh ! # I knew you came from North but I never knew exactly where from . # Put it down . # Yeah , it's beautiful ! # And that's lovely ! # Beautiful ! # Yes , you've made a good job of it . # Yes , I'll be taking him ho , have you er , had your carpet cleaned ? # It keeps well doesn't it ? # Yeah , that looks alright . # Yes ! # Yes . # No ,we , well I think it's the # Yes . # Yeah . # Yes . # Yes . # Yes ! # Mm ! # Is that # a new cabinet you've made . # Looks nice doesn't it ? # Glasses ! # Oh ! # they keep breaking though ! # Mm . # Mm . # Mm mm . # Does she stay in Derby ? # I thought she was # travelling daily . # On the train ? # She likes it then ? # But they must know . # Yes ! # Oh the er # What what did Mandy # Mm . # Oh this lady ? # Well , if you like that . # Er , if I have coffee in the morning # Erm # Do you always have coffee ? # coffee round about ten . # They're your grandchildren ? # Yes . # I was going to say , they're growing up now aren't they ? # We've got to go and get some potatoes . # And er then to Sainsburys to do the shopping . # Mm . # Oh Wednesday , yes ! # Mm . # Is that the new idea ? # Yes . # Mm ! # Well have you got anything to hold that ? # That's er # we've got a pair like that . # Ooh ! # You know that teapot we had on our Welsh dresser ? # Some man came # round , well came round earlier in the year , we sold him bits . # Ten pounds ! # I remember . # It didn't really match the things on our Welsh dresser . # He said , I'll give you ten pounds for that . # So I said , you might as well . # I doubt it ! # Well I # Yes . # Yeah . # Yeah . # He went anyway and I thought we might as well # have the ten pound . # Because ,i it was we've got too many bits on the Welsh dresser anyway . # Well I couldn't # get my wedding ring on . # I # er # Still # Well I think well it is anyway , I mean I've got a swollen wrist . # It's by the time I could get my gloves on . # It's swollen # there . # That's where it hurt most , the thumb . # And that # and that # third one . # It never hurt on the arm . # It does sometimes now . # We only switched the last few minutes on . # Broken there . # Shoulder . # Orthopaedic one , yeah . # Yeah . # Yeah . # Yes . # Mind you , they said they # yeah , well a bit on the other hand . # And that wrist is . # Yes . # A bit . # Yes . # Yeah . # Yes ! # Mm ! # Well they do don't they ? # Well pull your scarf on then . # Don't you have the news on in the morning ? # Mountain bikes aren't they ? # Mm ! # Oh . # Mm . # Well the kids round our way they have bikes but they never go anywhere on them just take to go and do a paper round . # ? # I'm waiting for a new one . # Nice ! # Oh is it ? # Oh is it ? # Oh ! # In my rug , yeah ! # Yes th , I'm glad # we came out . # Where do you go shopping , Tesco ? # Er , only been there two or three times and we had miles to walk to the shop ! # We went on one car park and we couldn't find it ! # Well I know you can now # we ought to have driven # driven round until we had found it . # Yes I know , well we , we must # have parked , parked on # the one furthest # away . # Well I'm glad you said it # I know . # Ah well they were down in the garden we said # oh we might # as well . # All , all the pigeons and all the # I think # it was taken last July fortnight because Jackie and Tom were away and that # bit was all # bit dried up # They have two gardeners comes round . # That's the back , yes . # That's the back . # He did . # Look at that . # Oh ! # Yeah . # We were er grumbling about that his wrecked being outside . # He'd , somebody advised him because if it hadn't got a license number plate on # it couldn't , it shouldn't have been left out there . # He had taken a le , he had a taken a license off , he'd got his money back on his license . # Still on , but he's had it taken , he had it taken away last week . # Mm . # Whether # somebody cottoned on or # I don't know but # somebody had told him that . # According to # Ye , well that's # what Jackie on the end the road said . # Yes it does . # Yeah . # isn't it ? # Mm . # Yeah . # Come along then . # If we've got to get to . # Well he's done a lot , because we were on the bus on Tuesday , and er couple who live in which is one of those roads up # er , she said that they'd been to the said this man had been to her house . # And but they wouldn't buy it . # Yes ! # Well Madge # can't see , er can't see really can you ? # I know . # No Madge can't see . # In win # We're recording what you say on there . # You don't mind do you ? # It's for market research . # No they're not ! # A retired couple who # Well they're all different . # No ! # She wants somebody from each # a broad # No they don't ! # Yeah . # Oh ! # Yeah . # Of , often . # Are you cleaning the # windows ? # I can't clean windows ! # Ah !ah , Windolene # Sainsburys stuff # What's that ? # I've had Sainsburys and everything and the windows # No ! # What's that ? # Mm . # With ammonia ? # Ooh mine # had got er vinegar in . # Yeah . # Like , I've got # one like that . # Yes , he this morning . # Well that happened two years ago didn't it ? # Eighteen months ago ? # Arthur's nearly vegetarian now ! # That's # No it was # Did you see the football match ? # Tha , well you didn't see much of it did you ? # We only saw the last # few minutes of it . # In the crowd . # On his hand it was . # And he's er # You gotta prove , well I I couldn't see # anything that I slipped on . # Not a cabbage leaf or there wasn't orange peel # so # # But why go to all that ? # Yeah . # Yes ! # That shows how crafty you are then doesn't it ! # You think too much . # Er yes , well # Well pork isn't an any now is it ? # a tender bit of pork . # Yes . # No ! # Yeah . # It used to be # beautiful ! # I don't like # beef . # Yeah . # He came to get it . # Apparently he brought somebody who wa , who was # interested in that little what is it ? # That wa the little # No . # The little thing on the front in the front . # That's what he came to see . # That one you mended the foot of . # I don't know what you call , that little old man . # He came # in a way se , he came to look at that . # But anyway he wasn't interested . # Then he saw the # Yeah . # And then he he saw this Welsh dresser , he said I'll give you ten pounds for that . # And , I've got too many things on the Welsh dresser anyway . # And he didn't leave a card . # So , I thought , ooh ten pound ! # Might as well have it ! # Well # I mean I've we're always breaking the blooming things ! # You do . # I mean , you broke one of my best wine glasses the other day ! # One day so you # bought it . # I said to him where's my wine glass ? # Next thing I knew I heard a crash # Well I # I'd got some # No I don't ! # Don't stir ! # Oh yes . # Well they made such a mess of this ring ! # I lo , no . # I haven't got my wedding ring on yet ! # No . # Because we got that off . # Because # the minute I saw what a mess she'd made # of the engagement ring . # She had about three tries , nicks ! # And I said I think I think you'll get my wedding off without cutting it . # So , she got a bit more soft soap # so # And er , it's my # microphone . # And er # I got the # Yeah . # Yeah . # Well that's the best thing ,yo you shouldn't er you don't have to be aware . # And er # So they got my wedding ring off , but I still can't get it on . # Mind you , it's not # It's # you # just down there . # You know when yours when was swollen er # Ooh mine look terrible ! # I couldn't always swi , I couldn't even switch a light till # last week ! # But er # No , but cos there there , it feels a bit # bit funny ! # Cos then there's nothing # that you know , no circulation there . # In that side of my thumb . # Just outside of my thumb . # It's different from that side . # Just that bit . # Right . # Mm . # No . # No I can't do that . # Yeah , oh it is really . # That's it . # Mm . # Oh I can I don't carry two cups I ca , daren't carry a cup and saucer # in that hand . # And one in the other . # No . # I daren't er # But I can I can # Yes , but half # the time you've got library books as well . # We go in the town , I'm in the hairdresser # and I say we're going , getting shopping only fruit and veg in the market then he comes back with about four big library books ! # Well they weigh a ton , so # Yes , anyway # Put it in there and . # That was a good morning's work really . # Got the shopping done for the next fortnight . # Got a few more voices on for the tape . # Why I had my dinner , I haven't got the same as you . # I had that meat that you # didn't like , yesterday and some rice . # No ! # You've got shepherd's pie . # I can see , well that meat wasn't as good as it used to usually get # And yet it was # So I've , I I did some rice and ha had it , but might just as well have thrown it away . # So I made you , I'd got # some other beef . # What's that like ? # That's alright is it ? # Eh ! # Guess who rang while you were out in # the garden ? # George . # I said , oh , we were only talking about you yesterday . # He says he's feeling a lot better and he's back on the road . # So I shouldn't think he's been driving for some time and # he's back from Catherine's . # I sa I said erm well , how about coming for lunch one day ? # Oh ! # He said , yes , I will do . # He said erm I ca , I can't make arrangements much in advance because I never know how I'm feeling . # He seems to me , a bit like Joan doesn't it ? # So er anyway # he sa he said I'll keep in touch . # Mm . # So e e , he said I'll keep in touch . # And I said , oh well if I don't hear from you I'll ring you again and perhaps we can arrange something . # So er , he was going to # Well I # Mm ! # Yes , he said erm he'll keep in touch now , he's feeling better and erm he was going friendship ha toni this afternoon and he was taking a an lady from across the road so he's . # Yes . # He said he's back on the road so presumably he's erm # No . # Well probably in his sa state # of health he didn't license the car . # Is that better ? # I think we did a good morning's work then . # Well I think being outside in the garden and cleaning # the car perhaps helped your cold a bit , do you think ? # Have another dose of that erm # buttercup syrup . # I don't know , but it's good . # Mm . # Ooh it's a lovely day today . # I think we did well to wait until now do you ? # So , I'll be alright to go to the hairdresser myself in the morning . # Oh yes I will ! # I was alright this morning . # I haven't got anything # to carry . # So , I'm going on my own tomorrow . # Well # you can do a bit of taping of those records . # There's nothing . # Italian , Canadian # There was three there the other day . # I thought you said you were going easy on that seed ? # That's the old seed they're taken there # Well you , put about ten piles out ! # Two nations ! # I didn't say that was a British . # I don't know what nationality is that . # Well Canadian you know might have been that his father was in the Canadian army in the war . # Well his brother's in the army . # Anyway # Oh ! # Well they won't have them now will they ? # They won't have those sort in I mean , look , they wouldn't have Robert in would they ? # I mean , he hadn't really got any educational qualifications and # then they said he was a bit too thin , not , not so # robust enough . # I told you there's three ! # Oh ! # We don't want a colony of those . # I shall have it . # I'm going to have some more of that medicine . # Said three times a day . # Are you going to have a dose now ? # Do you want any more ? # I think I'll have an orange to finish off my # Well well it's an old thing i it's they've raked old # old things back . # I've not read the paper anyway yet . # I think they want to sell the papers on Saturday . # I don't think people buy it so much on have you seen , they're going to give you a weeks' television # programmes , look . # You've just turned it over . # I can you turned two pages over . # Look . # So they sell more papers on Saturday . # I don't think they sell so many . # No , the next page . # Mm mm . # I saw you as you turned some over . # No ! # How would # you feel ? # There ! # Free seven day T V guide , there are . # Mm . # Mm . # Alright . # Maxwell's son loses a thousand a minute on roulette ! # No you're hurting me ! # Stop ! # Do you want half this orange ? # They're big ones . # It it soothes your throat . # It's soothing my throat . # I don't mean , no . # It's not the paper it was . # And what does it say about your shoulder ? # Well we've got the Radio Times in the other room . # I know that one about today's news . # We've got a Radio Times ! # I'm not sitting up to that . # I know , but it'll be midnight before it finishes won't it ? # No , the big ones are still there . # Did you speak to Jackie , did you say ? # Or , oh ! # It's three o'clock now . # I liked Kath's hall didn't you ? # Kath's hall . # Unusual wasn't it , how he'd done it ! # Well Is there anything any good on ? # Well I don't like those things . # Nothing in between ? # Well , the garden certainly looks better for your little clear up # doesn't it ? # Well I don't think you'd done it since Christmas had you ? # That's on the satellite . # Wasn't very good last week , really was it ? # Mm . # The # doctor said he'd got a collar on his neck again didn't he ? # I meant to ask him and erm well I got er interrupted . # Madge was cleaning the windows ! # She hadn't got a broken arm . # That was years ago ! # I expect so . # It was the right that she broke . # Lord ! # I think that's , that's a fire down there ! # Fire smoke isn't it ? # Now , yes . # I mean there's no , no , no smoke # on this end so it must be . # You haven't drunk your beer . # Oh it is oh ! # Ooh ! # I've switched # it on . # Oh ! # I think that er a bit of fresh air might have done me good do you ? # What the buttercup mixture ? # You think it do you want another dose ? # Er no it's not , it's not time yet . # Mm . # Well you oh it says if you have a dose last thing at night it helps you sleep . # It might . # Yes . # Well she sa says it's the best that she's had lately . # Yes . # Although I've heard of it before . # They were new just before Christmas ! # The colour seems to come out of there don't it ? # I don't mind them that colour really . # If you get them too red # er ,i it's dar , too , they're too dark . # Oh , that's how I feel now ! # Kath's carpet keeps well doesn't it ? # I meant to ask her if she'd got a Vax machine because # Mm . # I mean er # I mean that carpet was at the other house . # She's had it ever since she's been in that house . # No . # They went to Tesco on Burnham Leas # No . # Well it's you don't like going that district do you ? # Anyway , I never did like Tescos much as Sainsburys . # Well I think Tesco have gone up-market from what they were years ago . # But erm Kath's little vase . # She , no she said ,oh I like the little vase you brought me ! # I said , we haven't brought it to for you . # Oh ! # No . # Oh well we didn't want to sell them anyway . # They'd just go right in our edge o , end of that shelf I think . # Oh ! # Don't be rude ! # Arthur ! # That's not ! # No ! # It's about time you finished that beer . # I should think it's flat by now ! # Ooh it is hot in here ! # Have you had that fire on full while # I've been in here ? # Ooh ! # Well you don't in pubs do you ? # Mm . # Yes . # Vince's new car looks nice don't it ? # Looks in good condition . # Vince's new car . # And she said er it's only a lady owner and she knew her and , who lived in Burston , lived not far away so # Mm . # So ? # Mm . # Mm . # Fancy that farm not having any egg boxes for the eggs ! # I mean a , I've been throwing mine away now we can't get them at the other farm , I mean and I said if we do , we'd better keep # them and take some in the car . # I mean , we , we couldn't have carried them # Well I always buy them in boxes now . # Well I wouldn't keep them in the garage anyway . # I've got to find somewhere to put all that sugar . # No . # No . # I might get some more seville oranges next week and make another lot . # Tt ! # Don't be silly ! # You did ? # Didn't think you did . # I never heard you . # Have you looked in the programmes for tonight ? # Where is # oh here it is ! # No . # They were this afternoon's . # Ooh ! # Have you seen # Allied campaigning the Gulf War nine thirty . # No . # Nine forty the film . # That's on till eleven thirty # Yes , that's that's it ? # Thunderbolt and Lightwood . # Nine forty till eleven # thirty . # No , that's too late . # Oh no . # Not much on is there really , today ? # Mm . # Perpetual Motion about the in Shackleton # Not who ! # What ! # Story of the defunct # I know , but you , last time it was on you said , ooh I wouldn't have minded seeing that . # I've not finished reading the morning paper yet . # Candid Camera , six thirty . # No . # Mm ! # Have you read about that boy who's his # arms chopped off ? # Well , they're trying but they're not sure whether they will be successful . # I should like something nice ? # Do you ? # Drink ? # Well you've still got your beer haven't you ? # Mm . # Oh well . # Oh ! # No , put it there . # No you put it there ! # No you don't . # It won't reach . # It won't reach ! # Well anyway ,th they're good ones aren't they ? # It'll give us a comprehensive selection . # Won't it ? # Don't think we'll ne need to buy any more re , well records do you ? # Well he said # Well he said we can keep them as long as # No ! # You won't . # Just run it off . # Well you could put the other si , side # on . # Put the other side on . # Put the other side on and then get a new # tape ready ready to er # No . # Oh no . # You do take care of them . # There's your hanky . # I think they've taken care of them . # They don't seem to be scratched do they ? # Well she said they only have them on er # Christmas time . # Probably look at the television all the time . # Is that the # other # Is that the other side . # Well just , finish that tape off with it . # Yeah , well finish the tape off and then a new one ready # to put straight in . # I mean for this market research one , we ought to finish this tonight because if she comes tomorrow # This tape that's in this erm this market research tape . # This is , this one ! # That we're recording for that lady ! # We've got # to finish this tape because she were coming tomorrow for it ! # No ! # She doesn't want the music ! # . # Well take it off then ! # I'll take this off then ! # That's okay . # Well you always wanted a piano . # According your that is . # I thought you were going to put that low so that if so that if this did pick it up er it didn't make any difference . # You sit in there . # Don't sit on there . # Well we always clean , the carpet's clean ! # No ! # Have you got another tape ready . # How many more have you got left from the Christmas box tapes ? # I told you to keep the new ones separate . # You'll get them all mixed up ! # Oh . # Good ! # Oh ! # Nothing . # Yes . # And you got him now for nothing . # Well he did ! # Well all of his # I think that was him . # Your mum must have read that little finger . # Mm . # Yeah ! # Mm . # We had a piano but nobody # ever complained about us practising . # Mm ! # Well # Well most people did have pianos and er practised . # Mm . # Well I told you Gordon brought his drums to our house # one Christmas ! # You know , because we'd got a piano , he'd got a drum set for Christmas . # He was about seventeen or eighteen then . # I thought you said # it was nearly finished ? # Yes , that's what I said , put a new tape in . # I told you to get th ta , one ready ! # Well I don't know . # Well they're about to , five in a , in a big wrapper that's why they're lose . # Side A . # Mm . # I don't know . # Well i , you're , you're # the # expert on that . # No . # Well side , # No . # No . # Just making sure . # When you're dancing ? # Oh I know ! # I remember . # No . # Anyway , they all have taxis now . # Oh , we know this one don't we ? # Well , you danced well when we went to . # I went there for lessons . # I know how I , # We know this one don't we ? # Turn it down a bit . . # I know this . # I know this one . # That's not the right phrase ! # Ooh I love ! # Won't you just sit down ! # Well , just sit down then ! # Sit down ! # It's a bit too loud . # That's better . # I told you ! # I went to Cecille's . # Well we would have had at school . # No . # What in Grandon Street ? # Oh no , I don't know any churches round here . # They'd just put chalk down didn't they ? # Yeah . # Yeah , I do know , yeah . # Chalk . # Mm ! # I'm pleased we've got this record now ! # Aren't you ? # Mm . # Mm . # Although , they've got some surprisingly # modern ones # in theirs . # No , I don't think Madge and Tom would dance much . # Mm . # I don't think they went all that much . # Well she was young in them day anyway ,an the war came along didn't it ? # Where's your reading glasses ? # You've not had them all day ! # Where are they ? # I know , but I couldn't see them though . # I know you can , but you're squinting . # Yes , those lines . # Yes ! # I can see them . # I can see it . # I can see it . # Mm . # Is it nearly finished ? # Oh . # What else you going to have to eat tonight ? # Coffee ? # Do you want some cake with it ? # Or my flapjack ? # You don't , you've not tasted one ! # They're lovely ! # good brown sugar and butter . # I don't know . # I think you're getting a bit fat round the middle now ! # Well Tom is ! # Ooh ! # That reminds me when I go in town tomorrow I'm going to take one of yours . # To get done . # Those navy ones they're the tightest aren't # they ? # That navy pair ? # And they were # expensive !they were ! # Well if you're not going to have anything else to eat you better have some medicine . # Do you want , do you want some more now ? # I'll get it . # No . # No , they're not due back yet . # No . # I shall be alright . # I've got the , the shopping all that lot today . # Can you undo it ? # My hand's still not , not much use . # Look , don't spill it ! # Not now , I've just had some . # Cos I've still got a bit of a throat and it said for sore throats too if you want . # Mind ! # You're spilling it ! # It soothes doesn't it ? # Don't you think so ? # I know what to do ! # Ooh ! # You'll be lucky ! # No . # Look ! # Well this isn't it . # What is his name ? # Erm # Oh ! # Shut up ! # Now tomorrow , all I've got to get is meat . # And you know for your dinner # will you have that shepherd's pie ? # I don't know what I want . # Well er , I made a big one . # You cheeky thing ! # For the birds , more like . # No , will you have , you're not very keen on fish . # So I'll get a bit of fish for myself . # What ? # I don't like the bouillabaisse . # Although , at that place it was alright but # it's not one of my favourite ones . # What is my favourite ? # I don't know . # Well it # You can tell you made reminiscent with your slang # Well you needn't put it on there # Well don't put it on there ! # You do in some parts of Leicester . # Listen to me ! # Well we're getting to the # It won't ! # We've got all the bulbs to come up fo , yet . # No they're not ! # They're shooting through . # This side's not as good as the other one is it ? # That's waltz . # I think that Welsh dresser looks better without that teapot on it now . # It didn't really go with the rest of it did it ? # No . # No . # But I mean it didn't really go with the rest of the things . # Yes . # Only worth ten pounds then . # Bottle of whisky . # We don't know a Bill . # Martin's boy ? # I don't know . # Well he's got his allotment and he helps Tina doesn't he ? # No , but he # Yeah . # Although , somebody said they thought he might er , give it up this year . # Who George ? # Ooh ! # Don't you remember once we went round , he'd got a lovely garden ! # And then went and it was all overgrown # And then the next time , a few years later he'd got it back # he'd got it nice . # Around . # Yes . # But , I expect erm as he was in all last year I should think he # let it go . # I mean , Catherine said # was suffering from that operations so # Mm . # Well you could had it . # Well I think he's getting back into circulation now . # Wi with ringing me # er up today . # And he was going to this er # apparently , a friendship meeting or something , for elderly people in the village . # And he was giving a lady across the road a lift there . # So cos apparently , while he was on the phone she came knocking at the door then # and he said , well wait a minute while I answer the door . # And er he apparently told her to sit in the car while he finished his # conversation with me on the phone . # You were in the garden so I couldn't # fetch you . # No ! # No ! # No . # It was about fours years . # Well Kath was a very # Mm . # Yes , but Kath is a sort of er very # No , loving person isn't # she ? # I mean , a very fussy person , she likes somebody to fuss over . # And er , he seems # Yeah cos you're , you're my husband , you're not her ! #