{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64e79212f8a6d800111e7958/6a1f16c8a5a56cd1510a0e7d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Brian's Last Stand, Bubble Wrap Dreams & Rex Finds His Voice","description":"<p>This week in Ambridge (Sunday 31st May – Tuesday 2nd June), Philippa and Katie dig into the drama at Home Farm, where Alice is clutching at straws and Ed Grundy gets an unexpected job offer. Rex has a week of two very distinct halves — overdoing it with Alice's sobriety, then absolutely finding his voice with Brian in a way nobody saw coming. Stella makes a welcome return, and her honest chat with Brian is a highlight of the week.</p><p>Tom and Natasha are officially bad at money. A climate-controlled bubble wrap greenhouse (starting at £50k, going up to a cool million), boots on eBay, and a passing suggestion to sell the business — it's not looking good. Meanwhile, Martyn's enthusiasm for management speak gives Ian a headache, but their relationship edges forward.</p><p>Plus: biscuits get the appreciation they deserve, Ed might win the Borchester Show, and Philippa has <em>seen the cast list for later this week</em> and isn't saying a word.</p><p><strong>Stars and twits of the week, predictions, and the news that the interview with Andrew (who plays Adam) is out this weekend — and it's a corker.</strong></p><p><em>Coming soon: the second half of the Adam interview with your Facebook questions.</em></p><p><strong>Topics covered:</strong></p><ul><li>Home Farm: Brian, Alice, Ed and the staffing crisis</li><li>Rex and Alice's sobriety storyline</li><li>Stella's return and her frank conversation with Brian</li><li>Tom and Natasha's financial disasters (climate greenhouse, eBay boots, private school)</li><li>Ian and Martyn's management-speak clash</li><li>Star of the Week: Rex / Stella</li><li>Twitch of the Week: Martin / Tom</li><li>Predictions: Brian's collapse, Tom and Natasha going bust, the Borchester Show</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Philippa Hall"}