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so we don't have to worry about that. Anna FOURTH PERSON Well, most of my B Oh, I'd love to, but I can't, sorry. I'm going
would like to move to a bigger house, but I neighbours are, you know, OK, but um it's to London this weekend to see my brother.
think this place is big enough for us, for now the kids that are the problem. There aren't M That's a shame.
anyway. And the good things? Well, I love enough places for them to play, you see, so B Look, why don't we go for a drink next
watching Tom's face. He's not old enough to they just get into trouble. It's er it's not really week after work?
talk, but he makes some funny faces! Yes, I their fault, they're kind of ... just bored really M Yes, that'd be great.
love being a dad - and I think Tom's the most and you know there's not much to do round B OK. Are you free on Tuesday evening?
beautiful baby in the world. here. M No, sorry, Carol's parents are coming
as FIFTH PERSON Well, in our street there are, round that evening.
• • • 1. • • • h. like, not enough places to park. So you know, B OK. What are you doing on Wednesday?
get home too ate -+ I try not to get ome people just um park anywhere. So sometimes M Well, I have to go and see a customer in
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too I • • h • k d• H ' • I er have to leave my car a long way from the afternoon, but I'm free in the evening.
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too muc wor d• I • • h' . my house, which is really annoying. I've got B Great. Where shall we meet?
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do -+ I've always got too many thmgs to do. I two kids under the age of two, you see, and M Er ... let's meet at the Red Lion.
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eno•ugh to talk. I eno•ugh energy to do long way. So, yeah, my neighbours are a bit of M Yes, that's right.
anything -+ I don't hh e eno•ugh energy to a problem. B Great. What time shall we meet?
do anything. I eno•ugh money for the whole WM:C•>9 &a M Er, how about 6.30?
family. -+ I earn eno•ugh money for the B Yeah, fine. Anyway, what time is this new
band ...
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whole family. I big enough for us -+ I think
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this place is big eno•ugh for us.
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C It was probably at that New Year's party, 3 Yes, I'd love to. a 4 I'd love to, but I can't,
Their parties g0Jw1~on all n!ght. I Their
,. d • • • . h • . I wasn't it? And that was nearly two years sorry. b 5 Why don't we go for a drink next
fnen s turn- up- at tWOJ w/-m t e morning.
ago! week? b 6 Yes, that'd be great. a
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down)n front~of the TV. I I can't put-up C Oh, we're both fine, thanks. Matt's ANSWERS 1 £250,000 2 £650,000
with the nbis~any longer. I I g~t~on w~ll
business is doing quite well and I'm still 3 £631,871 4 £2,600,000 5 £154,492
wit.h.Jll myJj/~other ntighbours. I I don't 6 £15,000
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want to go ac to my parents' ouse.
with you?
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PRESENTER ... And we'll have more about the moment. I'm a receptionist there, but Thousands of items are bought and sold
it's only part-time. every day. I Beatles memorabilia is coll~cted
that story later in the programme. A new
C Oh, right. Look, um, are you doing by fans all over the world. I This glove was
report out today says that one of the biggest
anything on Saturday? worn by Michael Jackson. I It was sold in
causes of stress is our neighbours. So we sent
J No, nothing special. New York in 2009. I This car was driven by
our reporter, Mandy Stevens, to find out what • • • • •
C Well, Matt and I are having a few friends Sean Connery. I This poster was designed for
the public think. • • • • •
round for dinner. Would you like to the film KinfY Kong. I These books were
MANDY Excuse me, can I ask you if you get • • fP •
come? signed by JK Rowling.
on well with your neighbours?
FIRST PERSON Oh, yes, definitely. I've got J Yes, I'd love to. Do you still live at the 915
same place?
fantastic neighbours - well, they're friends
C Yes, we do. INTERVIEWER My next guest is Michael
really, not just neighbours. We often, you
J What time shall I come round? Brett, whose programme, Shopping Now
know, go round to visit each other for er
C Oh, er, about 8? And bring a friend if and Then, is on at 6.30 this evening.
coffee and um just talk about the day. And Michael, attitudes to shopping have
when I um go away for the weekend they you like.
J Well, actually I've just started going out changed over the years, haven't they?
always look after my cats, which is really
with a guy from work. So, maybe, if he MICHAEL Yes, they have. Particularly men's
useful.
wants to come. attitude to shopping.
SECOND PERSON Well, I kind of get on with
C That's interesting. What's his name? I So, how has that changed?
all my neighbours er except one. They've er
J Harry. He's really nice. I'll let you know M Well, let's take London's first department
got a teenage son, you see, and he's learning
tomorrow if he can come. store - Selfridges. Selfridges opened in
to play the drums. They're really loud and
C Great. I've still got the same mobile 1909 and it used to /ju:sta/ have a special
it drives us crazy! I've, like, talked to his
number, so just send me a text. room only for men. The husbands used to
parents, but you know, they just don't care.
J I will. I'm really looking forward to /ju:sta/ go to this room, sit in comfortable
We're thinking of moving house to get away
it. Oh, by the way, do you remember chairs and read their newspapers while
from them.
Charlotte? ... their wives did the shopping.
THIRD PERSON Well, I don't um have any
neighbours, actually. I live in a big house in 2 BEN His name's Vince. We were at school Did women use to /ju:sta/ do all the
shopping?
the country and er there's nobody near me. together. He lives in California now. M Yes, they often did. Even in the 1970s
The nearest house is about um four miles MATT Wow, lucky him. Oh, er, by the way, most married men never used to /ju:sta/
away. And you know that's um just the way I would you like to come round for a meal do the food shopping. But now you see
want it. I like the quiet, you see. on Saturday? Carol and I are having a few men doing the weekly shopping in the
friends round for dinner.
supermarket all the time - nobody's
surprised any more.
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