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DR No, antibiotics don't work with viruses,
but I'm going to give you something
stronger for the headaches.
MR G Oh, right.
DR Here's a prescription for some
painkillers.
MR G Thanks a lot. How often should I take
them?
DR Every four hours. If you're not better in
three days, then come back and we'll do
some blood tests.
MR G Thank you, doctor.
DR Not at all. Goodbye.
MR G Bye.
DR Right, who's the next patient?
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PEGGY Hello?
LEO Hi,Mum.
P Oh, hello darling. How are you?
L I'm OK, thanks. Did you get the message
I left yesterday?
P Oh, dear, yes I did. I was supposed to call
you back, wasn't I? Sorry, Leo, I was out
all day. Hope it wasn't important.
L No, it's OK. It's just that, well, Karen and
I wondered if you had any special plans
for your wedding anniversary this year.
You know, as it's your 25rh and all that.
P Er, well, we were going to spend our
anniversary in the cottage in Wales
where we had our honeymoon, but it was
already booked. Tom was supposed to
book it months ago, but he forgot. So the
short answer is no, no plans.
L Right. Karen and I want to organise
a party for you. It was going to be a
surprise party, but we can't organise it
without you.
P What a lovely idea!
L Actually, we want to invite all the
people who came to your wedding so
we borrowed some of your old wedding
photos. But we haven't got a clue who
most of them are.
P Well, we've lost touch with most of them.
25 years is a long time.
L What about the best man?
P Oh, Derek Bradley. Yes, he and his
wife, Brenda, were our closest friends
back then. She was my bridesmaid.
They moved to New York just after our
wedding. We were going to visit them
later that year, but we didn't go for some
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reason. Haven't heard from them in, oh,
er 15 years or so. I've no idea how to get
in touch with them.
L Well, if you let me have all the
information you've got, I'll try to get hold
of as many people as I can.
P Well, let's see. I'm still in touch with
Trevor Jones and his wife, Sheila - they
met at our wedding, you know. And then
there's Jane Lewis. We used to share a
flat together. I think I still have a phone
number for her somewhere ...
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KAREN You look lovely with your hair up,
Mum. And I love that red dress.
PEGGY Thank you, Karen. Have you seen
your father?
K Not for a while, no. Anyway, how are you
feeling?
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P A bit nervous, actually. And where's Leo?
K I'm not sure. He could be picking people
up from the station.
P Oh, right.
K Who's that, Mum? The woman in the
flowery skirt with wavy hair and glasses.
P That's Brenda Bradley. She was my
bridesmaid.
K That's right. That can't be her real hair
colour, though, can it? It looks dyed to
me.
P Yes, I think it is. She used to be fair,
I think. She must be going grey.
K And who's the woman with the blonde
hair in the blue suit? Is that Jane Lewis?
P Yes, it might be. Hang on, she's spotted
us.
JANE Peggy! Gosh, it must be, what, 15
years since I last saw you.
P Hi, Jane. You look fantastic!
J Thank you. You too. Um, where's Tom?
P Good question. He must be talking to
some guests in the other room. Er so,
anyway, what are you doing these days?
LEO Karen!
K Ah, there you are. Have you seen Dad?
L No, why?
K Mum's looking for him.
L Well, he must be around somewhere. He
may want to be on his own for a bit. You
know, it's a big thing, this party.
K Yes, maybe .... Hey, who's that?
L Who?
K Him - the guy in the dark suit with curly
hair and the moustache. It could be the
guy that moved to New York, er, what's
his name, Derek something?
L No, that isn't Derek Bradley. He's the tall
guy over there, the one in the grey suit.
K With the beard?
L Yeah.
K Oh, right.
L And that's his son, Nick, next to him,
with the flowery tie and glasses.
K Look, the man with the curly hair is
commg over.
TREVOR Hi, you must be Peggy's daughter.
K Yes, that's right, I'm Karen. Hi. And this
is my brother, Leo.
L Nice to meet you.
T Hi, I'm Trevor Jones. Thanks very much
for inviting us, it's a wonderful party.
K Glad you're having a good time.
T Have you met my wife, Sheila?
K Er, no, not yet.
T She's over there - the one with red hair
your parents' wedding, you know ...
K Haven't you found him yet, Mum?
P No, I haven't.
K Maybe he's having a secret cigarette
somewhere.
P Oh, don't be silly. He can't be having a
cigarette. He stopped smoking months
ago. Ah, Leo, there you are. Where's your
father? He should be here talking to the
guests.
L Well, he might be in the bathroom.
P Yes, perhaps. Go and check, will you, Leo?
L Sure, won't be a minute .... Yes, he's in
there. He's practising his speech in front
of the mirror. He says he'll be out in a few
minutes.
P Oh, honestly, he must know that speech
by now. We spent hours going over it
last night. Go and get him, will you? I'm
going back to join the party.
L Sure. I'm glad we only have to do this
every 25 years!
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PRESENTER Today I'm talking to Wendy
Robinson, whose new book, I Do, is a
history of wedding traditions.
WENDY Hello.
P Wendy, first~of all, we shoul[d] star[t)
with the most~obvious question. When
did~our ancestors star[t] getting marrie[d]
to each other?
W Oh, weddings have been aroun[d] since
the beginning of civilisation, bu[t] they
haven't~always been as peaceful as they
are now. In parts of Europe aroun[d]
two thousan[d] years ago, if there
weren't~enough single women in the
village, men often went~an[d]
kidnapped__a woman from another village .