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  • 17/05/2025
Karen discovers Bernard's watch, and finds out what it can do.

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00:00Thank you for listening.
00:30The thing that everyone noticed about Bernard was that he never hurried.
00:53Come along, Bernard. We're going to be late.
00:56My case. I've forgotten my case.
01:01I've got your case, but we need the umbrellas.
01:03Right. Umbrellas.
01:05Don't just stand there, Bernard. You've got five seconds to find your coat, put on your shoes and get in the car.
01:13Oh.
01:19Plenty of time.
01:22But the odd thing was that although Bernard never hurried...
01:25Right. We've got the cases. The umbrellas, lunch, bags.
01:30Where's Bernard?
01:33I'm here.
01:35Oh.
01:36He was never late.
01:37At home or at school, it was always the same.
01:47Bye, Mum. Bye, Dad.
01:50I warned you yesterday, remember?
01:53The last three people inside will be spending their break picking up sweet papers.
01:57Come on, Bernard. We're going to be late.
02:09Plenty of time.
02:10Although Bernard never hurried, he always seemed to get where he was going before anyone else.
02:32Even in class, when Miss Pico set one of her tests, with 125 questions you had to answer in five minutes.
02:59Plenty of time.
03:00Well, 30 seconds left.
03:03Bernard, have you finished?
03:06Yes, Miss.
03:11Bernard always seemed to have plenty of time.
03:19See you.
03:20Bye, Bernard.
03:21His friend Karen often wondered how he did it.
03:27And then one day, she found out.
03:30Bernard?
03:36Bernard?
03:38Karen ran out to tell Bernard he had forgotten his watch, but...
03:43He had gone.
03:49It didn't really matter, she thought.
03:51Bernard lived almost next door.
03:53She would take the watch home and give it to him.
03:55It was a very heavy watch, made of gold and with a button at the top.
04:14It was a moment before Karen noticed what had happened.
04:21The watch had stopped, and so had everything else.
04:27It was the strangest thing she had ever seen.
04:30I would have done.
04:31It was the strangest thing I had.
04:32It was when he did the medicine.
04:33And so, you know, they were seen in literacy, but do you know how Tocadre doesn't chapter one?
04:35Yes.
04:36Yeah, she never played.
04:37He realized that?
04:52That was a good result.
04:53Yeah!
04:53Really?
04:54She couldn't wait to ask Bernard all about it.
05:24Then Karen got to Bernard's house.
05:33He wasn't there.
05:37Bernard?
05:38Bernard!
05:42He had left school before her, she thought.
05:44He should be home.
05:45But if she had to look after the watch for a bit longer, it might be rather fun.
06:09She wasn't quite sure what she would do, but maybe she could start by...
06:20Her mother was crying.
06:23Mum?
06:26Karen realised it might not be a good idea to appear out of thin air.
06:33I don't know.
06:40I don't know.
06:46I don't know.
06:50Hi, Mum.
06:51Oh, Karen.
06:52You're back.
06:53How was school?
06:54Had a good day?
06:55Not bad.
06:56Are you all right?
06:57Fine.
06:58Yes, I'm fine.
06:59How much homework have you got to do?
07:00A bit.
07:01Well, you better get on with it and then you can watch some television.
07:02Right.
07:03There's a good girl.
07:04There's a good girl.
07:05Hi, I'm good.
07:06I'm fine.
07:07Hi, Mum.
07:08Oh, Karen, you're back.
07:11How was school?
07:12Had a good day?
07:13Not bad.
07:14Are you all right?
07:15Fine.
07:16Yes, I'm fine.
07:18How much homework have you got to do?
07:20A bit.
07:21Well, you better get on with it and then you can watch some television.
07:25Right.
07:26There's a good girl.
07:28There's a good girl.
07:41Her mother was still crying.
07:58And suddenly, Karen knew why.
08:13And what she had to do.
08:18Karen's father worked in a place that sold tires.
08:23She found him in his office.
08:48But then she remembered it would be better not to startle him.
09:13Come in.
09:18Karen, what are you doing here?
09:20You should be at school, shouldn't you?
09:22Is everything all right?
09:23Well...
09:24What?
09:25What is it?
09:26Well...
09:27Karen explained that she had come home and found her mother crying.
09:31Upset?
09:32Why?
09:33I don't know, but you did know it was your wedding anniversary today, didn't you?
09:39Today?
09:40No, it can't be.
09:41Somebody would have...
09:42Ah!
09:43It's today!
09:44Angela, I thought I told you I needed to be reminded 48 hours before my wedding anniversary.
09:49Angela left on Friday, Mr. Hewitt.
09:51I'm Fiona.
09:52Oh, right.
09:53Fiona.
09:54Yes, of course.
09:56Look, Fiona, I need some flowers.
09:58Lots of flowers.
09:59Sent to my wife at home immediately.
10:01And book a table for two at the steakhouse for eight o'clock tonight.
10:05And...
10:06And...
10:07Would she like to get a card?
10:09A card.
10:10Good one.
10:11I need an anniversary card.
10:12A big one.
10:13Padded.
10:14In a box.
10:15But, Mr. Hewitt...
10:16Forget the customers, Fiona.
10:17Just do it.
10:18I'll need a babysitter.
10:19You could ask Granny.
10:21Good idea.
10:22I'm very glad you came round.
10:24We ought to be going, love.
10:25We're going to be there by eight.
10:26Oh.
10:27Oh, wow.
10:28I'm a very lucky man.
10:29I'll just tell Karen we're going.
10:30Oh, there you are.
10:31We'll be back about ten o'clock, okay?
10:32Okay.
10:33Don't forget to finish your homework.
10:34Right.
10:35Oh, when you'll have to iron a shirt for school tomorrow, I'm afraid.
10:36Give Gran a hand with the washing up, won't you?
10:37Okay.
10:38Sure you've got time for all that?
10:39I'll be fine.
10:40I've got plenty of time.
10:41Bye.
10:42Bye, Mom.
10:43Bye.
10:44Bye.
10:45Have a nice time.
10:46Her father's wallet.
10:48He would need it to pay for the dinner.
10:49The phone might be nice.
10:50But, I'll go.
10:51What, it's going to be nice?
10:52Well, it's about 8 o'clock, okay?
10:53Okay.
10:54Don't forget to finish your homework.
10:55Right.
10:56Oh, and you'll have to iron a shirt for school tomorrow, I'm afraid.
10:58Give Gran a hand with the washing up, won't you?
10:59Okay.
11:00Sure you've got time for all that?
11:01I'll be fine.
11:02I've got plenty of time.
11:04Bye.
11:05Bye, Mom.
11:06Bye.
11:07Bye.
11:08Have a nice time.
11:09You forgot this.
11:20Oh, thank you.
11:34Bernard had never felt more miserable in his life.
11:37He had found the hole in his coat pocket on the way home.
11:42He had run back to school, but it was no good.
11:45Nobody had seen his watch.
11:48How are you feeling?
11:50Terrible.
11:51I've got you some hot milk.
11:55Look, don't worry.
11:57Someone will find it, and when they do, they'll hand it to the police, and you'll get it back.
12:02I'm sure of it.
12:03But Bernard didn't think he would ever get his watch back.
12:08If someone found it, he thought, they would simply keep it for themselves.
12:13It's all right.
12:14I've got it.
12:16It fell out in the changing room.
12:17I think you had a hole in your coat pocket.
12:19My watch?
12:20Found out what it does as well.
12:22I was walking down the road and...
12:24Bernard!
12:24Hang on.
12:25I thought I'd tell you.
12:29I've rung the police.
12:30Oh.
12:31Well, they say nothing's been handed in yet, but they'll let us know as soon as it is.
12:35Right.
12:35Hang in there.
12:36It'll be okay.
12:43It's amazing, isn't it?
12:44I wish I had one of these.
12:46How did you do that?
12:48What?
12:49Disappeared to behind the door.
12:50Karen explained that she had simply been using his watch.
12:54If I press the watch, and then walk over here while time is frozen, it looks to you like
13:00I've disappeared.
13:01Right.
13:03I mean, I can do anything.
13:05I can go home, get changed, and come back here.
13:09And it looks to you like I've done it in no time at all.
13:13Yes.
13:13Well, here you are.
13:15No, hang on.
13:17There's something else I wanted to do.
13:19What?
13:20It's all right.
13:21I've just done it.
13:23Well, better be going.
13:24See you tomorrow, then.
13:27At last, he had his watch back.
13:30Bernard could not have been more pleased.
13:33He was going to put it back into the pocket of his coat, when he remembered it had a hole
13:38in it.
13:41Except that the hole wasn't there anymore.
13:45And there was a note.
13:47It said, I took some time to sew this up for you.
13:50Karen.
13:55I wanted to say thank you.
13:58Oh, Bernard.
13:59What?
14:00I wanted to thank you for doing my pocket, and I thought maybe we could share it.
14:05What?
14:06The watch.
14:08You could have it on some days, and I could have it on others.
14:11And Bernard said he thought there would be plenty of time for them both.
14:14What if I say is, there's plenty of time for both of us.

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