Off Air with Jane & Fi
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Off Air with Jane & Fi
Jane Garvey and Fi Glover keep the mics on, grab a cuppa and say what they really think - unencumbered and off air.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio and follow our antics away from the mic on Instagram:...
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Tinkle those ivories like there's no tomorrow (with Alice Roberts)
There's yet another reference to an appendage today – we can only apologise; our minds are in the gutter! After that, Jane and Fi consider whether the...
Drawing the line at penises
Jane has an apology in today's episode... again. Once that's out the way, Jane and Fi discuss being two halves of a pantomime horse, Scottish pronunci...
Sonnets from the (Water)loo line (with Ann Cleeves)
Jane and Fi have been at a very important breakfast meeting, and they're feeling carb-giddy. In this sophisticated episode, they muse over the art of...
Sharing underwear is for blood relatives only (with Joanna Lumley)
It’s Wednesday! Tomorrow is Thursday, and then - guess what - Friday! Nearly there… Jane and Fi chat the Frankfurt kitchen, knocking on wood, career c...
Penning a Neolithic post-orgy thank you letter (with Elizabeth Day)
Do you notice a difference in today’s podcast? Is there a whiff of professionalism about it? No? Never mind then... Jane and Fi are undeterred by mana...
Firmly clasping a jodhpur-clad buttock...
Welcome to this elevated, culturally charged, aggressively sophisticated podcast. Jane and Fi tackle Frankfurt kitchens, Liverpool Echo obituaries, th...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
Welcome back to another Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with co-host of the TLS podcast Alex Clark.
Alex is a...
Very macho for a lady-house (with Ken Follett)
Happy International Ken Follett Day to all those who celebrate! Jane has dusted off her medieval wench dress (and it was under a thick layer of dust),...
Let's not hear it for flannelette nightgowns (with Yanis Varoufakis)
It’s Wednesday, and Jane and Fi are very, very busy. We understand that you’re also busy, but do try to keep an eye out for Swiss gags, Greek gags, an...
One man’s breakdown is another man’s breakthrough (with Lyse Doucet)
It's a “welcome to autumn” type of day, and the vibes are good! Jane and Fi discuss bike theft, pet obituaries, and the moment you knew it was time to...
I like mine when it goes boi-oi-oi-oing!
Happy Ken Follett week to all those who celebrate! Jane and Fi cover Swiss humour, Kamala's narrator skills, lady moon landings, and the male form....
OFF AIR... EXTRA
Welcome back to another Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Nicholas Pearson, editor and friend to Hilary Mantel.
The Twilight Years (with Tim Spector)
Down your tools and give this podcast your FULL ATTENTION! Jane and Fi chat real tennis, Bruce Forsyth's ghost, house husbands, and gravestones for pe...
Mile-high moussaka
Jane and Fi are back together, but they've returned to some confusion about who’s who… Once they helpfully clear that up, they ponder minced-sheep air...
OFF AIR...EXTRA (with Cancer Research UK)
In this special bonus episode brought to you by Cancer Research UK, Jane and Fi speak to Clara, who was diagnosed with blood cancer as a child. Clara...
Moving on from your beef-cheese (with Nigella Lawson)
Happy Thursday from the past... Jamal and Fi travel through time to bring you their musings on vacuum packed sausages, beef-cheese and Be-Ro flapjacks...
A pant of safety (with Tiggy Walker)
BIG NEWS. Trump has landed and Jamal and Fi are getting a bit sidetracked... They also chat Bananarama, period pants, and over-sized bath robes.
Thinking about the Roman Empire every three minutes (with Ian McEwan)
Calling all Davids! This one’s for you. Jane M and Fi dive into everything from beard-growing and cycling to hormones and being triggered in East Lond...
Exotic and Mundane (with Lady Hale)
Jane M keeps Jane Garvey's seat warm this week, but she only just made it in by the skin of her teeth. Fi also had a slightly treacherous journey in....
On winking terms with the butcher (with Clare Balding)
Stories of jugged hare, absolute monarchs and applicator tampons have carried Jane and Fi to the end of another week at Times Towers.
And they a...
The great cattery in the sky (with Rick Astley)
Jane and Fi recount their visit to Downing Street last night and it sounds like the Champagne was well and truly flowing. Larry the cat was did not ma...
Chunky and perfectly formed, like me (with Miriam Margolyes)
The Mayoress of Liverpool (aka Jane) has denounced Fi for her attempt at a northern accent, and has further decreed that the next Deputy Leader of the...
Never confuse a gorge with a hole!
Should the teacher related to Cheddar Man become the King? Why did the Queen ride side saddle? And what wisdom will Jane and Fi dish out during their...
The Whirligig We Carry (with Henry Marsh)
It’s Double Tash Thursday! Welcome! Jane picks her pope of the week (no prizes for guessing who), they also cover UFO sightings, riding side saddle, a...
Please God, don't act it out (with Nick Clegg)
Please bear with Jane - she's feeling rather 'liverish' after a raucous Tuesday night. There's more discussion of hot tuna, parking scams, and the tru...
Boosting bosoms from the comfort of your armchair
The sheltered housing for the more commercially viable is under construction, and we expect it to open its doors to Jane and Fi soon… While they wait,...
Ladies of the night...
Pinch, punch, first day of the month! Jane and Fi muse over significant events associated with the 1st of September. They also discuss Julia Roberts’...
Top of the Popes (with James Fox)
Is anyone thinking about Johnny's sister? And what about Johnny's sister's husband?! Well, we are! Jane and Fi also think about dog DNA, cockneys, and...
See You Next Thursday! (with Ray Mears)
If you've seen an appallingly large sea monster with frightening eyes and a seaweed-like mane, and it's not your husband - please get in touch! Jane a...
Headfirst into a bowl of unnecessary royal pasta
Happy Tuesday! Fi’s over summer, but it’s still hanging in there - a bit like us… Jane and Fi also get into bilingual pets, Guildford, and a cheese sm...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
Welcome back to another Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England,...
You'll remember my flatulence with fondness
Happy Thursday! Jane is kicking off about what she deems to be an inappropriate funeral song, whilst Fi expresses her biggest fear: eating jellyfish c...
I could drive you places, you could drive me mad!
In today's episode it emerges that Fi forgot to compliment Jane on her flecks of grey, so now the whole 'au naturale' plan has gone out the window......
On the cusp of a grain of truth...
Fi returns from her holiday of doom and reunites with Jane, or should we say Mystic Garv.
They discuss previously predicted big cat sightings w...
Squirrels aren't known for their road sense!
Come in Brighton? This is Garvey calling. It's Mulkerrins' last day on the pod before Fi returns tomorrow and the two Janes discuss Pride and Prejudic...
Assuming the middle-aged woman’s pose, clutching a litre of milk and a bag of rocket (with Val McDermid)
Taylor Swift, if you’re reading this (and you probably are), watch out - Jane is coming for your man! Jane and Jamal also discuss A-Level results, air...
Living for an airport frisk (with Nicola Sturgeon)
Jamal isn't interested in Jane’s cacao nibs - sparking wistful thoughts of Fi’s return (although there's no guarantee Fi would care either...) Jamal a...
Fridge full of p*cky b*ts (with Celia Imrie)
It’s Tuesday - we’re two days out from Fruity Thursdays. Buckle in… Jamal and Jane chat the Worcestershire wildcat, nature documentaries, career advis...
I actually enjoyed that more than I thought I would...
Thank you to everyone who came to see us in North Berwick — especially those who attended reluctantly and ended up enjoying it more than they expected...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
Welcome back to another Friday special! This week's bonus episode is all about HRT. It features an interview with endocrinologist Professor Annice Muk...