#64 - The Isolation Tapes: A Mechanical Hug
This week thoughts turn to Velcro walls and we get an email from friend of the show Sarah Millican.
Apr 22, 2020•36 min
Elis James and John Robins
Join terrestrial radio's most unproduceable presenters Elis James and John Robins for big laughs and top quality #content. Hilarious, warm and unashamedly ashamed, let their award-winning chemistry get you over the finish line of the working week.
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#63 - The Isolation Tapes: Blank Canvas Robins
Elis and John read out your emails, discuss virtual dating and your friend and mine... the tree.
Apr 20, 2020•49 min
#62 - Better than The Ashes
Elis James and John Robins fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content. Producer Dave tells us about welcoming his twins into the world and we play a very tense Made Up Game. Enjoy! Plus download Elis and John's Isolation Tapes podcast on BBC Sounds.
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 18 min
#61 - The Isolation Tapes: Having A Big Cry
Elis and John read out your emails, thoughts turn to having a big cry and there's an update with John's hay fever journey.
Apr 15, 2020•46 min
#60 - The Isolation Tapes: Johnny Two Sheds
Elis, John and Producer Dave read through your emails and discuss shed consolidation and John's new exercise regime.
Apr 13, 2020•49 min
#59 - Hands Hands Hands
Elis and John bring you more fun from a safe social distance. Elis crumbles under pressure, John talks us through his meticulous PR campaign strategy, and today's Shame Well will make you want to run into the sea. Enjoy!
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 17 min
#58 - The Isolation Tapes: Crying in the Urinals
As Elis, John and Producer Dave start to really settle into their lockdown life they get an email which ruffles some feathers.
Apr 09, 2020•44 min
#57 - The Isolation Tapes: Little Lord Fauntleroy's Blue Tick Wallpaper
As social distancing continues, Elis, John and Producer Dave's thoughts turn to lockdown facial hair and which internet browser James Bond would use.
Apr 07, 2020•41 min
#56 - Isolation Vents, Exciting Mortgage Emails and John Deacon Masks
Broadcasting from their respective homes, Elis and John use a couple of USB mics, a serviceable internet connection and some top quality video conferencing software to bring you more much-needed laughs.
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 13 min
#55 - The Isolation Tapes: James Dean didn’t get hay fever, did he?
As we all settle into our new environs and routines, Elis, John and Producer Dave discuss gone off wine, superfluous soil and parsnips going through puberty.
Apr 01, 2020•43 min
#54 - The Isolation Tapes: Crows and Crohn's
As the social distancing continues Elis and John bring some relief from their 'Isolation Pods' from the three corners of the UK. Well, Stockport, Crystal Palace and Hampshire.
Mar 29, 2020•36 min
#53 - Hull4Heroes, Merkel's House Party and 800 kilos of Soil
As we all remain socially distant, Elis and John bring you another fantastic Unsung Hero that pulls on all the heartstrings, John's had a golf course built for him whilst in isolation, and Elis goes to great lengths for that all-important vitamin D.
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 10 min
#52 - The Isolation Tapes: Clever old Dagda
As Elis, John and Producer Dave continue to remain socially distant, thoughts inevitably turn to pubs, darts and strategically placed awards. #elisandjohn
Mar 25, 2020•35 min
#51 - The Isolation Tapes: Clock on, clock off
Recorded across the UK in Crystal Palace (Elis), Amersham (John) and Stockport (Producer Dave), enjoy the first instalment of Elis and John’s Isolation Tapes. More to follow!
Mar 24, 2020•33 min
#50 - Clean Gin, The Good Deed Feed and Keegan's Great Speech
Recorded in three bedrooms in Crystal Palace, Amersham and Stockport, Elis, John and Producer Dave try their best to offer some light relief in these tricky times. Expect a huge question from John, an absolute legend of an Unsung Hero and a whole lot of controversy in Made Up Games.
Mar 22, 2020•1 hr 6 min
#49 - The Driving Range (Bonus #content)
He’s tackled crazy golf, but with the expert coaching skills of John, can Elis hit a proper ball with a proper club at the driving range?
Mar 18, 2020•23 min
#48 - Tasty Sanitisers, Mistaken Drug Mules and Eating Eggs Forever
With the Cheltenham Gold Cup taking them off the air for a week, Elis and John bring you a special ‘podcast-only’ version of their usual Friday afternoon show, with regular features including John's Shame Well and Made Up Games.
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 3 min
#47 - Board Games (Bonus #content)
To fulfil their contractual obligation, Elis James and John Robins are releasing a number of bonus podcasts - this time we visit a board games cafe.
Mar 11, 2020•28 min
#46a - Retired Golf Pros, Snooker Cues and West Country Larkin
Welcome to a loose and lively edition of Elis James and John Robins. Today, we learn that Elis is enjoying a midlife crisis, John can't transfer large files between phone and computer because he's 'dim', and we all appreciate a lovely Made Up Game based on the UK's finest rivers. Please note, due to gremlins in the system, this is part 1 of 2 of episode #46. Part 2 of 2 is now also available. It's all very confusing.
Mar 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min
#46b - Retired Golf Pros, Snooker Cues and West Country Larkin
Welcome to a loose and lively edition of Elis James and John Robins. Today, we learn that Elis is enjoying a midlife crisis, John can't transfer large files between phone and computer because he's 'dim', and we all appreciate a lovely Made Up Game based on the UK's finest rivers. Please note, due to gremlins in the system, this is part 2 of 2 of episode #46.
Mar 06, 2020•47 min
#45 - Producer Dave’s Guide to Manchester (Bonus #Content)
Elis and John continue to rattle through their obligatory bonus podcasts with a somewhat underwhelming guided tour of Manchester from Producer Dave.
Mar 04, 2020•44 min
#44 - Blunderstorms, Cryptic Crosswords and John's 2012 Rebrand
You join us in the midst of a Twitter storm, as a video clip of Elis kicking a ball at a 7-year old's groin threatens to spread like wildfire. Luckily, the kid is fine, the parents couldn't give an S, and seven days after the incident, Elis is nearly able to sleep again. All's well that ends well! Enjoy the podcast. Text 85058 (charged at your standard message rate). Email: [email protected] #elisandjohn
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 48 min
#43 - Chesham United Commentary (Bonus #Content)
So as not to renege on their contract, Elis James and John Robins don their sheepskin coats and head to north west London to commentate on Chesham United v Gosport Borough.
Feb 26, 2020•44 min
#42 - Quiz Controversies, Cake Drawing and The Dan Walker Masterclass
Live and loose from Salford this week, Elis and John bring you another belter of a show as today's Made Up Game ruffles a few feathers, the boys discuss the controversies surrounding pub quizzes and we all celebrate the peerless genius of everyone's favourite app - BBC Sounds. #content.
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 55 min
#41 - Escape Room (Bonus #content)
To fulfil their contractual obligation, Elis James and John Robins are releasing a number of bonus podcasts - after a lot of stress, we present to you....The Escape Room episode!
Feb 19, 2020•29 min
#40 - Harry Potter Jobsworths, Alex Horne and The Want of Prince
The big four-oh sees John embarrassed by his full-time fiancée on Valentine's Day, comedian Alex Horne jumps on the Chesham bandwagon and our Unsung Hero is an absolute belter.
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 50 min
#39 - Bowling (Bonus #content)
To fulfil their contractual obligation, Elis James and John Robins are now hurriedly releasing a number of bonus podcasts - including them hitting the lanes for a game of bowling
Feb 12, 2020•24 min
#38 - Content Corruption, Commentary and Ken Clarke's Curryhouse
Producer Dave shares his shame of 'losing' three podcast recordings, the boys are invited down to Chesham FC for a spot of punditry, and we're joined by a Teletubby. Enjoy!
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 45 min
#37 - Crazy Golf (Bonus #Content)
So as not to renege on their contract, Elis James and John Robins are now hurriedly releasing a number of bonus podcasts, as the race is on to hit their pre-agreed target (a target that, in hindsight, was ambitious at best). For today's contractual obligation, the boys enjoy a round of Crazy Golf.
Feb 05, 2020•40 min
#36 - Fingers On Pies, Whatsapp Fails and Bubble Bath Decadence
During today's episode, Elis reveals himself as a terrible parent, we say hello to a great Unsung Hero, and we learn that John knows very little about the Spice Girls. Enjoy! Text 85058 (charged at your standard message rate). Email: [email protected] #elisandjohn
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 48 min
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