Fi is back! Jane is thrilled... can't you tell? And they've got lots of your emails to get through. They chat undergarments, scams and undesirable golden arches. They're joined by actor, comedian and poet Tim Key to discuss his new collection of poems 'Chapters'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Eve Salusbury Times Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler H...
Feb 19, 2024•49 min•Ep. 300
Jane G and Jane M have been told to 'keep it tight' on today's podcast, but they still have time to discuss welcome home cheese, the pros and cons of bra sex and the arrival of spring in the form of their personal crocus, Fi. They're joined by James Timpson, CEO at Timpson, about his new book 'The Happy Index: Lessons in Upside-down Management.' If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagra...
Feb 15, 2024•46 min•Ep. 299
Jane M is recovering from the leg wobbles while tensions run high between Jane G and producer Kate over some sound effects. They're joined by comedian Rosie Jones to hear about her tour: Triple Threat. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio - but PLEASE don't send us pictures of your placenta! Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Kate Lee Times Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acas...
Feb 14, 2024•40 min•Ep. 298
Jane ² is back with a bang, talking all things dead fox, Taylor Fever, and very large births. Caroline Quentin is our big guest today; actor, and now author of 'Drawn to the Garden'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Megan McElroy Times Radio Producer: Kate Lee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 13, 2024•46 min•Ep. 297
Jane G is reunited with Jane M and they're asking all the big questions: Would you bag up a dead fox and put it out with the bins? Are Tories really taller than Labour supporters? Can a condom ever be romantic? They're joined by Nobel Prize winning biologist Katalin Karikó to discuss her memoir 'Breaking Through: My Life in Science' If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi...
Feb 12, 2024•44 min•Ep. 296
It's Friday and we're in your feed....it can only mean one thing: a very special, emails only, episode of Off Air. Jane and Fi talk pet cams and late in life friendships; and they answer the nation's burning question: can you still buy beef consommé? Plus, Jane gives some unsolicited ramekin advice, involving nuts. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Produce...
Feb 09, 2024•40 min•Ep. 295
Fi's a bit giddy because she's going on holiday. Both are very much looking forward to the weekend, but not before this episode of Off Air hits your feed. Today we're talking big babies, dentistry, and our most prized possessions. Jane and Fi are joined by How to Win an Election's Polly Mackenzie. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Megan McElroy T...
Feb 08, 2024•54 min•Ep. 294
Jane and Fi are reliving their worst interview moments, discussing unremarkable genitalia and reviewing the London theatre scene. They're joined by Calvin Wayman, presenter of the podcast Cultured. He tells Jane and Fi about growing up in a cult with 5 parents and 44 siblings. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Kate Lee Times Radio Producer: Rosie...
Feb 07, 2024•48 min•Ep. 293
Jane and Fi have accidentally recommended a podcast they've never listened to, which gets them talking about seances, having a 'PBV friend' and losing your dicker. They're joined by Bake Off Judge Prue Leith to talk about The Times Health Summit, Sandi Toksvig's knitted friends and more. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Kate Lee Times Radio Prod...
Feb 06, 2024•45 min•Ep. 292
Jane's got some time to kill, so she and Fi are asking what the point of shopping is, talking about how to break into a so-called tight-knit community, and coming up with a very unusual version of Kafka's Metamorphosis. They're joined by actor Tracy-Ann Oberman to talk about her starring role as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice 1936. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeand...
Feb 05, 2024•39 min•Ep. 291
Jane and Fi are live at Destinations: The Holiday and Travel Show, reassuringly close to Jane's house in West London. The pair discuss their dream holidays, granny daycare, lady beards and they celebrate quiet dad jobs. They're joined by Tim Marshall at the travel show. He discusses his new book 'The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@ti...
Feb 01, 2024•41 min•Ep. 290
Jane and Fi are trying to keep up with all the latest app trends and have renamed themselves 'Jn Grvy + F Glvr'. Whilst we wait and see if that sticks, we're also talking lady beards, paper bags, and much needed cockerel updates. They're joined by the sailor Tracy Edwards MBE. She was just 26 when she skippered the first all woman crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race 1989. She tells us what her boat Maiden is up to now... If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved i...
Jan 31, 2024•46 min•Ep. 289
In this episode, Jane and Fi decide they should be off doing their PhDs, considering their excellent grasp of detail. But before we get there, we go through the latest on films, birth memories, and parenting qualms. They're also joined by the “real-life Carrie Bradshaw”, Candace Bushnell: journalist, author, and creator of Sex and the City. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @j...
Jan 30, 2024•45 min•Ep. 288
Happy Monday! Fi is manhandling microphones and Jane is feeling energised. Elsewhere, Jane and Fi share their film and TV picks, and we mark the end of cats on toilets. They're joined by Lioness legend Jill Scott. She's currently working with a campaign to improve kitchen facilities at local clubs to bring communities together, after winning the Euros with England AND being crowned Queen of the Jungle 2022. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation th...
Jan 29, 2024•40 min•Ep. 287
Fi is away today so we bring you Jane² this fine Thursday. They chat the myth of the Irish driving license, silicone testicles and Italian roots. Plus, businesswoman Dame Stephanie Shirley reflects on her career and escaping the Nazi regime ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day. Dame Stephanie’s memoir, Let It Go, is available online: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Let-Go-Extraordinary-Entrepreneur-Philanthropist/dp/0241395496 If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the convers...
Jan 25, 2024•35 min•Ep. 286
There's lots to get through tonight because the likelihood is Jane has to get home to a fella on her flat roof... They chat #birthcanals, unfunny sitcoms and Jane's travels. Plus, The Times journalist Sathnam Sanghera is here to discuss his brand new book 'Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Produce...
Jan 24, 2024•48 min•Ep. 285
Jane has been to a VERY important dinner and she's not letting Fi forget it. Amongst her many dinner anecdotes, they also discuss well-timed wees, fat cats and teenage drinks. Plus, actor Tamsin Greig drops in to discuss her new Paramount Plus show 'Sexy Beast'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Eve Salusbury Times Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Ho...
Jan 23, 2024•49 min•Ep. 284
Jane Garvey is off so for one night, and one night only, Jane Mulkerrins sits in (well, until the next time Jane and Fi are off). They work through their Monday feelings by chatting American politics, sex classes and King Charles' removal van. Plus, Fi chats to double Olympic gold medalist Tom Dean about his new podcast ‘Tom Dean Medal Machine’, which is available from 25th January, listen here: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/42KweB/ If you want to contact the show to ask a question and g...
Jan 22, 2024•38 min•Ep. 283
Jane and Fi are a little worse for wear after a margarita filled evening, but you definitely won't notice... until Jane starts buffering. They're joined by the royal author Robert Hardman to discuss his new book "Charles the Third: The Inside Story". If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Kate Lee Times Radio Producer: Eve Salusbury Hosted on Acast. S...
Jan 18, 2024•49 min•Ep. 282
Jane is struggling to train a cat, Fi is unconvinced by slip-on shoes, and some tortoises somewhere are having very loud sex. They're joined by author and historian Bettany Hughes to talk about her latest book "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". Plus, all this week on their Times Radio show, Jane and Fi will focus on pornography and the impact it has. If you want to follow along with this conversation, make sure you're tuning into Times Radio every day this week at 4:20pm. If you want to c...
Jan 17, 2024•40 min•Ep. 281
Jane and Fi have been sent some cheese - the King's choice of cheese, which of course gets them on to more royal chat... they also manage to cover Vera, male pets and loud restaurants. Actor and comedian Alan Cumming chats to Fi about his one man show 'Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age'. Tickets are available now. Plus, all this week on their Times Radio show, Jane and Fi will focus on pornography and the impact it has. If you want to follow along with this conversation, make sure you're tuning...
Jan 16, 2024•53 min•Ep. 280
It's a Monday and Fi reckons Jane isn't in the best mood but they're persevering! They chat Annie Nightingale, Jane's cooking and jockstraps. Plus, all this week on their Times Radio show, Jane and Fi will focus on pornography and the impact it has. Kicking things off, they speak to the Children's Commissioner Rachel De Souza and Dr Fiona Vera-Gray, the deputy director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit at London Metropolitan University. If you want to follow along with this conversation,...
Jan 15, 2024•52 min•Ep. 279
Fi is gazing into the middle distance, while Jane reminisces over her long lost German homestay. Award-winning children's writers Nadia Shireen and Frank Cottrell-Boyce join Jane and Fi to talk about their new podcast 'The Island of Brilliant'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Kate Lee Times Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Jan 11, 2024•38 min•Ep. 278
Jane's got to get back to watch Vera but before that they discuss 'wacky baccy', breakfast tables and moon landings. Plus, musician turned author Daniel Rachel chats to Jane about his book 'Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Eve Salusbury Times Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
Jan 10, 2024•44 min•Ep. 277
There's illness in the studio so Jane and Fi are keen to escape it but, before that, they discuss the Queen's podcast, HRT dreams and porn. Plus, Fi speaks to broadcast legend Simon Mayo about his latest novel 'Tick Tock'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Eve Salusbury Times Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Jan 09, 2024•42 min•Ep. 276
Fi's episode of The Weakest Link has finally landed - were you watching? Fear not, they're about to discuss it as well as Simon Le Bon, Puy lentils and naked ghosts. Plus, Jane speaks to film-maker Dan Reed about his new Channel 4 documentary 'I Am Andrew Tate'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Eve Salusbury Times Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Ho...
Jan 08, 2024•45 min•Ep. 275
It's the last episode of the first week back! Hooray! Jane accuses Fi of being unusually enthusiastic about leaving her but before that they chat about Mark from Champagne, lamb casseroles and firing the man gun. Plus, actress Sarah Alexander joins to discuss her role in Steven Moffat's play 'The Unfriend'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Eve S...
Jan 04, 2024•39 min•Ep. 274
Welcome to the second Off Air of 2024: we haven't made any changes, it's the same you-know-what. In fact, we return to the ma'am issue, talk premium bonds, and reflect on the Prince Harry of the raven world. You'll be pleased to know that Jane has only had two chocolates today, and only one of them was alcohol filled. Plus, author Ysenda Maxtone Graham talks all things women's history - including her book 'Jobs for the Girls: How We Set Out to Work in the Typewriter Age'. If you want to contact ...
Jan 03, 2024•41 min•Ep. 273
Aaand we're back! Jane and Fi are reunited and chat Christmas TV, the Queen of Denmark and fantasy lives. And they're joined by a noise in the studio... is it the wind? Is it the groan of the door? No, it's their stomachs. We can only apologise... Plus, broadcaster Jake Humphrey is here to discuss high performance and his new book 'How to Change Your Life'. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us...
Jan 02, 2024•47 min•Ep. 272
Back to the laundry room to survive Chrimbo Limbo? You can squeeze in with Jane and Fi as they relive the best bits of 2023. They're joined by Dolly Alderton, Claire Balding, David Tennant and Clive Myrie! Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Kate Lee Times Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 28, 2023•55 min
