Jane and Fi wonder how best to disrupt each others' funerals musically and marvel at Melvyn Bragg's hair. They also sort through our, quite frankly, bulging post bag. Plus, they're joined by geopolitics expert Tim Marshall, who discusses the updated version of his book ‘Prisoners of Geography’ Send your suggestions for the next book club pick! 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!...
Apr 08, 2025•51 min•Ep. 429
Welcome to this unplanned email special. Jane and Fi cover pointless work experience, two-wipe poos, Jane's breast enlargement and Swiss Army knives. If you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is: Jane and Fi Times Radio, News UK 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF Please send your suggestions for the next book club pick! 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 Pod...
Apr 07, 2025•48 min•Ep. 428
Welcome back to another Friday special. This week's bonus episode features an interview from our Times Radio afternoon show (2–4 pm, Monday to Thursday). Jane and Fi speak to biographer Anne Sebba about her book ‘The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz’. 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 Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. Se...
Apr 04, 2025•17 min•Ep. 427
We're on a very long journey and we haven't even got to the services... Buckle in! Jane and Fi chat vegetarian farmers, flicking the V, and managing the home. Plus, The Times’ Audrey Ward discusses her upcoming book and experience with fertility. You can submit your stories at www.lovelosshope.co.uk If you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is: Jane and Fi Times Radio, News UK 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF Please send your suggestions for the next book club pick! If you want to con...
Apr 03, 2025•45 min•Ep. 426
We're building a wall... of postcards! Keep em coming. Jane and Fi also chat MAFs, fruity ITV, black pudding and derelict buildings. Plus, Professor Alice Roberts, anatomist and biological anthropologist, discusses delivering the Octavia Hill Lecture in partnership with the National Trust and Times Radio. If you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is: Jane and Fi Times Radio, News UK 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF Please send your suggestions for the next book club pick! If you want ...
Apr 02, 2025•43 min•Ep. 425
Jane's in need of some fresh batteries—please excuse any malfunctions from her in this episode. There's also more postcards, signs from the universe, and doorknobs. Plus, former Lioness Jill Scott discusses the importance of nutrition and exercise as part of an FA campaign with M&S. If you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is: Jane and Fi Times Radio, News UK 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF Please send your suggestions for the next book club pick! If you want to contact the show...
Apr 01, 2025•48 min•Ep. 424
Welcome to this email-only and travel-special episode! There’s mention of Avanti West, rail replacements, speed-walking, front seats, buses, the DLR, and airport shuttles… Enjoy! No guest today but please send your suggestions for the next book club pick! 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 Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Aca...
Mar 31, 2025•39 min•Ep. 423
The weather is clement and Jane's got some words on your turf. There's also chat about speed awareness, winter weddings and dried sage. Plus, author R.S. Burnett discusses his novel ‘Whiteout’. Send your suggestions for the next book club pick! 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 Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Mar 27, 2025•53 min•Ep. 421
Jane and Fi have received some postcards, and they're thrilled! Do please send more, but only with second-class stamps—we don't want anyone breaking the bank. They also chat bus positioning, farm-sitting, and Saffron Walden. Plus, Times Radio presenter Stig Abell's joins them to discuss his latest novel 'The Burial Place'. Send your suggestions for the next book club pick! If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times...
Mar 26, 2025•51 min•Ep. 420
You won't believe it but Mystic Garv is back, and she's got some ground breaking predictions. Jane and Fi also chat Vegas, snoring, pesto and Fi Glover's Wellness Clinic. Plus, writer James Montague discusses his book 'Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World'. Send your suggestions for the next book club pick! 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 Podcast...
Mar 25, 2025•55 min•Ep. 419
Please be warned: accents feature in this email-only podcast episode. Jane and Fi also discuss adolescence, Hadrian's Wall, Mother's Day, and Basingstoke. Send your suggestions for the next book club pick! 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 Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 24, 2025•44 min•Ep. 418
Jane and Fi are back with their eighth book club, and this one's gone internationale - get the nibbles ready... Plus, Nicholas Pearson, Hilary Mantel's editor and publisher of 20 years, joins Jane and Fi to discuss her life and work. Thank you so much for your engagement and interaction. We hope you'll join us for the next one. Get your suggestions in at: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See...
Mar 21, 2025•42 min•Ep. 417
Jane and Fi have something to get off their collective podcast breasts, and amid that, there's also chat about space travel, rumours of who will be the next Archbishop, advice on Mother’s Day, and more twin towns. Please excuse the brief funny noise in this episode — the aliens have finally landed. Plus, broadcaster Sara Cox and her best friend Clare Hamilton discuss their podcast 'The Teencommandments'. The next book club episode is coming this Friday. The book is 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Stree...
Mar 20, 2025•52 min•Ep. 416
Accent alert in this podcast — proceed with caution! Jane and Fi chat saucy postcards, sex work, twin towns, and space nappies. Plus, actor Ruth Wilson discusses narrating the new audio books for the 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. The next book club episode is coming this Friday. The book is 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' by Hilary Mantel. 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...
Mar 19, 2025•43 min•Ep. 415
The Lady has landed, and it's causing a stir... Jane and Fi also chat sufferable men, bonny babies, Lucozade, and 80085. Plus, Phyllida Lloyd — director of The Iron Lady, Mamma Mia!, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical — joins them (with some minor tech issues). The next book club episode is coming this Friday. The book is 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' by Hilary Mantel. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.r...
Mar 18, 2025•44 min•Ep. 414
Welcome to this unspecial email-only podcast episode — Jane and Fi chat Cockney frogs, twinned towns, and St. Patrick's Day. The next book club episode is coming this Friday. The book is 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' by Hilary Mantel. 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 Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Mar 17, 2025•44 min•Ep. 413
Welcome back to another Friday special. This week's bonus episode features an interview with The Times' Deputy Literary Editor, Laura Hackett, from our Times Radio afternoon show (2–4 pm, Monday to Thursday). Laura joins us for our weekly round-up of the best book releases. Speaking of books, the next book club pick has been announced! Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is by Hilary Mantel. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: j...
Mar 14, 2025•12 min•Ep. 412
Book club is coming (finally), so prepare yourselves and get in touch! Jane and Fi chat bird song, burly beavers, sex workers, pets on zoom, divorce, a pig in a poke and Australia, amongst other things... Plus, broadcaster and journalist Emma Barnett discusses her latest book 'Maternity Service'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email...
Mar 13, 2025•57 min•Ep. 411
If you have been impacted by any of the dross discussed on Off Air, just contact an action line... This episode's dross includes turtle soup, the Adelphi, quilting, and harmony on the heath. Plus, campaigner, investor, and former Twitter board member Baroness Lane-Fox talks tech. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@ti...
Mar 12, 2025•48 min•Ep. 410
We're all about minimum effort, maximum impact round here. Jane and Fi chat Pepper Pig, the gynaecology of hens and hairdresser etiquette. Plus, campaigner and mother of two autistic children Lisa Lloyd, discusses her book 'Raising the SEN-Betweeners'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. 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 Insta...
Mar 11, 2025•43 min•Ep. 409
Welcome to this carefully curated episode. We begin with the admin section before moving on to toddler Crufts, ear health and pet anal glands... Enjoy! Plus, Fi speaks to actress Jodie Whittaker about her new show 'Toxic Town'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. 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 Podcast ...
Mar 10, 2025•44 min•Ep. 408
Welcome back to another Friday special. This week's bonus episode features an interview from our Times Radio afternoon show (2–4 pm, Monday to Thursday). The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed tells the stories of five women deceived into relationships with undercover police officers. Fi speaks with Belinda Harvey, one of the women involved. The next book club pick has been announced! Eight Months on Ghazzah Street is by Hilary Mantel. If you want to contact the show to ask a quest...
Mar 07, 2025•17 min•Ep. 407
Jane and Fi somehow manage to link the gendering of chickens to bedside chocolate bars... tune in to find out how. And Jane speaks to Sue Campbell, Former Director of Women's Football at the FA, about her memoir ' The Game Changer'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. 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 Ass...
Mar 06, 2025•48 min•Ep. 406
In today’s episode, Jane and Fi delve into whether it’s acceptable to make use of someone else’s Ring doorbell, the gynaecology of a hen, and Jane’s robot companion, Craig. Additionally, Fi speaks with Lindsey Burrow, widow of rugby league legend Rob Burrow, about her heartfelt memoir ' Take Care' . The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please em...
Mar 05, 2025•46 min•Ep. 405
Happy flipping on this fine Shrove Tuesday! Today, Jane shares a memory of being left fully exposed on the loo at a National Trust property, while Fi recalls delivering a lesson on life at the Britannia swimming baths. Fi also speaks with actor Jared Harris about his role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's new production of Hamlet . The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved ...
Mar 04, 2025•42 min•Ep. 404
Global events can't be ignored, but there's still room for more vasectomy debate and the ladies ponder how Americans know the week has ended without a Sunday roast. Plus, Jane speaks to Esther Ghey about her new book 'Under A Pink Sky'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. 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...
Mar 03, 2025•50 min•Ep. 403
Jane is angry at the world because it isn't her birthday... but it is Fi's. They talk more class nonsense, the etymology of "napkin" and Screwfix spam. Plus, Fi speaks to actress Tuppence Middleton about her memoir 'Scorpions'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. 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 Assistan...
Feb 27, 2025•47 min•Ep. 402
In today's episode, Jane has a bone to pick with Fi, whose new glasses bear an uncanny resemblance to a pair Jane was once mercilessly teased for wearing. And Jane speaks to Anthony Scaramucci on his new book 'The Little Book of Bitcoin'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. 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 26, 2025•44 min•Ep. 401
Jane questions whether she should have been a TV critic—despite refusing to watch any film or show beginning with a 'W'. Meanwhile, Fi puts to rest one of the less interesting mysteries of our time, once and for all. Plus, Fi speaks to Peter Thornton on his book 'The Later Years: the Simple Guide to Organising the Rest of Your Life'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved...
Feb 25, 2025•49 min•Ep. 400
Fi's back from her holidays and Jane can't be sure she didn't take such a news-heavy week off on purpose. Big questions are asked, such as: why does Robert De Niro walk like that? Will the PTA live forever? Why has Jane de-woked herself? The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel. 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! @janeandf...
Feb 24, 2025•44 min•Ep. 399
