Off Air with Jane & Fi

There's motorised reindeer in the canteen, and you know what that means... misshapen veg is over! Please keep your saucy carrots to yourself! In this episode, there's a bit of lurgy, a visit to celebrity corner and some discussion regarding Gregg Wallace. Plus, author Jonathan Coe discusses his latest book ‘The Proof of My Innocence’. Get your suggestions in for the next book club pick! If you wan...

Welcome to this highly-cultured, special, sponsored episode. Jane and Fi get to skip the hoi polloi and walk around Tate Britain before it opens, accompanied by The Times' chief art critic, Laura Freeman. They talk stockings, sculptures, and self-portraits. They also speak to Dr. Tony Woods to learn more about the health benefits of engaging with art. This episode is in partnership with Natio...

Jane's lost her Freedom Pass and she's not happy about it, but the chances of Fi getting her a black cab home are looking slim. They also chat maternity leave, eyeteeth and investing. Plus, royal biographer Robert Hardman discusses the updated version of his book ‘Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.’ Get your suggestions in for the next book club pick! If you want to contact the sh...

All the big questions are pondered on this gloomy Wednesday - What was Mr. Poppy doing in that primary school? What time did Jesus arrive? Have you ever been undressed by a king? Let us know! Plus, political journalist John Lee discusses his new podcast ‘From Bomb to Ballot: The History of Sinn Féin’, ahead of the Irish election on Friday. Get your suggestions in for the next book club pick! If yo...

Are you sitting or standing comfortably? Good, then let's begin... Jane and Fi chat batteries in 2024, Rod Stewart and soap dishes. Plus, businesswoman Gina Miller discusses tackling financial domestic abuse and educating women on investing. Get your suggestions in 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...

Fi's made a start on some Christmas shopping. Jane is still experiencing issues with her dish, but she's recently found some comfort in the fact she's not the only one... There's also chat about green face cream, emerging sprouts and lesser musical evils. Plus, General David Petraeus, former director of the CIA, discusses global security, amongst many other things... Get your suggestions in for th...

Jane and Fi are back with their seventh book club - pour yourself a glass of wine (bonus points for cava) and find a comfy cosy corner. Plus, Joanna Cannon, the author of 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep', stops in for a chat. 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! @j...

The search is on for the person who suffers fools gladly - let us know if you find them. There's also chat about enduring bedding, John Prescott and romps through vegetable aisles. Plus, Jack Thorne and Rachel Mason, co-creators of the upcoming Netflix film ‘Joy’, discuss the scientific breakthrough of the first ever successful IVF baby. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble wit...

This episode is for lady-things! Lady pilots, lady hobbies, lady wees. There's also some day-time TV chat, advent calendar pondering, and some explicit language... enjoy! Plus, singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading discusses her upcoming album. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get inv...

Fi's off so Substitute-Jane-M is here and she comes bearing gifts for Dora! Jane and Jane chat bangers from Joseph, liberated female weeing and pleather shorts. Plus, Lady Anne Glenconner, Princess Margaret's lady-in-waiting, discusses her book 'Picnic Papers'. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show to ask a...

There's a general theme of standards on today's podcast: high, low and falling. There's also a very rude circumcised carrot, a rare blue mattress and a campaign to allow women to wee in public. Plus, Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb joins Jane and Fi to discuss her TV show 'The Royals: A History of Scandals '. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Can...

Jane's cushion saga has led to her having a bit of a moment - It's Thursday, what can ya do! Fi provides a snippet of her AI children's story... could she make a career of it? And, of course, there's more misshapen veg to wrap up the week. Plus, Prof. Irene Higginson OBE, Professor of Palliative Care and Policy at King's College London, discusses the state of palliative care in the UK. Our next bo...

Welcome to this high-brow, award-nominated podcast (keep that in your mind's eye). Jane and Fi chat suspicious stains on sofas, bra extenders and potatoes in the air-fryer. Plus, business owner Jo Malone discusses her new BBC Maestro course 'Think Like an Entrepreneur'. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show...

Welcome to the Home Economics Laboratory, otherwise known as the kitchen. On the menu is: Cheery Albert Bartlett bottoms, oxygen bars and elasticated waistbands. Plus, actor Larry Lamb discusses his campaign with Asda to help loneliness this Christmas and the final episode of Gavin and Stacey. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you w...

Welcome to this almost-Trump-free edition of Off Air. Jane and Fi ask whether you should be bringing J-cloths to a dinner party? Which Bloody Mary came first? Should we be using liquid soap or bars of soap? Plus, actor Adrian Dunbar discusses the 'Kiss Me, Kate' musical coming to cinemas and Line of Duty. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cann...

Has anyone got a normal shaped carrot?! Apparently not, and we're OK with that! Jane and Fi muse on tingle or dingle, single gins and diet tonic and face bras. Plus, football broadcasting legend Jeff Stelling discusses his memoir ‘Saturday Afternoon Fever’. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show to ask a ques...

The US election result is in and we're sending love to everyone. As well as some US political chat, Jane and Fi discuss hobs, christingles, and there's more misshapen vegetables. There's no guest today due to US election coverage. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in th...

Jane and Fi have some buzzwords and clichés lined up for tonight, so enjoy those if you're not already sick of them. They also reflect on Errol Musk, share cucumber anecdotes and discuss a film they've been to see... Plus, presenter Fern Britton discusses her memoir 'The Older I Get...: How I repowered my life'. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joan...

The Lady has arrived (not Fi, although she is back) and Jane is rather enamoured with it. They also chat Jane's cardboard cut-outs, common people and hotel rooms in Malta... Plus, Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, shares his politics views and discusses his son with Fi. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show t...

Happy Halloween! Fi's back Monday, so Jane M is still keeping her seat warm, but it's Halloween, so you can guarantee Bromley is still getting a mention... They also chat cat-sitting, the humble meal-deal and exceptions of adult life. Plus, Jane speaks to one half of the Hairy Bikers, Si King, about his latest cookbook 'Our Family Favourites'. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Troub...

Fi's off for the rest of the week so Jane² is back on! Jane M is fresh off the plane from the US so expect lots of merch and some insightful political analysis in this ep! They also chat deep heat, overpriced G&T's and birth rates. Plus, breast surgeon and breast cancer survivor Dr. Liz O'Riordan speaks to Jane and Fi during Breast Cancer Awareness Month about her updated book 'The Complete Gu...

Thanks to a skilled correspondent sending in a diligent report from Iceland's Phallological museum, Jane and Fi will be spending their evening shredding penis pictures... make of that what you will. They are joined by TV personality Vanessa Feltz on her memoir "Vanessa Bares All: Frank, Funny and Fearless" and she certainly is all of those things. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The T...

Happy Monday! Today, Fi considers a new Garvey-Glover enterprise making their own soft furnishings, but Jane has doubts... They are joined by writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth on his new book Prose & Cons. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation t...

The Jane and Fi complaints box has been well and truly opened. They tackle your rants, seedy tomatoes, scams and Trump. Plus, Fi speaks to Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny, the anticorruption activist poisoned and murdered by the Kremlin, about her husband's memoir 'Patriot'. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want t...

Jane and Fi are both a bit tongue-tied in this episode - please bear with us. They cover stray cats, phallological museums and rude fruit. Plus,  the woman at the heart of the Sweet Bobby cat fishing story, Kirat Assi, shares her story. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get inv...