Off Air with Jane & Fi

OFF AIR... EXTRA

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features fragrance journalist Suzy Nightingale, who got in touch after Fi noticed scents on t...

My best years are ahead of me, with Ken (with Liz Earle)

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi have come from a high-powered morning of meetings! Can you feel the cogs whizzing?! No? They must’ve jammed... Jane and Fi cover breaded...

Hopefully that John Lewis multipack will see me out...

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fi’s brought a frittata in and Jane’s fishcakes haven’t cut the mustard. We hope you’re enjoying a balanced meal wherever you are… Jane and ...

There was no Clearblue back in the caves (with Julian Clary)

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane’s got big news from her Pilates class, so keep an ear out for that... They also cover estate agent lingo, including north-south-facing houses, ...

Saucy dirigibles is the spin-off I didn't see coming...

27 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Monday, which means you can actually see all the wry looks that accompany the chat... You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel: www.yo...

OFF AIR... EXTRA

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with Dr. Nicola Fox, head of science at NASA. Dr. Fox watched the moon ...

Absolutely rocking some sock suspenders (with Jeremy Vine)

23 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We've got some cockle-warmers in today's episode... Jane and Fi chat about runaway buses, disco-techs, unsettled trousers, charity shop donations, inv...

Cotswolds Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the podcast, where the motto of the day is: “It’s not bitching, it’s high comedy.” Jane and Fi cover the rise of fidgeting, un...

Modesty held together with a brooch and a prayer... (with Sarah Vaughan)

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Tuesday and we’re all here, but Jane’s not entirely sure how she’s getting home. She can worry about that later... Jane and Fi tackle the...

Nothing the youths enjoy more than a middle-aged woman caked in mud

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Monday, which means you can see Jane’s clean shirt before she pours ketchup all over herself… You can watch this episode on our YouTube cha...

OFF AIR... EXTRA

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features a positive news story. We covered this on the live Times Radio show earlier this wee...

Asking quite a lot of a camisole strap

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thursday! The adventures of Fi's specs continue - in fact, they're now an active member of the St Bride's congregation. After that, Jane and Fi ...

Do we know if the Bible references the Cavapoo? (with Joanna Scanlan)

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off today’s episode with some broadcast history - you lucky things. Once they’ve exited memory lane, Jane and Fi cover concrete school des...

Cruder than Malcolm the Phallic Cactus (with Tom Bradby)

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone knows this podcast is sandwiched between smart thinking and spirituality… With that in mind, Jane and Fi discuss the purpose of pinking she...

Eyes peeled for Westfield Lunar

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi are reunited after their week off and are full of the joys of spring! They discuss what goes on on the other side of the moon, Freida McFa...

Book Club - A Town Like Alice

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We've made it to our eleventh book club edition! We've been inundated with emails for this one, so thank you so much for your engagement. There have b...

The nation's bits were put through a frightful ordeal! (with William Boyd)

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We welcome you to Maundy Thursday. In the penultimate episode before Jane and Fi go off for a week, they learn that their influence knows no bounds in...

Ill at ease at a Club 18-30 foam party (with Stig Abell)

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever successfully taken the smell out of wool? Then this is the podcast for you! Jane and Fi chat Club 18–30, second-hand bed linen, extrem...

Heartache? Have you tried tuna and Prosecco? (with Jon Batiste)

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fi joins today’s episode with a berry medley; do excuse her and her tart fruits. There are also some parish notices, discussion about the joys of pa...

Keeping it real in the Brownies

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's Monday, which means the fire is lit and Jane and Fi are providing all the facial expressions... You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel...

OFF AIR... EXTRA

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with Jane Coates, the mother of Lucy Harrison, who was fatally shot in ...

All the hallmarks of a Costco customer

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the day of the Christmas party, and there’s excitement in the air! Can you hear the distant snap of a Christmas cracker? No, us neither… Ja...

Nancy's poo was 'ere (with Thangam Debbonaire)

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane’s off for the day, so Fi’s being propped up by Eve… They discuss memorial benches, a new career path for Brett from Suede, relationships wi...

It's ALL about Disco Dollies, Romford (with David Szalay)

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Your travel correspondents, Jane and Fi, bring you this edition of the podcast. They’ve ridden the trains to work - they're just like us! They ask: ...

 Trapped inside a washing machine full of digestive biscuits and regret

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi are back in front of the fire, which can only mean one thing... You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@OffAir...

OFF AIR... EXTRA

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features a deep dive into the 'Big Tech’s Little Victims' campaign. Jane and Fi spoke to th...

Let's hear it for the dormice (with Pam Ayres)

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a support group for kitchen roll addicts? Why hasn't Fi ventured to Germany? And do the alpha-males of the manosphere carry sanitary products...

Asleep most of the time, or drunk.

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This edition is one for all you sailors - ahoy! Jane and Fi chat ships and fruity cruises, lemon curd, memorial benches, and charismatic famous people...

A little bit backed up (with Dr. Sian Williams)

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi are back together and taking a trip down memory lane - hair bobbles, sun cream, puberty, and embarrassing photos that, thankfully, they’...

OFF AIR... EXTRA

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with translators Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Driver, who collaborated on th...

A wooden seat for a golden hind

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome! On the agenda today is being a maverick in the bedroom - no, not like that - we're talking bed sheets, as well as having more loo roll than y...

Did Jesus come back for THIS? (with Eric Schlosser)

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Hump Day! Jane and Fi have some parental advice to impart that they personally have never - and will never - take. Ears pricked, please! They al...

A complete PR win for Ikea (with Katya Adler)

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi have gone beyond broadcasters - they’re now influencers. They have a new air about them… (and that air is green tea and bergamot-scent...

Unashamed fan of the apple-catcher pant

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's our first official visualised podcast episode, so if you're listening to this, why not head over to our YouTube channel and watch it too? Jane an...

OFF AIR... EXTRA

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Helen Rumbelow, a features writer for The Times. She spoke to Jane a...

Is ANYBODY in this country listening?! (with Georgie Wileman)

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fi joins Jane from a top-secret bunker today, joined by a very leggy special guest: Nancy the greyhound. They contemplate exactly what they would ask ...

I find watermelons unwieldy beasts...

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

King and Queen Tut return today to discuss the big philosophical questions: banning flavoured hot cross buns, diplomatic slappers, and misleadingly di...

She-Wees and Duchy Urinals (with Nancy Birtwhistle)

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A miscommunication in today's episode results in a gassy greyhound being confused for one of the nation's bestselling authors. Meanwhile, Jane and Fi ...

It's not cheap to get a cat an enema!

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi offer some relief from the nerve shredding news agenda with Jane's shameful anecdotes of horse radish, a deep dive into Harry Styles’ hi...

OFF AIR... EXTRA

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Rina Oh, an artist, a mother, and an Epstein survivor. She became in...

Formidable in the front, petite in the back (with Ian Russell)

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Thursday - the day before a very special day involving a Colin. Need we say more? Before we get to Colin, Jane and Fi cover cheerful train driv...

Ken Follett jigsaw and matching underwear? (with Elly Griffiths)

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this episode of intergenerational strife - Fi's off for the day, so Eve props Jane up. They chat pureed food, search history, the out-of-sh...

Freud will have a lot to say about this... (with Harriet Tyce)

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What a day it is! And what a time to be alive in this wonderful city of London! The sun is shining and Jane's tube driver has got us all in the mood. ...

I never claimed to be consistent...

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi are reunited, but they’re in new, cosier surroundings… They cover milk-bottle glasses, moving schools, Wuthering Heights, three-legged...

'A rampant cropped-hair feminist' (with Felicity Spector)

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's podcast of the week and we're tumbling into Thursday... literally. It's Jane's last day flying semi-solo, holding down the fort, and battening do...

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of Anusol (with Dame Maggie Aderin)

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane has yet again come to work with a smile on her face (the office heating was on and the canteen was stocked with Cadbury’s Fruit and Nut). Fi’...

Skipping revision for Crossroads and Corrie (with Stéphane Babonneau)

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fi’s still off, so Jane is holding down the fort, with some help from Eve ('fresh' from Berlin). There’s more discussion about revision, fear of f...

No one has the right to bore you!

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fi is on half term this week but fear not... school is still in session for Jane, who is joined by Robbie Millen, literary editor of The Times and The...

OFF AIR... EXTRA

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Julianne Miles MBE, chartered psychologist and co-founder of Career ...

Stolen glances by the sensitive-gut kibble (with Jennie Godfrey)

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's Thursday and we're about to break up for half-term... Fi's off next week so Jane will be holding down - with some (minimal) help along the way. B...

Unstable but not unfriendly (with Zac Goldsmith)

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast is the living embodiment of managing your expectations - please keep them low… at all times. In today’s episode, Jane and Fi chat pil...

Headbanging to The Three Humanities Degrees (with Lisa McGee)

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats (particularly if you’re anything like Shaun Evans), but fear not, Fi brings you an Anusol update...

Juliet Bravo and a tube of Canesten

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fi’s had a bumpy start to the morning in the form of a classic misplaced-phone palaver, but crisis averted… After that, Jane and Fi chat unsubtle ...

OFF AIR... EXTRA

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Vicky Ward, an investigative journalist who has spent decades report...

Opening jars in a quiet corner of Only Fans (with Michaela Strachan)

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi's work outside the home is over for the week... They'll now be moving indoors... Before that, they chat nut balls, the downside to en-suit...

A life of letting them dangle

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This is an after-hours podcast episode…Welcome to the twilight zone… well, 4:12pm. Expect more butter-dish chat, non-traditional ratatouille, neut...

Fnarr fnarr at the silver screening... (with Emma B)

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi are feeling nostalgic today and they’re reminiscing about simpler times: when the landline phone knew its place, the Mini Cooper stayed ...

Really fruity stuff!

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Monday! Jane’s been putting her pipes to good use over the weekend, and she brings a flavour of it to this episode… aren’t you lucky? Jane...

Propelling a barge with Arnold Schwarzenegger and some caramelised houmous (with Ellie Reeves MP)

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Forget his party, your party, Melania’s party - this is an Off Air party! Welcome… Jane and Fi cover the practicality of the negligee, funeral cru...

Bamboozled by the three-hole teat

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Normal programming resumes - Jane’s back, and there’s actually a guest. Jane and Fi discuss glove flirting, removing offspring from the phone plan...

Falling down a Mark Carney thirst-trap rabbit hole

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane’s still off, so it’s a Fi and Eve Off Air special! They’re ricocheting between knick-knacks for dickheads’ business ventures, enlightenme...

Massaging the old joints with a bit of Antony Beevor

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Monday! Jane is off today and tomorrow, so we’re bringing you a big book special today… Robbie Millen, literary editor of The Times and...

Big Mamma Garv unleashed on the streets (with Carol Vorderman)

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a jam-packed Thursday: there are parish notices; an idea for a new podcast format steam-rolled by a book club announcement; a reflection on the...

Missing the climax for fishcakes (with David Baddiel)

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Happy hump day! Owners of France and Mytchett - or, as you know them, Jane and Fi - discuss Dongret, women in dungarees, how to tie a loincloth, and t...

Picky, indecisive, and uninterested in a place in the sun (with Claudia Hammond)

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fi's a bit blissed out on medication and Jane doesn't really know anything today, so bear with us as we muddle through... Jane and Fi chat the Buxton ...

On the cusp of exercise

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Forget Blue Monday - we’re all about Waffling Monday here! Jane and Fi muse over well-turned calves, party leaders in Lycra, being overwhelmed by M&...

The well trodden path from kilted yoga to Heated Rivalry

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Warning! This episode covers sexual activity! Explicit sexual activity! Jane and Fi also cover getting your tonsils out in Dundee, lying-in hospitals,...

Hearing from the Manchego again in warrior pose (with Derek Jacobi and Richard Clifford)

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Hump Day! It’s all going on: Fi’s been taken over by a spirit, and we’re about 50 miles outside Bromley… Jane’s added even more items ...

Leaping straight into hockey sex (with Helen Garner)

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi consider coming out with their own self-help book and muse on the title: ‘Do Less, Be Happier’ or ‘Can I Be Arsed? Probably Not’…...

Downward dog, upward rage

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Namaste. Happy Monday. Jane’s got a bee in her bonnet about - well, quite a few things... Jane and Fi also chat about the 5am Club, unexpected legum...

Feeling limitless just north of Hatfield

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Fi’s career delusions continue today as they ponder why they’ve never been offered a professional cricket commentary career. They also ch...

Snogging the Yale lock? (with Jake Humphrey)

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Wednesday! Hope you're keeping warm and managing to stay upright. Besides sport, politics, corruption, and shortbread, Jane and Fi discuss using...

Girlguiding and PVC jumpsuits (with Maggie O'Farrell)

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fi’s blood pressure has well and truly spiked today, so join us as we collectively try to bring it back down… Coming off the lid today, there’s ...

Never as far as Reading without a bumper pack of Imodium

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s 2026, and Jane and Fi are back - reunited and ready to run their mouths. In this episode, they demonstrate their budding potential as high-leve...

OFF AIR…EXTRA (with Ancestry)

02 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this special bonus episode brought to you by Ancestry, Fi chats to The Times and Sunday Times editor Andy Silvester, and Ancestry family histo...

BEST OF 2025: Interviews - Part Two

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s officially 2026! Happy New Year - we hope your head is OK… In this bonus episode, we revisit Jane and Fi’s conversations with Joanna Lumley...

LIVE AT CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL (with Penny Lancaster)

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas! You may be hiding in the pantry right now - we’re right there with you! In this bonus podcast episode, Jane and Fi are live on stag...

BEST OF 2025: Interviews - Part One

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Monday! Just three more sleeps until Christmas - we hope this will help you drift off soundly, or simply provide you with an excuse to step out ...

Hot under the collar over some ribbed cranberry sauce (with Chris McCausland)

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the final official podcast episode of the year! Merry Christmas from all the Off Air team. Pour yourself a glass of fizz and settle in as Fi ch...

Exfoliating with a Follett face towel (with Andrew Billen)

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

’Twas the penultimate Off Air episode of the year, and all through the studio… it was anything but quiet. Fi chats yacht showrooms, Christmas haik...

A bustling lesbian bonobo community (with Susie Wolff)

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fi’s still manning the podcast solo, with a bit of help from Eve and your wonderful emails along the way. There’s chat of double reeds, doing the ...

OFF AIR…EXTRA (with Emma Bridgewater and Thomas Fudge's biscuits)

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special bonus episode brought to you by Thomas Fudge's biscuits, Fi chats to Britain's most celebrated ceramicist, Emma Bridgewater.They talk ...

The potential to be problematic (with Paul Feig)

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today is a new day and the playlist is closed! Fi finally delivers her heavily-trailed lodger email, and there are accents… proceed with caution. Th...

Relieving yourself in the Christmas lunch canteen queue (with Spencer Matthews)

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The playlist is open and the cupboard door is closed and locked! Take a deep breath... In this episode, Fi is underwhelmed by a French B&B, she’...

Fi's secret sleeve tattoo... (with Sebastian Faulks)

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are lots of questions left unanswered in today's pod. Fi is steering the ship solo - exploring whether TV characters should say goodbye? What th...

Barely presentable and just about hanging together (with Susie Dent)

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A final thank you to everyone for thanking us for thanking you… get it? Fi dives into open-water faux pas, Spotify Wrapped, early-years parenting, a...

Slightly slutty open curtains?

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s just Fi and her one remaining Greggs share today, with a member of production on standby to act as a bit of a sounding board. Fi covers aquafab...

Put down the nugget and listen! (with Chris Van Tulleken)

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's just Fi today as Jane remains in the North. Fi peels back the first door of our 'Jane and Fi Advent Calendar' and shares her favourite primary sc...

Book Club - Just Kids

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We've made it to our tenth book club edition! This one is what we call a mixed bag, so pop the prosecco and sit back... Jane and Fi discuss 'Just Kids...

Was marshmallow brought over on the Mayflower? (with Sally Wainwright)

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gobble Gobble! Happy Thanksgiving... Jane and Fi try to clear up why Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November - and fail miserably. They ...

You say it best when your calligraphy says 'F Off!'

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We bring you an email-only episode to mark today's fiscal event… Jane and Fi chat supermarket encounters, road rage, and poonamis - plus there's mor...

The Most Excellent Order of Jane and Fi

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jane has been telling porky pies (ahem) and she’s been caught out again… Jane and Fi also cover their love of Ikea, investment, driverless cars, a...

Getting quite arsey in a Skoda Monte Carlo

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Please have your driving gloves at the ready - there’s plenty of car chat in today’s episode. Jane and Fi also chat replenishing the store cupboar...

Thinking bidet positive (with Tom Allen)

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Thursday! Feel free to suck the goodness out of this episode and spit the rest into a napkin. Jane Pongo Garvey and Fi chat manned petrol pumps,...

AI man flaps?

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're in a healing mode so vasectomy chat is on pause... Instead, Jane and Fi chat driverless cars, which language you think in, and bold-faced lies.....

The joys of Tom Schafernaker's mankle

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why do black and white photos look so good? Who's carrying around turkey in their dressing gowns? What is it with celebrities in Suffolk? All question...

Only the finest silverware for my Monster Munch

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jane has been released from the safe house, and she and Fi are back in the same room! They discuss cycling after the snip, their least favourite washi...

Cruising down the M5 with a parrot and the X-Factor (with Petula Clark)

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Public service announcement: Guinea pigs breed faster than you can say 'Pets At Home'. For more top tips, keep listening... Jane and Fi chat urinating...

A hairbrush lies tantalising out of reach

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to this podcast about a podcast that nobody is sure has been a podcast... Jane (in the North) and Fi (in the South) discuss Follett Land, blok...

Just one more decade out in the wild (with Louise Penny)

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jane joins us from sheltered housing and finds herself tempted by the slow life... Fi brings her back down to earth with topics like poaching or brais...