Off Air with Jane & Fi
Episodes
OFF AIR... EXTRA
19 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a Friday special! Fi spoke earlier this week on the podcast about how much she enjoyed her conversation with Henry Harris, chef and co-owne...
Little Bo-Fi (with Robert Partridge/Peter Grainger)
18 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The good ship Fi and Eve is sailing into your ears today whilst Jane is away. They cover twin towns, looks of reverie, animal bylaws, sausage cooking ...
I may as well be circumnavigating Uranus! (with Anthony Scaramucci)
17 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this FFM (Friends for Money) podcast. Today, the great friends discuss Hyrox, the Cup of the World, getting passive-aggressive messages fro...
Get bare-chested and have a cage fight like the rest of us!
16 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Tuesday, and there's some confusion over sausages... Jane and Fi chat AI therapy, the dangers of chest freezers, the consequences of a lie-in, A$...
His bottom is quite a well known footballing entity...
15 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Monday! Jane and Fi are casting looks of reverie, and lucky for you, we've got it all on camera: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndF Jan...
Ghost Mountain: part one - Beware, crocodiles
13 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've inhaled all this week's episodes of Off Air (rightfully so) and you're looking for something else to get your ears around, how about some tr...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
12 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with Pastor Mike Erre, teaching pastor at Journey Church in Franklin, T...
We don't date well (with Elizabeth Strout)
11 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Fi's trying to unpick an anxiety dream, and it's brought about some revelations... Jane and Fi also cover the thud of a chest freezer, the second Dals...
Salvaging a marriage via the gut microbiome (with Leila Farzad)
10 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Before we can fully begin today's episode, we have to check in with Fi's menagerie... After that, Jane and Fi cover exam anxiety, being livid in shape...
More than a handful is a waste (with Minette Batters)
09 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There's a new theme song in today's pod – we're not entirely sure it'll catch on, but we hope you enjoy it... After that, Jane and Fi cover deck cha...
OFF AIR... EXTRA (with Planet Hope)
05 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Tom Whipple, science writer for The Times and the host of Planet Hop...
I don't know what drugs you're on today... (with Maggie O'Farrell)
04 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's pod, Jane and Fi dive into the strange world of secret donors, invading people's dreams, and the tragic tale of Ronnie the dead rodent. Pl...
He's not our big daddy (with Joanna Cannon)
03 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our audio bath of Cream-Cake Garvey and Quilt-Making Glover discussing why Jane was left in charge of driving a mini bus of colleagues, wil...
Eat your prawns in moderation (with John Barnes)
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's pod, Jane and Fi offer a warm welcome to the London drizzle, but the Tube strike is another matter. They also talk about Fi's accidental ea...
It's hard for my emotions to be contacted by my brain...
01 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back from the weekend! Jane's been buffing up her garden with a new gadget, while Fi’s been busy pondering why cat-walking hasn't taken off ...
Eyes meeting across a dark room, at Finding Nemo
28 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a plug for a miniature donkey? Please get in touch. Jane and Fi are off for the afternoon, so they’re feeling liberated. They chat barel...
Ripping my shirt off in M&S just for a thrill (Andrew Lownie)
27 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The heat is getting to Jane and Fi and they're getting themselves into a right muddle with bra sizing. They also cover rugged terrain on the King's Ro...
Tiny woman, tiny gnome statue (with Gisèle Pelicot)
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi ponder why men love such big statues of themselves, just how much more red North London can get, and why Michael Gove just doesn't remembe...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
22 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with Pastor Wilson, a leader of the Christian nationalist movement who ...
Bank holiday means sun-drenched Tummy Time
21 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you were at university or school with Jane and Fi, come forth! We want to hear all about it.Jane’s sourced her emergency shorts, which can only m...
Menopausal rage against the smart speaker machine
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome one and all! If you hear any bleeps in today's episode - don't be alarmed! It's just Jane. Jane and Fi chat avoiding car parks, compliment eti...
Phwoar, Peter the Great? I should say so! (with Philippa Perry)
19 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Tuesday's episode of the podcast - it's been carefully considered at every level. Jane and Fi also thoughtfully consider garden gnomes, dom...
Not the return of the winter vagina
18 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Monday! Head over to the YouTube to see Jane's fresh restrained-plum pedi and Fi's wardrobe malfunction: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi/fea...
Moving seamlessly on to hip replacements (with Michael Ball)
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are some public service announcements to kick off today’s podcast, so make sure your ears are pricked! Jane and Fi also cover young George Clo...
The Michael Ball boobage antenna (with Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer)
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's hot in the studio today - Jane's stuck in a tuna rut, and Fi is stuck on the difference between beans and soup. Please bear with us. Jane and Fi ...
Noah Wyle for prime minister?
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Tuesday - and to the podcast, if you are a decent man or a kind woman! Jane and Fi tackle some biggies today: Simon Cowell in a cot, oboe-f...
A bit of civil war hanky-panky when we get home
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Monday! That means you can see Jane drop all of her emails on the floor over on the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFW...
The more we talk the less we know (with Peter Hanington)
07 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ahoy there! Jane and Fi discuss tampon multipacks (what will they think of next!), the long forgotten glamourous appeal of Castoral GTX and why on ear...
Avert your eyes, it's Tummy Time (with Abigail Disney)
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We bet you pressed play on today's podcast praying we would talk about Dallas, didn't you? Well, you're in luck. Jane and Fi chat Dallas, Drake tribut...
He didn't realise he was talking to a gobsh*te! (with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall)
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are reunited after the bank holiday, and they've concluded it was a bit hot! We hope you had a good one... Jane and Fi cover losing confid...
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...