Off Air with Jane & Fi
Episodes
OFF AIR…EXTRA (with Scarlette Douglas and Smart Energy GB)
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode brought to you by Smart Energy GB, Jane and Fi sit down with TV presenter and property expert Scarlette Douglas.Sca...
Can you hear the coyote repellent siren, Fernando? (with Lady Glenconner)
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thursday! Jane and Fi muse over the duality of the cake slicer, imagine a youthful Jane clasping her briefcase and a Flemish train map, and cons...
Mary, mother of a Fiat Panda
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From stock market advice to travel tips - we really do it all on this podcast. Jane and Fi chat good morning Cava, Emmerdale Farm, and Boris Johnson d...
Down to a fiver for the apocalypse! (with David Olusoga)
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're storming down the road like Fi or falling off the kerb like Jane, we hope you'll be safely seated for this episode. Jane and Fi chat ab...
Popping your hedonism in the bedside table
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Monday - Jane Garvey is back! She and Fi are happily reunited to discuss naming household items, the danger of the sausage roll, searching for t...
OFF AIR…EXTRA (with Lisa Snowdon and TENA)
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode brought to you by TENA, Jane and Fi sit down with model, author and women’s health advocate Lisa Snowdon.As part of Me...
Hoovering in pants and letting rip (with Richard Coles)
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's not Wednesday and we're not livid - hope you're not either. Jamal and Fi chat the contents of your notes, booking an Airbnb for nookie, and book ...
Joy, the corkscrew (with Jung Chang)
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The glass has very much been smashed on emergency Jane and she's settled in for the week. Jamal and Fi chat playing shops, influencer culture and L.A....
Don't even think about the Boxing Day trifle if you're not an EYNGP (with Paterson Joseph)
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Day 2, let's go! Jane G is still off so Jane M continues to keep her seat warm and get's booked on the spot for the rest of the week. That's show bizz...
A vintage year for fish fingers
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We said last week that normal scheduling would resume on Monday. Well, we lied... Jane has been called away for the week, so it’s Jane Mulkerrins to...
Hell hath no fury like a cardinal who's lost his Marvel (with Peter James)
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fi is still in quarantine and joins us down a slightly bumpy line. Normal scheduling is due to resume Monday but, in the meantime, Jane and Fi chat th...
Two tiny halves of a big-gobbed broadcasting hole
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fi is still easing herself back onto solid foods, so she joins from home. She and Jane are preparing to shortly pop off to an awards luncheon — they...
We're all as gently batty as each other (with Amy Wallace)
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fi is sadly still off, so Jane is holding down the fort. There’s more Cheltenham chat, musings on omelette stations, reflections on sumo wrestlers, ...
A surprisingly fruity bunch
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Monday! Fi's off sick, so Robbie Millen, literary editor of The Times and The Sunday Times, is keeping her seat warm - and he attempts a little ...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with one of our lovely listeners. Lesley Allen is a ghostwrite...
Your one way ticket to middle aged Glastonbury...
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are bringing you all the magic of middle England in the Autumn, offering a behind the scenes glimpse at The Times and Sunday Times Chelten...
The sound of sumo flesh on flesh echoing through London (with Philippa Gregory)
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi consider the demands they’ll make in the near future... as 80-year-old megastars. They also discuss Big Ben’s government name, Tudor i...
Tinkle those ivories like there's no tomorrow (with Alice Roberts)
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's yet another reference to an appendage today – we can only apologise; our minds are in the gutter! After that, Jane and Fi consider whether t...
Drawing the line at penises
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane has an apology in today's episode... again. Once that's out the way, Jane and Fi discuss being two halves of a pantomime horse, Scottish pronunci...
Sonnets from the (Water)loo line (with Ann Cleeves)
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi have been at a very important breakfast meeting, and they're feeling carb-giddy. In this sophisticated episode, they muse over the art of ...
Sharing underwear is for blood relatives only (with Joanna Lumley)
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Wednesday! Tomorrow is Thursday, and then - guess what - Friday! Nearly there… Jane and Fi chat the Frankfurt kitchen, knocking on wood, care...
Penning a Neolithic post-orgy thank you letter (with Elizabeth Day)
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you notice a difference in today’s podcast? Is there a whiff of professionalism about it? No? Never mind then... Jane and Fi are undeterred by ma...
Firmly clasping a jodhpur-clad buttock...
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this elevated, culturally charged, aggressively sophisticated podcast. Jane and Fi tackle Frankfurt kitchens, Liverpool Echo obituaries, th...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with co-host of the TLS podcast Alex Clark. Alex is a literar...
Very macho for a lady-house (with Ken Follett)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy International Ken Follett Day to all those who celebrate! Jane has dusted off her medieval wench dress (and it was under a thick layer of dust),...
Let's not hear it for flannelette nightgowns (with Yanis Varoufakis)
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Wednesday, and Jane and Fi are very, very busy. We understand that you’re also busy, but do try to keep an eye out for Swiss gags, Greek gags...
One man’s breakdown is another man’s breakthrough (with Lyse Doucet)
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a “welcome to autumn” type of day, and the vibes are good! Jane and Fi discuss bike theft, pet obituaries, and the moment you knew it was tim...
I like mine when it goes boi-oi-oi-oing!
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Ken Follett week to all those who celebrate! Jane and Fi cover Swiss humour, Kamala's narrator skills, lady moon landings, and the male form. ...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Nicholas Pearson, editor and friend to Hilary Mantel.It's...
The Twilight Years (with Tim Spector)
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Down your tools and give this podcast your FULL ATTENTION! Jane and Fi chat real tennis, Bruce Forsyth's ghost, house husbands, and gravestones for pe...
Mile-high moussaka
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are back together, but they've returned to some confusion about who’s who… Once they helpfully clear that up, they ponder minced-sheep...
OFF AIR...EXTRA (with Cancer Research UK)
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode brought to you by Cancer Research UK, Jane and Fi speak to Clara, who was diagnosed with blood cancer as a child. Clara ...
Moving on from your beef-cheese (with Nigella Lawson)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thursday from the past... Jamal and Fi travel through time to bring you their musings on vacuum packed sausages, beef-cheese and Be-Ro flapjacks...
A pant of safety (with Tiggy Walker)
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BIG NEWS. Trump has landed and Jamal and Fi are getting a bit sidetracked... They also chat Bananarama, period pants, and over-sized bath robes. Pl...
Thinking about the Roman Empire every three minutes (with Ian McEwan)
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Calling all Davids! This one’s for you. Jane M and Fi dive into everything from beard-growing and cycling to hormones and being triggered in East Lo...
Exotic and Mundane (with Lady Hale)
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane M keeps Jane Garvey's seat warm this week, but she only just made it in by the skin of her teeth. Fi also had a slightly treacherous journey in. ...
On winking terms with the butcher (with Clare Balding)
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stories of jugged hare, absolute monarchs and applicator tampons have carried Jane and Fi to the end of another week at Times Towers.And they are join...
The great cattery in the sky (with Rick Astley)
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi recount their visit to Downing Street last night and it sounds like the Champagne was well and truly flowing. Larry the cat was did not ma...
Chunky and perfectly formed, like me (with Miriam Margolyes)
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mayoress of Liverpool (aka Jane) has denounced Fi for her attempt at a northern accent, and has further decreed that the next Deputy Leader of the...
Never confuse a gorge with a hole!
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should the teacher related to Cheddar Man become the King? Why did the Queen ride side saddle? And what wisdom will Jane and Fi dish out during their ...
The Whirligig We Carry (with Henry Marsh)
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Double Tash Thursday! Welcome! Jane picks her pope of the week (no prizes for guessing who), they also cover UFO sightings, riding side saddle,...
Please God, don't act it out (with Nick Clegg)
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Please bear with Jane - she's feeling rather 'liverish' after a raucous Tuesday night. There's more discussion of hot tuna, parking scams, and the tru...
Boosting bosoms from the comfort of your armchair
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sheltered housing for the more commercially viable is under construction, and we expect it to open its doors to Jane and Fi soon… While they wai...
Ladies of the night...
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pinch, punch, first day of the month! Jane and Fi muse over significant events associated with the 1st of September. They also discuss Julia Roberts’...
Top of the Popes (with James Fox)
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is anyone thinking about Johnny's sister? And what about Johnny's sister's husband?! Well, we are! Jane and Fi also think about dog DNA, cockneys, and...
See You Next Thursday! (with Ray Mears)
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you've seen an appallingly large sea monster with frightening eyes and a seaweed-like mane, and it's not your husband - please get in touch! Jane a...
Headfirst into a bowl of unnecessary royal pasta
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Tuesday! Fi’s over summer, but it’s still hanging in there - a bit like us… Jane and Fi also get into bilingual pets, Guildford, and a che...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Rachel de Souza, the Children's Commissioner for England,...
You'll remember my flatulence with fondness
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thursday! Jane is kicking off about what she deems to be an inappropriate funeral song, whilst Fi expresses her biggest fear: eating jellyfish c...
I could drive you places, you could drive me mad!
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode it emerges that Fi forgot to compliment Jane on her flecks of grey, so now the whole 'au naturale' plan has gone out the window... ...
On the cusp of a grain of truth...
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fi returns from her holiday of doom and reunites with Jane, or should we say Mystic Garv. They discuss previously predicted big cat sightings whi...
Squirrels aren't known for their road sense!
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Come in Brighton? This is Garvey calling. It's Mulkerrins' last day on the pod before Fi returns tomorrow and the two Janes discuss Pride and Prejudic...
Assuming the middle-aged woman’s pose, clutching a litre of milk and a bag of rocket (with Val McDermid)
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Swift, if you’re reading this (and you probably are), watch out - Jane is coming for your man! Jane and Jamal also discuss A-Level results, a...
Living for an airport frisk (with Nicola Sturgeon)
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jamal isn't interested in Jane’s cacao nibs - sparking wistful thoughts of Fi’s return (although there's no guarantee Fi would care either...) Jam...
Fridge full of p*cky b*ts (with Celia Imrie)
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Tuesday - we’re two days out from Fruity Thursdays. Buckle in… Jamal and Jane chat the Worcestershire wildcat, nature documentaries, career...
I actually enjoyed that more than I thought I would...
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to everyone who came to see us in North Berwick — especially those who attended reluctantly and ended up enjoying it more than they expect...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Friday special! This week's bonus episode is all about HRT. It features an interview with endocrinologist Professor Annice Muk...
Book Club - Leonard and Hungry Paul
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are back with their ninth book club pick - and this one was our most unanimous yet! 'Leonard and Hungry Paul' is by Rónán Hession. Róná...
A partridge in a placenta pear tree (with Adrian Dunbar)
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The balance between cock-ups and funny bits is a delicate one - we hope we've got it right... In this episode, Jane and Fi chat Mariah Carey's denial ...
Releasing your southern-ness at Peterborough
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The animals may have gone onto the ark two by two, but Jane Garvey will be boarding solo! More on that... plus cruise ship balconies, the many ailment...
Is there a sex kitten in your cul-de-sac?
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Monday! It's another week and Jane and Fi are here to tackle the big questions... Are frozen shoulders contagious? Is there a sex kitten in your...
I'm the Shirley Temple of radio! (with Daisy Goodwin)
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi grapple with the big questions on this rainy Thursday. How do you make the sound of snogging? What kind of audio book would Fi read? Shoul...
Take me back to the path of righteousness PLEASE (with Gary Numan)
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's day three of our Lionesses Euros Hangover™ and Jane is wondering whether Cliff Richard should have joined the celebrations. Fi's got some thoug...
Nothing sexy about helping Santa (with Caspar Lee)
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Jane and Fi mull over Mariah Carey's eccentricities, whether Michael Binyon would do us a favour with a new jingle and the state...
Mystic Garv is officially UNRELIABLE!
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a new week at Times Towers. In today’s episode, Jane reflects on giving grow-your-own mushrooms to former partners, while Fi shares creative ...
I want to be Lonnie when I grow up! (in paid partnership with Washington D.C, featuring Lonnie G. Bunch III)
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode brought to you by Washington, DC, Jane and Fi learn about the many experiences waiting in the U.S. capital. They chat wi...
Scrunch, fold or flatten? (with Janet Street-Porter)
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s no judgement to be had on a deserted beach, but there’s plenty to be had on this podcast… Jane and Fi chat about topless men, 'Fifty Sha...
Greatest Tits Radio (with Max Hastings)
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Off the back of that dramatic Lionesses game, Jane and Fi muse over why they never went pro... They also consider scary airplane toilet noises, midges...
Late-in-life moustache experimentation
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode boasts bespoke emails, quality insights (sometimes), high-spec royal musings, excellent conversation links, and editing to a very...
Getting a smear test in a Toyota Yaris?
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are back together after two weeks apart and there's much to discuss! They cover bullsh*t merchants, Coldplay concerts, and toilet paper. ...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Friday special. This week's bonus episode features an interview with James Coney, news projects editor at The Sunday Times. Th...
A thunderous bra strap with three clasps and a padlock
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the final Off Air episode before we take a week's hiatus. Jane and Fi will return on July 21st. Today, Jamal and Fi chat the ugly shoe phenomenon...
A small boat with a flat bottom... (with Vassos Alexander)
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Boom! A knowledge chunk of joy is coming your way in this episode! Keep an eye out for that… Jamal and Fi also chat retirement, capes, murals, and b...
Embracing the corned beef leg look (with Christina Lamb)
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jamal's cosplaying continues and today she's bringing Parisian chic... Jane and Fi also chat fake tanning, neglected inflatables and emojis. Plus, Ch...
Off to North Berwick with my trusty travel glockenspiel
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fi and Jamal Kerrins find common ground in their (40-)love for tennis in this Wimbledon-mad email-only episode (Jamal even brings her visor). They als...
Watching Strictly via Wollongong (with Jack Mosley)
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Jane and Fi's last episode together for two weeks, they bounce from the Cotswolds to Wollongong to Crete. They also peruse Fi's last six Google sea...
Slightly more advanced on the nipple-o-meter (with Molly Jong-Fast)
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who do you think should feature on the new bank notes? Perhaps two plucky five-foot-nothing brunette lady broadcasters? Just a suggestion... Jane and ...
Spring chicken? Or sad potato?
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feast your ears on today's ultimate finger buffet of an Off Air episode. Today, Jane and Fi discuss Banksy's potential retirement, six-month-old prawn...
I admire his menopausal spirit.
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a new week, and today's revelatory episode explores conflicted feelings towards musicians, school reunions and the mysterious disappearance of Ja...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Friday special marks the 500th episode of Off Air, so we wanted to explore a topic close to our hearts. We heard from Katharine Sacks-Jone...
We can only be where we are... and that's here (with Anthony Scaramucci)
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thursday! Jane ponders how she’d respond if someone offered her bread and milk in a time of need, whilst Fi thinks about where the Rogers of t...
Expressing milk at Mach 3...
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi acknowledge that there may be a period of light adjustment to the LTLFTE jingles. They also discuss (and judge) mid-flight refreshmen...
Prickly love Down Under (with Rob Rinder)
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are pinching their necks and trying not to corpse in this episode... it's not working. They also chat Glastonbury, white jeans, guide dog ...
Shoehorning Sir Rod into skinny jeans
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Jane's birthday but not everyone has remembered... *cough Fi cough*. On this special day, they chat significant ages, bra fittings, Rod Stewart i...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Friday special. This week's bonus episode features an interview with Deborah Aydon, co-founder of Future Lidos. This conversat...
Just a walking gobsh*te (with Sarah Vine)
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jamal Kerrins is back for one day, and one day only. The Janes chat Liverpool (of course), hanxiety, and bears. Plus, columnist Sarah Vine, former ...
Bonnet work on OnlyFans? (with Jo Hamilton)
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hello sailor! Welcome to Wednesday's episode. The heat is getting to Jane and Fi... they chat Dubai chocolate, hanxiety, and fridge magnets. Plus, fo...
Birdwatching vaping recalcitrant crows (with Jacinda Ardern)
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The sheer volume of accents in this episode is extremely high - proceed with caution. Jane and Fi also chat UFO sightings, hedgehogs, and feeling the ...
Absolute daffy regional boutique plonkers
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Monday! Jane and Fi are both knackered, so bear with us as this episode bumpily chugs along... They chat Portuguese public toilets, fridge magne...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Friday special. This week's bonus episode features an interview with the author Kate Mosse, from our Times Radio afternoon sho...
The curious problem of the inactive lady-stunt-rider (with Harry Redknapp)
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode bounces from decimalisation to Avanti West to ventriloquism to lucky bags to motherhood – you can't say we don't have range. Plus, b...
A ledge of bosom (with Eluned Morgan)
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fi is struggling with some listeners' names — apologies to anyone called Linda... Jane and Fi also discuss potent wees, manifesting people, and dysl...
A certain bad-ass insouciance (with Steph McGovern)
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mystic Garv makes a very brief return - listen out for it... As well as that, Jane and Fi discuss global stamps, neighbourly interactions, and unguent...
Pinging out the ladies!
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The team’s fox troubles continue, and we thank you for your sage advice—it’s somewhat more productive than Jane’s suggestions. Jane and Fi als...
OFF AIR... EXTRA
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another Friday special. This week's bonus episode features an interview with campaigner Zelda Perkins, a former assistant to Harvey We...
A bit of frisky fun! (with Sathnam Sanghera)
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fi’s had her fake-grass paved over, and it’s caused a bit of a hullabaloo! Jane and Fi also chat getting down with labour, resting grouch face, an...
Tipping people over the edge since 2017 (with Jameela Jamil)
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane had an accident just before recording — apologies if you can hear her toes squelching... Jane and Fi also chat care, foxes, and maths. Plus, a...
Single, female, unwilling to get you out of a third-world prison (with Chloe Dalton)
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's been a new addition to the list of things we need to get sorted in the Off Air community—so we need your help! (Admittedly, the list is gett...
Flashing your headlights in a National Trust car park
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Garvey is back – bring out the bunting! She's got some thoughts on... well, a lot: Hay Festival, the Eurostar, Andy Warhol, various types of lo...
LIVE AT THE RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW (with Thomas Fudge's)
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode brought to you by Thomas Fudge's, Jane and Fi head down to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to take in the flora and fauna, e...