Off Air with Jane & Fi
Episodes
That’s a substantial sword the lady is baring - with Vanessa Feltz
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Seven years of podcasting, and Jane reveals at last why handbags put her off joining the Navy.Meanwhile Fi’s asking: why isn’t there a Poundland o...
God doesn't notice cheese - with Adjoa Andoh
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why won't Jane leave Fi's olives alone? Why does Fi say magazine like that? And where are have Jane's varifocals gone? They're joined by Bridgerton st...
Never go for double denim - with Sally Wainwright
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi ponder their fashion icon status and discuss the upcoming 'Spring Thor' - a term which may or may not catch on.They're joined by screenwri...
Raisins with consequences
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane gives us her favourite facts about Saint David, while Fi ponders an acorn of an idea for a matchmaking service. They're joined by Richard Reeves,...
Triggered by the word 'teats'
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are talking all things breastfeeding.They're joined by art historian Joanna Wolfarth to discuss her book Milk: An Intimate History of Brea...
Hedgehog on hedgehog action
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi enjoy a slice of cake for Fi's birthday.They're joined by Ben Bailey Smith (AKA Doc Brown) to discuss his podcast, Shrink the Box, which i...
Move over Starsky and Hutch
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Should you sing your own theme music? Jane and Fi find out. They're also joined by surgeon Averil Mansfield, where they talk about why surgery is a ma...
Self-care? Just get cats!
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sourdough starters, kombucha, mindfulness and jade vagina balls - has self care gone too far? Dr. Pooja Lakshmin thinks so. She joins Jane and Fi to h...
A lot of people swear by luncheon meat
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are joined by Patricia Field, the costume designer behind Sex and the City, Emily in Paris, The Devil Wears Prada and more. Can Jane tell ...
We're full of joie de vivre! - with Rev. Richard Coles and Charles Spencer
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are back and well rested from their week away.They're joined by Reverend Richard Coles, cosy crime King and Radio 4 jock, and his old neig...
It's NOT a pie
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi have swanned off on holiday, so Chloe Tilley and Calum Macdonald are here to hold down the fort for the last time before their return on M...
This is my Super Bowl!
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi have swanned off on holiday, so Chloe Tilley and Calum Macdonald are here to hold down the fort. They're joined by Director Shekhar Kapur ...
Head first into glory - with Matty Lee
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi have swanned off on holiday, so Chloe Tilley and Calum Macdonald are here to hold down the fort.They’re joined by GB diver Matty Lee to ...
We had a really great thirty minutes...
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi have swanned off on holiday, so Chloe Tilley and Calum Macdonald are here to hold down the fort.They're joined by Adam Vaughn, Environment...
Good luck finding your nipples
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After their last live show before their holiday, Jane and Fi discuss smuggling diet coke into the studio and bad directions from the production team.T...
How many inches do you think yours is?
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi get giddy as their holiday looms and they talk TV inches and cauliflower soup for breakfast.Also poet, artist and performer Debris Stevens...
Chicken shoes and a compound brown sauce - with Steven Moffat
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are joined by the writer behind Dr Who and Sherlock, Steven Moffat, to hear about his new play 'The Unfriend'. They also discuss the answ...
Like something out of a Victoria Wood sketch
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi talk ready-made home-made dinners, 50th birthday parties, and the juxtaposition of urban virility. They're also joined by CNN's chief inte...
I've never been able to look at a pigeon the same way again
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi have been at the Destinations Show at Kensington Olympia to explore all things travel.The film-maker and travel writer Ash Bhardwaj discus...
A "fly by the seat of your pants-er" - with Jojo Moyes
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning author Jojo Moyes joins Jane and Fi to discuss her new book Someone Else's Shoes.Also they consider what job they'd have done in Victori...
Women shouting angrily - with Sarah Polley
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Director Sarah Polley joins Jane and Fi to discuss societal victim blaming, Oscars snubs and her new film ‘Women Talking’.Also top water cooler mo...
Problematic Uteri
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are joined by Lauren Fleshman, the celebrated American distance runner and author of Good For A Girl My Life Running In A Man's World.Also...
The ski lifts beckon, darling
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are joined by 'Diva Divorce Lawyer' Ayesha Vardag on her strict dress codes and high profile clients.Also, the news you've all been waitin...
It's what Shakespeare would have wanted...
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are joined by Paulette Hamilton, the first black woman to become an MP in Birmingham. Also - how did Fi's kittens get their names? Will Ja...
Everyone’s grandma should be their number one fan
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discuss the homelessness crisis and systemic failure as well as why your Grandma should always be your best cheerleader with journalist Da...
My perplexometer is off the charts - with Amanda Owen
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi chat £58 sheep, giving birth in the living room and the challenges of modern farming with Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen. If you ...
I love a Tuesday - with Alex Edelman
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi chat flexitarians, maternity leave and what is the best day to go to the theatre….They're also joined by American comedian Alex Edelman ...
Love and loss - with Jason Watkins
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi chat childbirth, royalty and the tennis champion that won £40…They're also joined by actor Jason Watkins, who speaks about losing his t...
If music be the food of love, order her a happy meal - with Fred Sirieix
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane is back after her day off, and Fi is struggling to keep the peace... They're joined by the star of Channel 4's 'First Dates' Fred Sirieix to talk...
Any Jane will do - with Cariad Lloyd
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane's taking a well deserved day off so Fi is joined by our second favourite Jane, Associate Editor of The Times Magazine, Jane Mulkerrins. Comedian ...
BBC Director of eye level - with Ross Kemp
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you were thinking...er...Ross Kemp doing a light entertainment game show…how does that work? So were we. And so was he.TV tough guy turned Mr. Sa...
That seal has a malevolent look about him - with Michaela Strachan
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are joined by 'Winter Watch' presenter Michaela Strachan, who solves the mystery of why there's no 'Summer Watch'... Also, do you like goi...
I didn't take up much space and I wasn't any bother
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you didn't study geography, would still have gone on all the trips? Jane did?Also, historian Katy Hessel discusses the power of the lost women of t...
Litter training, it's the natural world in all its glory - with Omid Djalili
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Omid Djalili the actor and comedian joins Jane and Fi to talk about his new high-concept podcast 'Please Tell Me A Story'. Plus, Fi tries to work...
I draw the line at the Sugababes
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ding! Ding! Gloves up gentlemen.As extracts from 'Spare' hit the papers Stig Abell joins Jane and Fi to talk sibling rivalry and picks through the acc...
I'm completely over beavers
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anoosheh Ashooori was held in an Iranian prison for five years only to be released last year alongside Nazanin Zagari-Radcliffe. He joins Jane and Fi ...
I love Nando's mash - with Romesh Ranganathan
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you still partake in a cheeky Nandos? What would you do for a famous 'black card'? Fi suggests a tattoo may get you there?Comedian Ramesh Ranganath...
A whole degree in umbilical scrutiny
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi talk about their favourite presents this Christmas, campaign for cat's eyes on the roads in the US, and discuss the ins and outs of blind ...
Drunk Funcles
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's final best-of before Jane and Fi return next week, they talk to the award winning food critic, columnist and broadcaster Grace Dent, about ...
It's a strange time of year isn't it
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ready for a second helping of the very best of 'Off air with Jane and Fi'? Today, the author and How to Fail podcast host Elizabeth Day joins them in ...
Crimbo limbo
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another Christmas cracker of a best-of 'Off air... with Jane and Fi' for you today featuring the comedian Tom Allen who talks about how he channelled ...
Gloves off for Boxing Day
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first of our best-of episodes of 'Off air' with some of Jane and Fi's favourite interviews of the year.Today they are joined by Monty P...
Wine Times LIVE - with Jane and Fi
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been enjoying 'Off air... with Jane and Fi' then perhaps you might be interested in another podcast here at The Times? So let us introduce y...
Imagine Uncle Dave is a bit drunk
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the final day of Jane's solo career in the studio with The Times science editor Tom Whipple filling in the guest presenter's chair.Also, journali...
I really can't fathom a minestrone
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's day three with no Fi, so to help her cheer up, Jane is joined by three guests this episode. Historical author Julia Boyd discusses the news that ...
I'm starting to miss the little thing
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another day flying solo and Jane is already starting to look forward to Fi's return.The Times Technology Business Editor, Katie Prescott, is Jane's pr...
I don't run the organisation...yet
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With Fi off on her Christmas holidays Jane is flying solo...with a little help from her friends.Fellow Jane and associate editor of The Times Magazine...
I'm not driving home for Christmas
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last podcast of the year for Fi before she follows Santa on a merry jaunt in the sky for her Christmas hols - they celebrate by talking all thi...
At least I'm owning my own hypocrisy
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discuss Joanna Lumley's recent comments, being given presentation pickles, and the need for more lollipop people in Marrakesh. They're joi...
Walruses, they're not lookers
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi come up with a new safe word, and have to use it quite a few times. They're joined by Andrea Elliott, Pulitzer prize winning author of 'In...
Royal flush - with Susannah Constantine
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do if you blocked the loo at a high powered event? Turn to the sister of the Queen and use a cake slice? Surely not...but if you did yo...
A multi-purpose royalspert - with Gyles Brandreth
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gyles Brandreth joins Jane on Fi to discuss his podcast 'Something Rhymes With Purple' with Susie Dent, and it's perfectly timed on the day that ...
A little playful smile resting around my face - with Jake Humphrey
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Will Jane's dreams of becoming a lounge crooner ever come true? Does Fi have an incredibly serious face? Can the pair still unlock their full potentia...
My laughable weekly shop
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi ask; are you still drifting in with us? Should a broadcaster come to work with a blocked nose? Can a student live on Dairylea and two loav...
I've never got on with a rhombus
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi ask what shape vegan food should be, how best to make small talk at parties, and do pilots ever get used to aeroplane toilets?Pilot and au...
Standards: we've got to have some - with Michael and Hilary Whitehall
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Hilary Whitehall join Jane and Fi to talk about their podcast 'Wittering Whitehalls' and give their advice on what to tell a client who's ...
You've declared yourself a cockle convert
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discover the benefits of Sea Moss with Sea Moss Boss boss Tee McKen. They're joined by Dr Anne Marie Imafidon, the youngest ever girl...
No craic - with Michelle Gallen
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Would you skip the football to hunt for your stopcock? Fi might be doing that very thing whilst you're listening. They are also joined by the Irish au...
Porn, the family business - with Jamie Morton and Alice Levine
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fi: "We've had too much sex already...and it's only Monday!"Stars of the hit podcast series My Dad Wrote a Porno, Jamie Morton and Alice Levine, revea...
Slipping on lubricant - with Tom Allen
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The comedian Tom Allen joins Jane and Fi in the studio to talk about how he channelled the loss of his father into his new book "Too Much".Also, how s...
Gasping for a lovely drink - with Paul Feig
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discuss beauty therapists reviewing their patients, and ask if a group of elderly nuns who encounter a naturist on a ramble are entitled t...
Not everyone is a card carrying naturist
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To be, or not to be...in the buff?Jane and Fi ask why almost 7 million Brits have claimed to be throwing out their wardrobe in favour of their birthda...
Fantastically successful Pink Ladies - with Grace Dent
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discuss loos at motorway service stations, removing the glue from HRT patches, and how to deal with awkward supermarket encounters...They'...
Ding dongs and dong dings
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nice bums, strong thighs, and easy on the eyes...but should we be objectifying the likes of Jack Grealish and the rest of the England football team?Al...
Amiable tosh indeed - with Emma Donoghue
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discuss royal hands, the renaming of stopcocks, and deliciously voluble Spanish...And, they're joined by novelist and screenwriter Emma Do...
Hummus abominations - with Yotam Ottolenghi
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Beetroot or chocolate infused hummus anyone? Well not in an Ottolenghi restaurant.The legendary chef Yotam Ottolenghi joins Jane and Fi to talk about ...
The perils of balancing baked potatoes - with Professor Green
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi talk eating lunch at your desk, extravagant gifts from love interests, and putting your golf balls in the dishwasher...And they're joined ...
It's (probably not) coming home...is it?
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the World Cup in Qatar now just days away and off the back of Gareth Southgate's squad announcement, Jane and Fi look ahead to the competition wi...
Quality time with my orb goblet
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is kindness getting rehabilitated?The award-winning science journalist and broadcaster Claudia Hammond joins Jane and Fi in the studio to talk about h...
The voice of Gen Z?
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi talk to author, artist, feminist and influencer, Florence Given about what it's like to be labelled the 'voice of Gen Z', her feminist jou...
1000-mile journey - with Michael Palin
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi talk to comedian, writer, actor, presenter, and seasoned traveller Sir Michael Palin about his 1000 mile journey down the River Tigris. Hi...
Horribly exposed to Ned's bits - with Monty Don
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We waited...and waited..and waited for Rishi Sunk to make an appearance at Cop27 - and whilst he pondered his speech Jane and Fi discussed the power o...
If I blink twice come and get me
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Only one month into the new show and already one listener is beginning to worry about Jane and Fi's professional and personal relationship?As the cost...
A bit of gentle encouragement helps - with Ian Hislop
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi are joined by lifestyle journalist and Wellness Wednesday regular, Rosamund Dean, to find out how to cope when everything feels a bit blea...
Where the magic happens - with Bryony Gordon
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi talk to journalist, columnist and author, Bryony Gordon, about social media, Prince Harry, being a parent, and her experiences with alcoho...
Yogababble - with Prof Scott Galloway
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discuss economics, prison, immigration and how to help the younger generation with Scott Galloway, New York Times best-selling author and ...
Been too free with Sir Richard - with Susie Dent
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi talk words with lexicographer, etymologist and the woman in Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent.Susie Dent's new book, 'An Emotional Dictionary:...
I am my cat's Queen - with Dawn O'Porter
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discuss pet grief, intimacy with pets and writing sex scenes with writer and former TV host, Dawn O'Porter. Her latest novel, 'C...
Beware the Breton jumper - With Nick Grimshaw
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discuss the risks of horizontal stripes, and Nick Grimshaw talks about his new memoir, 'Soft Lad'.If you want to contact the show to ask a...
Cabinet musical chairs - Rishi's first day as PM
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rishi Sunak has started appointing his cabinet after being officially asked by King Charles to form a new government.Jane and Fi chat about that and t...
First job as PM? Panic!
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Penny Mordaunt pulls out of the Conservative leadership race - meaning Rishi Sunak will be our next Prime Minister.Jane Garvey and Fi Glover discuss t...
Not another one - Liz Truss resigns
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Another resignation and another Prime Minister leaves office this year - with Liz Truss becoming the shortest reigning PM in British history.They're j...
Clean my gong
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Moments after Suella Braverman departs as Home Secretary, Jane and Fi chat about the jeopardy of live radio.They're joined by human rights barrister A...
A saccharine note of journo pap - with Elizabeth Day
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One day on from having to tear up the script and start yesterday's show again, Jane and Fi return to discuss Hugh Edwards 10 second warning about The ...
"The lady's not for turning...UP!"
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi review the day's big political news which forced them to throw out their entire show and start again.They are joined by Times Radio chief ...
From politics to podcast - with Jess Phillips
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the end of the first week of the podcast and already Jane and Fi have a bonus edition with Labour politician Jess Phillips; Shadow Minster for Do...
Ground Control to Major Tim - with Tim Peake
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi have reached the end of their first week in the new job and are very much looking forward to the weekend. But before they can recharge the...
Welcome to the club
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi question whether it's a good idea for "Royal adjacent" former rugby star Mike Tindall to enter the I'm a Celebrity Jungle.Joining them tod...
New Royals and a brave bride
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane and Fi discuss the fallout from footballer Iker Casillas's alleged joke about being gay in a sport where coming out for men seems almost impossib...
Chat and Chop - with Jamie Oliver
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh from their Times Radio debut Jane and Fi welcome you to their new podcast series, Fi debates the best way to approach starting a new job and the...
Off air...with Jane and Fi - COMING SOON
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh from their all new Times Radio show Jane Garvey and Fi Glover keep the mics on, grab a cuppa and say what they really think - unencumbered and o...