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Off Air with Jane & Fi - Podcast

Off Air with Jane & Fi

Jane Garvey and Fi Glover keep the mics on, grab a cuppa and say what they really think - unencumbered and off air.


If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: [email protected] and follow our antics away from the mic on Instagram: @janeandfi


Follow Off Air with Jane & Fi wherever you get your podcasts, or join us on Times Radio every Monday to Thursday afternoon between 2pm and 4pm on DAB, smart speaker and the Times Radio app: www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/live


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Average duration
42 minutes
Episodes
621
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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Let's Be Avenue! (with Mackenzie Crook)

Let's Be Avenue! (with Mackenzie Crook)

Fi's off today, and Jane's feeling a bit under the weather. But it's Thursday, so hey ho! Jane covers sinister festive postboxes, Mr. Bungle, and retirement allotments.


Plus, actor Mackenzie Crook d…

00:26:23  |   Thu 05 Dec 2024
The Jane Garvey cul-de-sac (with Michael Ball)

The Jane Garvey cul-de-sac (with Michael Ball)

In this episode there's outrage at the cost of stamps, a yuletide yeti and the best named woods in the country... enjoy!


Plus, performer and broadcaster Michael Ball discusses his new novel ‘A Backs…

00:53:05  |   Wed 04 Dec 2024
Looking at love from both sides and tripping up the escalator

Looking at love from both sides and tripping up the escalator

Life is a roller coaster—it's true... And so is this episode, Jane and Fi chat photo montages, Elon Musk's nan, and Joni Mitchell.


Plus, civil rights lawyer Ben Crump and music industry exec Dorothy…

00:49:07  |   Tue 03 Dec 2024
Merry in front of the offspring (with Jonathan Coe)

Merry in front of the offspring (with Jonathan Coe)

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 celeb…

00:51:09  |   Mon 02 Dec 2024
Put off by a man in Y-front and socks (with National Art Pass)

Put off by a man in Y-front and socks (with National Art Pass)

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 Fre…

00:35:06  |   Fri 29 Nov 2024
Has anyone checked in with Charli XCX? (with Robert Hardman)

Has anyone checked in with Charli XCX? (with Robert Hardman)

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 bi…

00:59:05  |   Thu 28 Nov 2024
Putting the funk in dysfunctional!

Putting the funk in dysfunctional!

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, p…

00:46:00  |   Wed 27 Nov 2024
Rod Stewart or shortbread? (with Gina Miller)

Rod Stewart or shortbread? (with Gina Miller)

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 domesti…

00:45:31  |   Tue 26 Nov 2024
Emerging sprouts (with General David Patraeus)

Emerging sprouts (with General David Patraeus)

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 gree…

00:47:16  |   Mon 25 Nov 2024
Book Club - The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

Book Club - The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

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…

00:48:08  |   Fri 22 Nov 2024
Can you be passionate in Brentford Nylons?

Can you be passionate in Brentford Nylons?

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…

00:46:12  |   Thu 21 Nov 2024
I'm suddenly thinking of an Umpapa Band (with Joan Armatrading)

I'm suddenly thinking of an Umpapa Band (with Joan Armatrading)

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 …

00:40:44  |   Wed 20 Nov 2024
We'll have them a vulval pink, darling! (with Lady Glenconner)

We'll have them a vulval pink, darling! (with Lady Glenconner)

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 …

00:49:22  |   Tue 19 Nov 2024
A very low squat and a very fast get up (with Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb)

A very low squat and a very fast get up (with Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb)

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…

00:36:42  |   Mon 18 Nov 2024
Pissed and looking forward to a jacket

Pissed and looking forward to a jacket

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…

00:46:08  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
Sounds more gynaecological than intended (with Jo Malone)

Sounds more gynaecological than intended (with Jo Malone)

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 M…

00:59:10  |   Wed 13 Nov 2024
A cheery potato bottom for the weekend! (with Larry Lamb)

A cheery potato bottom for the weekend! (with Larry Lamb)

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…

00:45:32  |   Tue 12 Nov 2024
Knick-knacks for dickheads (with Adrian Dunbar)

Knick-knacks for dickheads (with Adrian Dunbar)

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 o…

00:48:25  |   Mon 11 Nov 2024
A not-much-to-be-ashamed-of appendage (with Jeff Stelling)

A not-much-to-be-ashamed-of appendage (with Jeff Stelling)

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 J…

00:48:20  |   Thu 07 Nov 2024
Mystic Garv's retirement party

Mystic Garv's retirement party

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 to…

00:28:20  |   Wed 06 Nov 2024
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