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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: janeandfi@times.radio and follow our antics away from the mic on Instagram: @janeandfiFollow 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:

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57:00

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

Off Air with Jane & Fi ·

2026/03/19

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 in their man-bags? Jane and Fi ponder life's biggest questions in today's episode. Plus, Jane speaks to author and poet, Pam Ayres, about her new children's book 'Dandy the Dormouse'. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running:

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54:33

Asleep most of the time, or drunk.

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2026/03/18

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. Plus, Fi speaks to Rosie Maguire,Policy and Programmes Manager at the Centre for Thriving Places, and Clare Bracey, Director of Policy, Campaigns & Communications at Become, about what happens when private companies operate our care services. Ending Extraction in the UK Care System is a report that has been jointly put together by researchers

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1:02:23

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

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2026/03/17

Jane and Fi are back together and taking a trip down memory lane - hair bobbles, sun cream, puberty, and embarrassing photos that, thankfully, they’re willing to show to the team... They also discuss unwanted surprises, celebrity sightings, the manosphere, hair adornments, and meddling with the thermometer. Plus, Dr Sian Williams, presenter and chartered counselling psychologist, discusses her new book 'The Power of Anxiety'. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi

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OFF AIR... EXTRA

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2026/03/13

Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with translators Natasha Lehrer and Ruth Driver, who collaborated on the translation of Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir 'A Hymn to Life'. They discuss the process with Jane and the significance of the book. If you were affected by any of the issues discussed please email feedback@times.radio and we will get back to you with resources. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then

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1:00:48

A wooden seat for a golden hind

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2026/03/12

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 you let on, the definition of camp, teaching nose-blowing, and style mistakes that are 'making you look older'. Plus, Fi chats to Peter Hammond and Ash Smith, the real campaigners portrayed in Channel 4's Dirty Business. There's no podcast on Monday as Jane and Fi are both off, so we'll see you on Tuesday. Check out our YouTube channel here:

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1:00:54

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

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2026/03/11

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 also cover the Golden Hinde, elongated family stays, solace in the laundry room, and the state of women's healthcare.Plus, journalist Eric Schlosser discusses the 25th anniversary of his exposé ‘Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal’.Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur next book club pick is 'A

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52:15

A complete PR win for Ikea (with Katya Adler)

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2026/03/10

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-scented). They also chat steamed glasses, soirée small talk, giving up smoking, Punch the monkey - and we probably owe a bit of an apology to The Observer... Plus, BBC Europe editor Katya Adler discusses her new documentary Europe on the Edge. Check out our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFiOur next book club pick is 'A Town Like

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47:33

Unashamed fan of the apple-catcher pant

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2026/03/09

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 and Fi are filled with excitement — the joys of spring and... snot. (It's all glamour over here!) In between the nose-blowing, they ask: Do people still care about VPLs? What is Victor's secret? Is Frank the cat really a cat? Plus, there are apologies to the people of Hertfordshire...Check out our YouTube channel here:

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26:29

OFF AIR... EXTRA

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2026/03/06

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 about her fantastic, if unsettling, piece from last week regarding the links between the worlds of Jeffrey Epstein, Gisèle Pelicot, and pornography. You can read Helen’s full article, "Epstein, Pelicot and the toxic culture of 'teen' porn," here: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/acrime/article/gisele-pelicot-jeffrey-epstein-toxic-culture-porn-mlw8kzmwhIf you

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51:09

Is ANYBODY in this country listening?! (with Georgie...

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2026/03/05

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 the "Great Orange Blimp" if given the chance. Plus, Fi speaks to BAFTA-winning filmmaker Georgie Wileman about her powerful short film, This is Endometriosis. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on

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1:05:42

I find watermelons unwieldy beasts...

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2026/03/04

King and Queen Tut return today to discuss the big philosophical questions: banning flavoured hot cross buns, diplomatic slappers, and misleadingly dirty lyrics. Plus, Jane speaks to Labour MP Naz Shah about her memoir, Honoured. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQ If

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57:09

She-Wees and Duchy Urinals (with Nancy Birtwhistle)

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2026/03/03

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 brainstorm their own future chart-topper... a manual dedicated entirely to the world of wee. Plus, Fi speaks to author and Bake Off winner, Nancy Birtwhistle, about her new book 'Clean Magic'. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our

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47:38

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

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2026/03/02

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’ high-waisted trousers, and the latest on Fi’s ever-changing "Free the Nipple" manifesto. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQ

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25:34

OFF AIR... EXTRA

Off Air with Jane & Fi ·

2026/02/27

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 involved with Epstein at age 21 when he offered to pay for her art tuition. Her story is complicated - like so many young women who were in his orbit - and she shares it with Fi…If you were affected by any of the issues discussed please email feedback@times.radio and we will get back to you with resources. If you want to contact the show to ask a

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54:15

Formidable in the front, petite in the back (with Ian...

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2026/02/26

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 drivers, dobbing in your neighbours, disposing of deceased pets, and the fickle nature of muslin. There are also a few parish notices, including mention of a new playlist… Plus, Ian Russell, father of Molly Russell, discusses the upcoming documentary Molly vs the Machines. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.Our most asked about

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54:44

Ken Follett jigsaw and matching underwear? (with Elly...

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2026/02/25

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-shape Olympics, children in restaurants and the fading art of the Tannoy. Plus, best selling novelist Elly Griffiths discusses her latest book ‘The Killing Time’. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas'

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59:48

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

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2026/02/24

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. Jane and Fi are back in more familiar surroundings to discuss all the important stuff - matching underwear, habitual idiocies, whether you should lock a bathroom door around loved ones, the power of the wet wipe, and the lacklustre nature of Shreddies. Plus, Harriet Tyce, crime writer and Traitors contestant, discusses her new book ‘Witch Trial’.Our

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46:37

I never claimed to be consistent!

Off Air with Jane & Fi ·

2026/02/23

Jane and Fi are reunited, but they’re in new, cosier surroundings… They cover milk-bottle glasses, moving schools, Wuthering Heights, three-legged cats, children in restaurants, and who sat on the lesbians. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our 'I'm in the cupboard on Christmas' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQIf you want to contact the

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44:15

'A rampant cropped-hair feminist' (with Felicity...

Off Air with Jane & Fi ·

2026/02/19

It's the last 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 down the hatches - she really does it all! Jane and Eve talk men in power, the best cinemas in the city, bilingualism, and life without a loaf.Plus, television producer and journalist Felicity Spector discusses her book ‘Bread and War’, ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice'

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48:07

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of Anusol (with Dame...

Off Air with Jane & Fi ·

2026/02/18

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’s still off, so Eve props Jane up - they chat Barbara Pym, aliens, bowling with piles, and book translations. Plus, space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock discusses her memoir 'Starchild'. Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute. Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton. You can listen to our

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