Off Air with Jane & Fi

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 big questions today: Was Ambridge a Roman settlement? Does the broadcasting industry have a disproportionate number of Brians? What did people do before buttons? And are hedgehogs creepy?

Plus, writer and journalist Sarah Vaughan discusses her latest book ‘Based on a True Story’.

You can check out our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi

Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza

Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: [email protected] us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 channel: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi

In today’s episode, Jane and Fi address lady cars, mega-wealth, the buttocks of Samuel Pepys, gluten-free wafers, lattes that make you fart, and the different ways to make sure you've got all 1000 pieces of your jigsaw puzzle.

The book recommended today is London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe.

Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza

Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: [email protected] us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 week and wanted to bring it to the Off Air community... Scientists have made major technological advances, revealing how mutations in a tiny non-coding gene cause multiple neurodevelopmental disorders.

Fi spoke to Prof. Nicky Whiffin, who leads the Computational Rare Disease Genomics Group at Oxford University's Big Data Institute, and James Coney, News Projects Editor at The Sunday Times.

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: [email protected]

Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 chat chopper bikes, rebellious school photos, Bruno Brookes' real name, fox droppings, and zooming around Lisbon airport astride a Trunki.

Plus, Professor Baroness (Kathy) Willis on her National Trust Octavia Hill Lecture, covering how nature makes you healthier.

To hear our comfort reads list, go to: 58:15 Or, you can see the list up on our Instagram. Just search @JaneandFi

You can check out our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi

Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza

Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: [email protected] us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 desserts, Nevil Shute Road, no-good chocolate Cavapoos, and the abnormal temperature of Jane’s cellar.

Plus, actress Joanna Scanlan discusses voicing the audiobook 'Mercy' and her new Channel 5 thriller 'Missed Call'.

You can check out our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi

Our new playlist 'Coiled Spring' is up and running: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tmoCpbp42ae7R1UY8ofza

Our most asked about book is called 'The Later Years' by Peter Thornton.

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: [email protected] us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.