Jane and Fi are reunited after their week off and are full of the joys of spring! They discuss what goes on on the other side of the moon, Freida McFadden’s identity, disappointing Mary Berry, and good comfort reads.

Some of their recommendations from today’s episode include Maeve Binchy’s books, A Far-Flung Life by M.L. Stedman, A Family Matter by Claire Lynch, London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe, and a podcast series called Foundling.

Today’s episode was not visualised. We’ll be back on YouTube next week.

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: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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We've made it to our eleventh book club edition! We've been inundated with emails for this one, so thank you so much for your engagement. There have been mixed thoughts about Nevil Shute's proper yarn, 'A Town Like Alice'... Plus, the fab Laura Hackett, deputy literary editor and fiction editor across both The Sunday Times and The Times, joins to share her thoughts and bring a touch of class (and a slightly questionable accent...).

Thank you so much for your engagement and interaction. We hope you'll join us for the next one.

Get your suggestions in at: janeandfi@times.radio

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Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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We welcome you to Maundy Thursday. In the penultimate episode before Jane and Fi go off for a week, they learn that their influence knows no bounds in Purley Way! They also chat Winchester vs Basingstoke rivalries, cat-arse dispensers, erotic Ottolenghi recipes, why you should never turn to a bottle of Malibu… and a visit from the Easter Bunny.

Plus, best-selling author William Boyd discusses the paperback of ‘The Predicament’, the second instalment in the Gabriel Dax trilogy.

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 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.

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

Podcast Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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Have you ever successfully taken the smell out of wool? Then this is the podcast for you! Jane and Fi chat Club 18–30, second-hand bed linen, extremely experimental theatre, and what happens when your fingertips fade.

Plus, Times Radio presenter and crime-author Stig Abell discusses his latest book ‘A Twist in the River’.

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 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.

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

Podcast Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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Fi joins today’s episode with a berry medley; do excuse her and her tart fruits. There are also some parish notices, discussion about the joys of parish notices, thoughts on robot carers, stacks of tuna, and Ryan Gosling’s hair in space.

Plus, Oscar- and Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste discusses his upcoming KOKO London shows.

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 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.

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

Podcast Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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It's Monday, which means the fire is lit and Jane and Fi are providing all the facial expressions... You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@OffAirWithJaneAndFi

Jane and Fi tackle some heavy topics today: the lost art of team-building exercises, why professional scaffolders are preferable to amateur ones, how drunken tattoos led to Brexit, and why problems arise when an M&S food hall is too big…

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

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.

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

Podcast Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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Welcome to a Friday special! This week’s bonus episode features an interview with Jane Coates, the mother of Lucy Harrison, who was fatally shot in the chest by her father in his home in Texas.

A grand jury in the US determined there was insufficient evidence to charge anyone in connection with Lucy's death. Here in the UK, a coroner has since reached a very different conclusion, ruling that Lucy was unlawfully killed, and that her death was the result of reckless actions.

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 please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

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Podcast Producers: Eve Salusbury

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It’s the day of the Christmas party, and there’s excitement in the air! Can you hear the distant snap of a Christmas cracker? No, us neither… Jane and Fi chat building a holiday around Harold Wilson’s bungalow, who would play them in their biopics, Austrian sewer tours, and misleading Tube stops.

Plus, writer and producer Catherine Carr discusses her book Who’s the Favourite?

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

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.

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

Podcast Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.