Fi is on half term this week but fear not... school is still in session for Jane, who is joined by Robbie Millen, literary editor of The Times and The Sunday Times. Robbie graces us with his withering verdict on the new Wuthering Heights adaptation, baths in bedrooms and eavesdropping Alexas.

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

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Podcast Producers: Hannah Quinn and Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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Welcome to a Friday special! This week's bonus episode features an interview with Julianne Miles MBE, chartered psychologist and co-founder of Career Returners. Her book 'Return Journey: How to get back to work and thrive after a career break' offers a psychology-led, step-by-step guide for any professional looking to get back to fulfilling work. 

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

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Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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It's Thursday and we're about to break up for half-term... Fi's off next week so Jane will be holding down - with some (minimal) help along the way. Before that happens, they chat about Dick Van Dyke, revision periods, CoolCats in a GoPro, and finding love in Asda.

Plus, best-selling author Jennie Godfrey discusses her new novel T'he Barbecue at No. 9'.

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 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 Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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This podcast is the living embodiment of managing your expectations - please keep them low… at all times. In today’s episode, Jane and Fi chat piles, the questionable nature of freestanding baths, the danger of paving stones, the similarities between CoolCat and Kim Jong Un, and estate agent jargon… Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Plus, Zac Goldsmith, sculptor and former Tory minister, discusses his latest collection.

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 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 Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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

We know you’ve all been on the edge of your seats (particularly if you’re anything like Shaun Evans), but fear not, Fi brings you an Anusol update… Plus, there’s discussion about Jane on the drums, lengths of meetings, fat and happy pets, and the diabolical nature of the sheet cake.

Also, Lisa McGee, creator and writer of Derry Girls, discusses her new show ‘How to Get to Heaven from Belfast’.

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 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 Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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

Fi’s had a bumpy start to the morning in the form of a classic misplaced-phone palaver, but crisis averted… After that, Jane and Fi chat unsubtle Anusol product placement, the glis glis, confused supermarket chocolate, and latex-clad mother-in-laws.

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 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 Producers: 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 an interview with Vicky Ward, an investigative journalist who has spent decades reporting on Jeffrey Epstein.

Vicky wrote a profile of Epstein for Vanity Fair back in 2003. It was due to include allegations of abuse from Maria and Annie Farmer - who filed the earliest known complaints against him - but those allegations were later redacted.

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

Assistant Producer: Hannah Quinn

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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Jane and Fi's work outside the home is over for the week... They'll now be moving indoors... Before that, they chat nut balls, the downside to en-suites, carrot cake being the armpit of the cake world, and they demand justice for the bean burger.

Plus, wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan discusses her upcoming tour 'Not Just A Wild Life'.

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 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 Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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This is an after-hours podcast episode…Welcome to the twilight zone… well, 4:12pm. Expect more butter-dish chat, non-traditional ratatouille, neutering your pets (and your ex), and there's an accent warning...

Plus, Steve Crawshaw, journalist and former UK director at Human Rights Watch, joins us to discuss his book Prosecuting the Powerful: War Crimes and the Battle for Justice.

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 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 Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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

Jane and Fi are feeling nostalgic today and they’re reminiscing about simpler times: when the landline phone knew its place, the Mini Cooper stayed in its lane, and washing your hair and body was a straight forward with Matey...

Plus, Virgin Radio’s Emma B discusses her new podcast 'I Can Run A Marathon'. 

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 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 Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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

Happy Monday! Jane’s been putting her pipes to good use over the weekend, and she brings a flavour of it to this episode… aren’t you lucky? Jane and Fi also chat butter wars, claggy swallows, handwriting, and Le Creuset.

Our next book club pick is 'A Town Like Alice' by Nevil Shute.

The original music for The Greatest Showman is by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

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 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 Producers: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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