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Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

11. Nearly As Good As The Shrimping Man

Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

BBC

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.85.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2017

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Jane Garvey and Fi Glover discuss miracle soap, modern politics and the radio that’s made them cry.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'd just like to tell you about a podcast that I've been doing with my friend Brian Cox.

0:04.8

I'm Robinins. Welcome to The Infinite Monkey Cage.

0:07.2

What we're doing in this new series, Sharks, fungi, bees versus wasps.

0:11.8

We're going to explain how bees explode, why wasps don't explode,

0:15.0

before we then climb into a Supervolcano metaphorically.

0:18.2

So, if you'd like to hear about the magnificence and strangeness of the universe

0:22.4

and all the wonders that lie within, listen to The Infinite Monkey Cage.

0:25.2

And you can listen to the whole series before anyone else

0:27.8

when you listen on BBC Sound.

0:30.2

This is The BBC.

0:32.2

So, we're in the media cafe. It's episode...

0:34.8

What is it? Episode 11.

0:36.0

It's unfortunate. It's been widely acclaimed.

0:39.0

Do we like to thank everyone?

0:40.2

Yes, with Fee, Glover and Jane Garvey.

0:42.6

Or is it Linda Lussardi?

0:46.2

I've listened back to Episode 10.

0:48.2

Did you? Yes.

0:49.8

You are that person.

0:50.8

I am that person. I am the ratings.

0:53.0

And I'd rather forgotten at the time.

0:56.8

Or I think I'd imagined at the time that you hadn't talked about how good your cleaver was.

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