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Elis James and John Robins

#168 - Crustacean Crimes, Sturdy Sick Bowls and Petrol Pump Peeves

Elis James and John Robins

BBC

Comedy

4.86K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Back in their usual slot of Friday afternoons on 5 Live like a comfy pair of slippers - but slippers capable of dishing out witty repartee and young, hip content - the chaps chatted to a fascinating Unsung Hero about new-build housing, Elis attempted to boycott today’s linguistic Made Up Game due to his poor attitude, and John talked listeners through how to cool your house in almost too much detail.

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.9

Hello everyone, welcome to the podcast of The Ellis James and John Robbins show.

0:09.6

Back on our Friday, now that sport has stopped for the rest of time.

0:14.2

I don't know if you heard that, all sport has stopped.

0:16.7

There's no more competitive elements of anything.

0:19.0

No, it's not quite that.

0:20.6

That's what I was led to believe, Dave.

0:22.0

No, no, no, sport continues.

0:24.5

Ah, that's good.

0:25.7

Just at different points of time, which therefore means we're now on the radio.

0:29.9

But at different times.

0:30.9

Right, right, right.

0:31.9

Right, right.

0:32.9

Sport is still as strong as ever.

0:33.9

I mean, hey, we're just about to roll into the Olympics.

0:37.8

One of the biggest sporting occasions in the world.

0:39.9

And because it's the Olympics, we're going to do a really good forward roll into it, aren't

0:43.3

we, Dave?

0:44.3

Yes.

0:45.3

Yeah.

0:46.3

I don't know how many points of forward roll would get you in gymnastics these days.

0:51.5

I'm going to say six.

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