#300 - Digital Decades, Comedic Offbeatsman and Basic Podcast Strategy

Elis James and John Robins

BBC

Comedy

4.8 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 130 minutes

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Summary

Back in May 2019 who would have thought that Elis James and John Robins, battered and bruised by a barrage of texts and tweets bemoaning their recent appointment at 5 Live, would eventually go on to reach episode 300 of their show, all whilst capturing the hearts and minds of radio listeners up and down the country? The correct answer is that nobody thought it would have been possible, and if you’d have seen the text console on that day you’d be forgiven for thinking they wouldn’t last three shows, let alone 300. Yet here they stand today, hand in hand, triumphantly towering over the UK radio landscape they have so valiantly conquered and made their own. BBC Radio Elis and John? Yeah, that’s probably not too far off either.

As today was such a big occasion, we thought it only right to celebrate appropriately. John yawned on air three times, Elis complained about having a headache, Producer Dave shared a Made Up Game involving the weight of dishwasher tablets, and a huge announcement got potentially hampered due to some top quality riffing.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Doleepa, and I'm at your service.
0:04.7	Join me as I serve up personal conversations with my sensational guests.
0:08.8	Do a leap interviews, Tim Cook.
0:11.2	Technology doesn't want to be good or bad.
0:15.0	It's in the hands of the creator.
0:16.7	It's not every day that I have the CEO of the world's biggest company in my living room.
0:20.7	If you're looking at your phone more than you're looking in someone's eyes, you're doing the wrong thing.
0:26.0	Julie, at your service, listen to all episodes on BBC Sales. B.
0:33.0	B. C Sounds, Music Radio Podcasts
0:36.0	Hello everyone.
0:37.0	Welcome to the Ellis James and John Robbins show
0:40.0	and I'm delighted to say for the first time in I think four weeks Dave it's Ellis and John.
0:45.8	Oh it's so nice to have you guys back together.
0:48.8	Yeah it really is.
0:49.8	It's great.
0:51.8	I'm looking forward to it I'm'm feeling really, really buzzed and powerful.
0:56.3	I can't wait to get stuck into him, Dave.
0:59.2	Because Alice is a little bit bung-up.
1:00.8	Yeah, I'm going to have a socially distanced sparring match. Yeah. I've got a lot of gripes to get off my chest. Have you? Yeah, I haven't been able to sort of speak over anyone for weeks. Oh, right, okay, okay, that's fun. I thought I've genuinely done something wrong then
1:15.6	Okay, I feel good. I'm going to see your show in in at the Apollo tonight. Wait
1:21.0	Yes, of course it is Dave. Oh, yes. Of course it is, Dave.
1:23.0	Well, actually, you're very lucky that I'm here.
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