#329 - Sacked for Sadness, Hated for Content, and A Steady Hand on the Tiller of Love
Elis James and John Robins
BBC
4.8 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
The boys are beset by worries this week: John is in a tizz over whether his faulty car will be covered its warranty, and Elis is suspicious that the neighbours are talking about him and his newly-scratched car behind his back. Thankfully these worries are soothed by scorching anecdotes about trying to smoke a cigar, and getting sacked from a mid-afternoon quiz show for looking too sad.
Producer Dave’s willpower meets its match in a packet of chocolate biscuits, English accents are hidden from Scottish schoolchildren, and another Dave extols the virtues of living abroad.
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| 0:00.0 | Before you listen to this BBC podcast I'd like to introduce myself. My name's |
| 0:04.0 | Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport |
| 0:07.5 | podcasts. I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with leading |
| 0:11.1 | journalists, experienced pundits and the biggest |
| 0:13.3 | sports stars. Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights |
| 0:17.4 | straight from the player's mouth. But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is |
| 0:22.0 | our unique access to the sporting world. |
| 0:25.0 | What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to |
| 0:28.9 | dedicated sports fans across the UK. |
| 0:31.5 | So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more. |
| 0:37.2 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts costs. Hello there listeners this is the Ellis James and John Robbins podcast. |
| 1:03.0 | At the personal request of our boss, |
| 1:06.0 | today's podcast intro from me is slightly different to the norm |
| 1:10.0 | because I was collared by the Director General of the BBC Tim Davy yesterday. |
| 1:15.0 | Tim was breathless, desperate, head fizzing full of ideas after attending an elite level corporate event. |
| 1:23.6 | He didn't need to tell me that he'd been a keynote speaker to a room full of top industry |
| 1:27.2 | execs, I could just tell. |
| 1:29.8 | He still had the indentation on his cheek from his Britney style mic and he'd replaced the name on his lapel badge with the words Tim gravy to serve as a talking point. |
| 1:38.0 | As he stood next to me outside Café Nero, he put his hand on the wall next to my face as a power move and |
| 1:44.9 | unwrapped what was clearly not his first Salero of the day. |
| 1:48.0 | Alice! Tim shouted, what do you think of this idea? I love it! I exclaimed, so good! Tim's |
| 1:58.4 | stared. I haven't told you what it is yet. Oh, uh, yeah know I said that sorry. Anyway I'm really |
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