#368 - A Hot Lung, Busking Medieval English, and The Importance of News (On the Hour, Every Hour) on Student Radio

Elis James and John Robins

BBC

Comedy

4.8 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

As time continues its cruel, relentless, and inevitable march onwards, thoughts turn to retirement plans; how will our heroes see out their final days? Who has their eye on one big final paycheck? The answer may surprise you. And who doesn’t mind just fizzling out quietly? Elis.

It’s also a big day for Producer Dave, as his lost university dissertation finally sees the light of day. The nation has been waiting with baited breath to hear about the past, present, and future of Sheffield Hallam’s student radio station Rush Radio, and today we can deliver the goods.

And fortunately/unfortunately (deleted as appropriate), there is still a little bit of the dance to be danced...

Please do continue to send in your excellent correspondence via the usual channels. For email users it’s [email protected], and for WhatsApp aficionados it’s 07974 293022.

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0:00.0	Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.
0:05.0	My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.
0:08.0	It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs, moments and movements,
0:14.7	stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.
0:19.1	And the BBC's position at the heart of British music means we can tell those stories like no one else.
0:24.6	We were, are and always will be right there at the center of the narrative.
0:28.6	So whether you want an insightful take on music right now or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous
0:34.9	moments in music check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.
0:38.6	BBC Sounds music radio podcasts. Hello there listeners thank you very much
1:05.8	to download the Ellis James and John Robbins podcast back I don't know how many
1:11.2	episodes we've done now but I rest assured is absolutely loads because we're 10 years in
1:16.7	and I often wonder why we're so popular I think it's because John is
1:22.1	John is willing to break.
1:24.0	Yeah.
1:25.0	Do you sit at home with your kitchen thinking,
1:27.0	why are we so popular?
1:28.0	Because you're willing so popular.
1:30.0	But it's because you're willing to break the rules.
1:32.0	We just had a conversation with Adrian and he said,
1:34.0	do you mind, we're alive on the radio?
1:36.5	He said, do you mind that he's about football for a minute?
1:38.4	And he went, yes.
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