#464 - Aloof Disinterest, Raised By Rats and A Sixth Form State of Mind

Elis James and John Robins

BBC

Comedy

4.8 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Memory lane is today's destination of choice, as John dons his rose-tinted glasses to reminisce about the time 'an arrangement was made' for him to return to his secondary school to assist in its production of Guys and Dolls. Was he officially invited back? Did John simply turn up because he had nothing else on? We're still not entirely sure, but this proud Assistant Director is giving back in a cool way, and that's all that matters.

Elsewhere, Elis channels his inner McIntyre with a surprising side offering of Trump, Producer Dave is now worried sick that his house is about to fall down due to an influx of rodent faeces, and 'Don't Hate the Player or the Game - Hate the Governing Body' is the unexpected soundbite of the summer.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. Everyone at Five Lives stared.
0:27.5	Tim Davy was extremely angry with Matt Chorley,
0:31.7	and everyone shuffled awkwardly in their seats.
0:34.1	Stop texting pretty Patel, Matt, and listen!
0:39.7	You're coming in at the wrong time, and if this goes badly, everyone at Radio 2, and Laffedus and Ramesh will make fun of it on his Saturday morning
0:43.7	show. Rehearsals for the annual Five Live musical were going very badly. Tim Davy thought the way
0:51.2	guys and dolls portrayed the hustle and bust of New York City was the perfect allegory for the cut and thrust of the UK's Premier News and Sports Station.
0:58.9	But Rick Edwards said he was too nervous to sing, and Tony Livesey said he'd prefer to drink raw sewage than take parts.
1:04.3	A poor old Matt now had multiple parts.
1:08.2	Matt decided to ignore the new message from Ed Davy
1:10.9	and make an effort
1:12.1	Luck be a lady tonight
1:14.5	Luck be a lady tonight
1:17.1	Better said Tim
1:18.7	Better
1:19.6	You see you can do it
1:21.7	Now do it with me
1:23.0	Look if you've ever been a lady to begin with
1:25.7	Adrian Childs decided now was the time to pipe up.
1:29.6	I'm afraid I haven't learnt the words to I've never been in love before or sit down your rocking about
1:34.1	because of to write a guardian column about building dens.
1:37.8	I'm broadcasting live to the nation in five minutes.
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