#473 - James Acaster, The Sad Van and Anne Tuna

Elis James and John Robins

BBC

Comedy

4.8 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

473 episodes in and there is still room to excavate the vast intricacies that make up the Pompeii dig of John Robins’ mind. Grab your JCB because there’s a dump truck’s worth to uncover off the back of the latest adventures from the Sad Van. And it all boils down to one thing, as the hotels John’s willing to stay in simply say so much about the man.

A generic hotel brand is the vessel through which we can get to know him.

Does John actually like the things that he likes? Is he a star player who performs badly if he’s pampered? Is it all about fantasy, reality, expectation and fulfillment? Is he a “lunatic” for positing made up things that could go wrong for more money? Does John want character in his life? Is shampoo being separated from shower gel too much of a luxury?

And to answer all these questions we need the assistance of James Acaster, one of the More Money Than Sense Boys.

Plus there’s romantic tests and more evisceration of Dave’s Parachutes vinyl. Got stuff? Then wang it over to [email protected] or 07974 293 022 on WhatsApp.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	He scored goals, lifted trophies and broken records along the way.
0:11.4	And now he's got a podcast.
0:13.2	Welcome to the Wayne Rooney show.
0:15.2	Twice a week, Wayne Rooney, Kay Kerrude and me, Kelly Summers,
0:18.6	break down the biggest stories in the Premier League and beyond. As much as you'd like to say it
0:22.9	loyalty in football now is there's no existence
0:24.7	whether that's fun players or managers.
0:26.5	Plus we'll hear the funniest, wildest and most
0:28.8	outrageous stories from Wayne's career.
0:31.2	The Wayne Rooney Show. It's what
0:32.7	everybody's talking about. Watch a night
0:34.7	player, listen on Towns.
1:00.3	The talking about. Watch an eye player, listen on sounds. Hello, thank you very much for downloading this episode of Ellis and John.
1:02.1	Ellis James here, present and correct.
1:04.0	Dave Masterman is here, present and correct.
1:05.9	John Robbins is here, present and correct.
1:09.8	The full compliment, thankfully, although I think the other two, John and Dave,
1:12.3	might have to step into the breach at some point.
1:17.0	Because, John, I've had 45 minutes sleep.
1:18.0	Hmm.
1:19.8	Well, I'm a bit of a nightmare.
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