#536 - A Cup Final You Can’t Lose
Elis James and John Robins
Significant Productions
4.8 • 6.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
They did it! The marathon has been conquered by the bravest and youngest boys around, Messrs John Robins and Dave Masterman. And due to the circular nature of this show’s recording schedule, just 5 days later we can finally bask in the glory of their amazing achievements!
So strap in for a marathon debrief like no other, including a squat competition (which is the real quiz) that has disastrous results for one competitor, and an abandoned dusk run in Farringdon as a result of said squat competition. Elis also reveals whether he’ll be entering the ballot for next year.
All this, plus the joys of solo restauranting, a debate about whether the phrases ‘French Rugby League’ and ‘very interesting’ are good bedfellows, and some Radio 4 listeners describe the show in a less than glowing way.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, wherever you are. |
| 0:21.5 | Thank you very much for listening to this episode of Ellis and John. |
| 0:25.3 | Ellis James here and I am with two extremely brave boys who have had two |
| 0:31.5 | enormous pain and discomfort to come into the studio because we usually record on a |
| 0:37.3 | Friday which would have given our |
| 0:39.3 | two very brave boys |
| 0:40.5 | five days of recovery |
| 0:42.3 | but because of plans that actually |
| 0:45.3 | ended up not happening things were scuppered |
| 0:47.6 | we're recording earlier recording on Tuesday |
| 0:50.8 | a mere 48 hours after |
| 0:53.3 | the marathon ended and I've got to be honest |
| 0:56.2 | John and Dave are in fine fettle they're in great spirits who'd you reckon could do |
| 1:02.5 | more squats out of me and Dave right now I actually think you I I'm quietly confident. |
| 1:12.1 | Because... |
| 1:12.5 | John's had seven massages in the last. |
| 1:14.2 | He's had massages and he's used as Therogun. |
| 1:16.9 | Have you just had the masseuse move in with you? |
| 1:19.4 | One of the massages I had on site. |
| 1:22.0 | Oh, did you do that? |
| 1:23.0 | Yeah, I should have done that. |
| 1:24.4 | And one of the messages was someone who's been massaging me for some time to help me cope with various injuries. |
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