Assuming the middle-aged woman’s pose, clutching a litre of milk and a bag of rocket (with Val McDermid)
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.7 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Taylor Swift, if you’re reading this (and you probably are), watch out - Jane is coming for your man! Jane and Jamal also discuss A-Level results, airport security, and p*cky b*ts.
Plus, Scottish crime writer Val McDermid discusses her upcoming Karen Pirie novel Silent Bones and shares her thoughts on the addition of that bum bag...
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| 0:00.0 | I hate people who say bubbles |
| 0:01.8 | instead of Proseca or champagne. Just say what it is. Yeah. Just bubbles. And if it's Carver, say so. Say Carver. It's absolutely fine. Or a nice cremont. Bubbles. Cremant? Yeah. I thought it was Cremont. I thought it was Cremel. You've got the A in French. |
| 0:24.8 | Hi, I'm Liz, colleague at Asda Romford, and I just love a good family picnic. |
| 0:27.5 | Good thing, Asda has loads of picky bits on offer. |
| 0:28.5 | That's correct, Liz. |
| 0:33.4 | We've got three for £6.95 £6.98 on a range of picnic bits, including Asda cheese and ham relitos, |
| 0:55.2 | 88 grams, a 150 gram tub of tomatoes and mozzarella, and stuffed peppers with cream cheese 160 grams. That's a tasty trio. That's good on his value. That's Asda Price. Selected stores online, subject to availability, mix and match £2.37 to £3.4 each. May exclude Asda Express and small stores. See asda.com slash small stores. Hi there, it's Dan Snow, host of the Dan Snow's History Hit podcast. |
| 0:57.5 | It is officially summer here in Europe. |
| 1:03.0 | I would love for you to accompany me on a history lover's holiday vacation around this continent. |
| 1:08.1 | On my podcast throughout August, I'll be your guide to Europe's most iconic historical hotspots. |
| 1:13.2 | From the bell towers of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, to the streets of Pompeii, |
| 1:16.2 | to the Gladiator's Coliseum in Rome. |
| 1:19.0 | We'll walk in the footsteps of Anne Berlin at the Tower of London. |
| 1:22.7 | We will unravel the mysteries of the Minoans on the island of Crete. |
| 1:27.0 | Let me narrate your historic summer on Dan Snow's History, wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:37.4 | This episode of Offair is sponsored by Gourmet by Purina. |
| 1:41.3 | It is fair to say that between us, Jane and I have got an army of cats. |
| 1:44.1 | We've got more cats than producers on this podcast. Yeah, |
| 1:44.6 | most of them are yours, Fee. Cats, not producers, that is. Shall we count them? I've got |
| 1:49.4 | Cool Cat, he's the OG. Brian and Barbara, they are related. You've got Dora. That's four. |
| 1:55.8 | Four cats. Thank goodness then for Gourmet by Purina. It offers such a wide range of variety and elevated |
| 2:03.6 | recipes for even the most picky of cats. I don't know about your brood, but Dora is a classy |
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