BEST OF 2025: Interviews - Part One
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Happy Monday! Just three more sleeps until Christmas - we hope this will help you drift off soundly, or simply provide you with an excuse to step out of the house and away from the madness for a moment…
In this bonus episode, we revisit Jane and Fi’s conversations with Miriam Margolyes, Rick Astley, and Jameela Jamil. Enjoy!
If you find yourself at a bit of a loose end after this, why not go and listen to our latest playlist, titled “I’m in the cupboard at Christmas”: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1awQioX5y4fxhTAK8ZPhwQ
We’ll be back on Monday the 5th of January.
If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio
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Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to another edition of Offair. |
| 0:10.7 | This is a festive, twinkly, sparkly one, and Merry Christmas to all of you. |
| 0:15.2 | Some of our best bits are included in this stocking. |
| 0:18.0 | Miriam Margulies is a force of nature, whether you know her from the stage, |
| 0:22.1 | the screen, or her unforgettable television appearances. One thing is certain she always speaks her mind. |
| 0:28.7 | I had the pleasure of interviewing her back in September about her new book, The Little Book of |
| 0:33.4 | Miriam, an alphabetical compilation of her thoughts, anecdotes and philosophy of life. |
| 0:39.6 | It's chunky and perfectly formed like me. |
| 0:45.6 | And I'm really thrilled with it. |
| 0:47.8 | I get a physical satisfaction from holding it and stroking it. |
| 0:52.5 | Do you? |
| 0:53.0 | I do. I honestly do. |
| 0:54.9 | This is actually the first book, you see, |
| 0:58.1 | because it was sent to me as soon as it came out, |
| 1:01.6 | as soon as it was printed, |
| 1:04.0 | because I had to have a look at it. |
| 1:05.8 | And I was almost in tears with excitement. |
| 1:09.2 | It really was wonderful. |
| 1:11.4 | Because, you know, it looks good. |
| 1:14.0 | And I love the wit of having me just because I'm very small. |
| 1:20.1 | I mean, I'm as broad as it's long practically. |
| 1:24.5 | Well, I think it really does the trick. |
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