‘Get Off Air…’ - with Donna Leon
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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It's International Women's Day and Jane and Fi are busy empowering. Plus Jane and Fi consider what to name their dating platform...
And crime novelist Donna Leon joins them, lulling them with her pronunciation of ‘risotto’.
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| 0:00.0 | We all want to enjoy food that tastes great and is sauce responsibly, |
| 0:04.0 | but it's not always easy to know where your favourite foods come from. |
| 0:08.0 | McDonald's works with more than 23,000 British and Irish farmers to source quality ingredients. |
| 0:13.0 | Sophie Bambridge grows quality potatoes for McDonald's iconic fries in Norfolk. |
| 0:18.0 | I think McDonald's are one of the biggest supporters of British farming. |
| 0:22.7 | They have a real commitment to British potatoes. |
| 0:25.0 | The Sustainable Fries Fund is a collaborative investment by McCain and MacDonald's |
| 0:30.8 | to help us understand and try different growing techniques for potatoes |
| 0:35.8 | so that we can understand what we can do to help reduce |
| 0:39.0 | our impact on the environment but still produce a good quality potato. It helps enable us to |
| 0:44.6 | try things without having the risk and cost of potentially it going wrong. The support from McCain |
| 0:50.7 | and McDonald's is really useful to us. Change a little, change a lot. |
| 0:55.4 | Find out more about McDonald's plan for change on the McDonald's website. |
| 1:02.3 | This episode of Offair with Jane and Fee is sponsored by Norwegian Cruise Line. |
| 1:07.4 | Have you ever thought of taking a cruise? |
| 1:10.0 | Well, it's crossed my mind. Tell me a bit more |
| 1:11.6 | about it. Well, with Norwegian Cruise Line, you can travel to iconic locations across northern |
| 1:16.6 | Europe, the Mediterranean and the Greek Isles, unpacking only once and exploring multiple |
| 1:22.0 | European destinations in one holiday. They offer exclusive go-local, shore excursions, as well as an immersive program |
| 1:29.2 | of onboard experiences. I can't lie, I'm intrigued by up to 21 dining options on a single ship. |
| 1:36.1 | Well, Jane, their fleet has so many unique bars, lounges and restaurants. They also have |
| 1:40.1 | fantastic entertainment, shows, facilities on board. You wouldn't be shorter things to do. |
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