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Off Air with Jane & Fi

Hell hath no fury like a cardinal who's lost his Marvel (with Peter James)

Off Air with Jane & Fi

The Times

News, Chat, Entertainment, Society & Culture, Relationships, Women, Community, Unknown, Times Radio, Jane Garvey, Entertainment News, Fi Glover, News Commentary, Conversation, The Times

4.7884 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Fi is still in quarantine and joins us down a slightly bumpy line. Normal scheduling is due to resume Monday but, in the meantime, Jane and Fi chat the vajazzle of the Saturday night, champagne at midday, and dogs in cones.


Plus, crime writer Peter James discusses his new novel 'The Hawk is Dead'.


We've announced our next book club pick! 'Just Kids' is by Patti Smith.


You can listen to the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3qIjhtS9sprg864IXC96he?si=uOzz4UYZRc2nFOP8FV_1jg&pi=BGoacntaS_uki.


If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: [email protected]


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Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler


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Transcript

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0:00.0

What is it? I can't resist.

0:02.5

I always think I will be able to.

0:04.3

But then when I see somebody else with a glass of champagne at half-12,

0:07.5

I think, well, why can't I be one of those people?

0:10.5

Do you know what it is, Jane?

0:11.9

I was. Yeah, gone.

0:14.8

Weakness.

0:15.8

So. But the funny thing, now we're recording.

0:29.7

So I don't think Eve wanted me to come into the office today anyway.

0:33.5

And I'm not surprised because as soon as somebody describes the symptoms, you just think, why don't you stay away?

0:40.5

I'm staying away.

0:42.3

Although I did see you briefly yesterday, so that was nice.

0:45.2

Was it long enough to pass anything on, do you think?

0:47.2

I don't know, Jane, and I'm really, obviously, I'm a very diligent member of society.

0:52.5

So I wouldn't, I wouldn't want to go out to a room of, what would it be, 250 very prestigious journalists

0:59.2

and give them norovirus.

1:01.0

I wouldn't do that deliberately, but I might have done.

1:05.0

In which case, I really apologise as well.

1:09.4

So we didn't win the award, and that's a great shame. But you stayed for

1:12.5

the duration. I did have to leave because you know when they put the food in front of us and

1:17.3

I'd chosen the vegetarian option and it was this kind of orange coloured risotto with carrots

1:22.6

on top. Yeah, I know. I did think that. I didn't like to mention it. So look, the award ceremony yesterday, I mean, it looked amazing. It was in that lovely wood paneled hall. Did you all have a good time? Yes, it was the stationers hall. And I tried my, I couldn't even buy envelopes there. So what kind of stationers they are? God alone, knows. But it beautiful place, and there must be

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