Sonnets from the (Water)loo line (with Ann Cleeves)
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.7 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Jane and Fi have been at a very important breakfast meeting, and they're feeling carb-giddy. In this sophisticated episode, they muse over the art of letter writing, the Nobel Prize in Literature, and Jane's tendency to don evening wear.
Plus, crime writer Ann Cleeves discusses her latest Jimmy Perez instalment ‘The Killing Stones’ and the future of Vera Stanhope.
We've announced our next book club pick! 'Just Kids' is by Patti Smith.
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| 0:00.0 | Okay. Do you know when that's on? |
| 0:01.6 | I think it's on Channel 4 at some point next year, relatively. |
| 0:05.5 | I don't know, no. |
| 0:06.7 | No. |
| 0:08.3 | I just realised. |
| 0:09.6 | Jane, why lie? |
| 0:11.0 | Just... |
| 0:12.0 | No idea. |
| 0:18.7 | Give them the best start. |
| 0:20.5 | And give yourself... Time. Time. Give them the best start. |
| 0:22.8 | And give yourself... Time. |
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| 0:49.7 | This episode of Offair is sponsored by Tenor. Let's talk about something that affects so many of us, |
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