Strangled by our robot carers (with Julie McDowall)
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Jane explained why she won't be throwing a Eurovision party, they talk anxiety inducing meetings and softy civil servants.
Plus, they’re finally, finally, finally joined by nuclear threat specialist and journalist Julie McDowall…and its just as disconcerting as you’d expect. Her book ‘Attack Warning Red!’ is out now.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Offair with Jane and Fee is sponsored by Norwegian Cruise Line. |
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| 1:10.1 | It's Wednesday as you join us. I mean, you could be joining us at any time, but right now |
| 1:14.4 | it's Wednesday, and we are just calculating it three sleeps away from the coronation. Unfortunately, |
| 1:20.8 | in a slightly less celebratory mood, our big interview today was finally the interview we seem to have |
| 1:25.0 | been talking about, as you pointed out, for absolutely ever with Julie McDowell about her book, Attack Warning Red. |
| 1:30.2 | We'll talk about that in a moment. |
| 1:31.3 | But first of all, we do have to clear up the groping vicar, don't we? |
| 1:34.5 | Because there's some quite important advice to give to all those people who have, |
| 1:38.7 | and it's quite incredible, I have to say, how many people have been on the receiving end |
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