There was no Clearblue back in the caves (with Julian Clary)
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Jane’s got big news from her Pilates class, so keep an ear out for that... They also cover estate agent lingo, including north-south-facing houses, rogue bus driving experiences, rare-verging on impossible-photographs of Neanderthals, and the trouble with having a very strong sense of smell.
Plus, comedian and actor Julian Clary discusses performing at the Henley Festival.
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| 0:00.0 | Right, welcome. It's Tuesday where we are in our time. |
| 0:13.0 | We're doing in our time. I didn't realize that. |
| 0:15.6 | We will eventually. |
| 0:16.5 | What's the subject? Is it? I did listen to one of the ones who was about charcoal. |
| 0:23.1 | Charcoal. |
| 0:24.2 | I don't know why I'm laughing. |
| 0:25.2 | It's a very, very important part of the national fabric of our national fabric. |
| 0:30.8 | It is, isn't it? |
| 0:31.7 | It's part of the weft and heft of British Life. |
| 0:35.4 | Yes. |
| 0:35.8 | And one of the most downloaded podcasts. But I think, is there a mechanism by which you can... Oh, I know what you're going to say? Check that everybody has listened to the end of a download. You are a cheeky person for suggesting. I know. I know. That's really wrong. No, I just think it's one of those programs very much like this one, Jane, which people might put on late in the day. |
| 0:59.7 | So they may not always hear the end. |
| 1:03.3 | That's all I'm saying. |
| 1:04.3 | And it's an extraordinary program. |
| 1:07.2 | There is a heightened atmosphere here at times to us today because somebody's giving away free biscuits in the canteen. And honestly, the enthusiasm on display from people who don't always display enthusiasm, if I'm honest, is, well, it's almost embarrassing. People just love a freebie, don't they? |
| 1:23.3 | I mean, I was there myself. I don't even like this particular brand of biscuit. Did you take one or two packs? |
| 1:28.4 | I just took one pack for the team. Okay, well, there are only two biscuits in each one pack, and the team is six of us. Well, but it was a generous act on my part because I won't be eating them. Okay. So you're going to split, do you want to split a biscuit, Eve? so much you look forward to a little bit later |
| 1:45.4 | I took two packs Jane |
| 1:47.1 | Oh did you want to split a biscuit, Eve? I'm going to look forward to a little bit later. |
| 1:45.8 | I took two packs, Jane. |
| 1:47.2 | Oh, did you? To be fair, I didn't know. You could have two packs. I'll go back for another one. Yeah. Right. I can't believe this from Anonymous. I've been with you since the start. That's not the bit I can't believe. although I am incredibly impressed by that. |
| 1:58.3 | I've been catching up with your conversations about weddings. |
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