Very macho for a lady-house (with Ken Follett)
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.7 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Happy International Ken Follett Day to all those who celebrate! Jane has dusted off her medieval wench dress (and it was under a thick layer of dust), and there is a musty smell about the studio... Once the excitement dies down, Jane and Fi chat formal letter writing, being tofu-positive and house names.
Plus, best-selling author Ken Follett discusses ‘Circle of Days’ - his latest novel tackling one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.
We've announced our next book club pick! 'Just Kids' is by Patti Smith.
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| 0:00.0 | I want to be in that meeting that gave their name to a stapler. |
| 0:03.8 | I know. |
| 0:04.7 | Well, it's like all the fantastic names on caravans and mobile homes. |
| 0:09.2 | I just can't get enough of those. |
| 0:10.6 | The Marauder. |
| 0:12.6 | Really? |
| 0:13.7 | Are you sure? |
| 0:17.0 | Think of shaving cream, essential with nachos or as a dip for potato wedges. |
| 0:22.2 | Now you're thinking, that's not shaving cream, that's sour cream. |
| 0:25.8 | If you think sour cream is shaving cream, then you must be a supermarket delivery substitute. |
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| 0:49.5 | This episode of Offer is sponsored by Boots. |
| 0:52.8 | Now, Jane and I have both had our fair share of health |
| 0:55.4 | niggles, Jane more than me, obviously, because she's far more elderly and infirm. But it turns out |
| 1:00.2 | Boots pharmacists can diagnose and help with loads of common conditions, things like sinusitis, |
| 1:05.9 | UTIs, earache. And with over a thousand boot stores across the UK, many open late and at weekends, |
| 1:12.8 | you're never too far with no appointment needed. Honestly, I didn't realize how much they could do |
| 1:18.1 | until now. We're going to be joined by a boots pharmacist on the podcast. They'll be answering |
| 1:22.9 | some of our own health questions. Good luck with that. The list is long. So for advice and treatment, |
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