Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
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Fortunately... with Fi and Jane
A frank look behind the scenes with broadcasters Jane Garvey and Fi Glover as guests from Radio, TV and podcasting share stories they probably shouldn't. Released every Friday.
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253. 99% of the Time You've Been Really Good Company: The Last Episode, with Eleanor Oldroyd
This week, after five years and over 250 episodes, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey present the final Fortunately...with Fi and Jane podcast.
Their la...

252. Vole Sightings and CIA Directors, with David Harewood
Fi and Jane welcome the actor David Harewood this week on the Fortunately Podcast. The star of stage and screen discusses his book 'Maybe I Don't Belo...

251. Hospitality Bunkers and Emotional Hiccups, with Abi Morgan
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane are joined by the writer Abi Morgan. Abi's work includes TV dramas like The Split and The Hour as well as films...

250. The Chilly Reality of Contactless Payments, with Danny Robins
This week on the podcast Fi and Jane are visited by writer and broadcaster Danny Robins, host of the upcoming series The Witch Farm. The man behind hi...

249. Deep Breathing and Riddles, with Ranvir Singh
Fi and Jane catch up on Fi's frozen shoulder, Jane's latest golfing triumphs, and discuss their decision to leave the BBC. They're also joined by jour...

248. You Jump in When They Breathe in, With Julian Worricker
Fi and Jane are joined by the broadcaster Julian Worricker. The voice of The World Tonight on Radio 4 and Weekend on the World Service chats to two of...

247. Three Paying Punters, with Trevor Nelson
The Fortunately podcast this week welcomes legendary broadcaster and DJ Trevor Nelson. Trevor currently can be heard on BBC Radio 2 Mon -Thurs 10pm 12...

246. Opaque Tights and Oboe Hotlines, with Your Emails
This week on the podcast, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey take a moment to reflect on events and hear from listeners on their experiences. Fi and Jane revea...

245. Being a Conduit and Converting Fahrenheit, with Justin Webb
This episode was recorded before the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
This week on the Fortunately Podcast, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are joined by...

244. Angeluses and Places for Guff, with Louise O'Neill
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane welcome along the writer Louise O'Neill. The Irish author joins Fi and Jane to discuss her latest book Idol, exp...

243. 200lbs of Shingle and Burnt Sausage Barbecues, with Ricky Ross
This week on the Fortunately podcast, Fi and Jane are back from holidays and are joined by singer and broadcaster Ricky Ross. Now a presenter on BBC S...

242. Pews for the Deeply Cynical, with Your Emails
This week on the Fortunately podcast, Fi and Jane choose some of their favourite listener emails from the past few weeks. As it's the last episode bef...

241. Substitute Spectacles and Elocution Lessons, with Nikki Fox
This week on the Fortunately podcast, Fi and Jane chat to Nikki Fox, BBC Disability Correspondent, recorded at the beginning of the week. Nikki speaks...

240. Berkshire's Leading Hedgehog Clinic, with Beth Rigby.
This week on the Fortunately podcast, Fi and Jane speak to Beth Rigby, Sky News Political Editor. Beth joins them to discuss her podcast Beth Rigby In...

239. Broom Tests and Talking Peppers, with Nick Grimshaw
This week on the Fortunately podcast, Fi and Jane are joined by the TV and radio presenter Nick Grimshaw. Nick joins them from his house, the hottest...

238. Sticking Snowsuits and Magnifying Mirrors, with Ramita Navai
This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane speak to the investigative journalist Ramita Navai, who has covered stories in hostile environments all over the...

237. Fan Belts on the Cusp of Change, with Liane Moriarty
This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane chat to the Australian writer Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies. Fortunately listener Liane talks to Fi...

236. No Word of a Lie, we're at the Hay Festival with Laura Bates
Fi and Jane are live at the Hay Festival and joined by writer Laura Bates, founder of Everyday Sexism. They're also accompanied by an audience under t...

235. I've been to Split several times, with Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes
This week on Fortunately Fi and Jane are joined by the journalists Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes, hosts of the podcast Unreal, a critical history of re...

234. Loaf Handling and Regal Speed Dial, with your emails
This week on the podcast, it's time for Fi and Jane to choose some interesting listener correspondence from the past month. Your missives include bar...

233. Galloping Gourmet and Merthyr Motoring, with Andi & Miquita Oliver
This week on the Fortunately podcast, Fi and Jane are joined by mother-daughter broadcasters Andi Oliver and Miquita Oliver. Andi is the presenter of...

231. The Pad on the Gusset, with India Rakusen
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane chat to the journalist and presenter India Rakusen, host of the 28ish Days Later podcast on BBC Sounds. The seri...

230. Natterjack Toads and Non-Confrontation, with Shaun Keaveny
This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane are joined by fellow broadcaster and Fortunately co-star Shaun Keaveny. Fi and Jane venture back out on the piaz...

229. Shedding Cassocks and Sitcom Husbands, with Your Emails
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane choose some of their favourite listener emails from the past few weeks. Their topics include homemade calendars,...

228. Crème Fraîche Ice Cream and Not-Hot Takes, with musician and writer Dessa
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane speak to American singer, rapper and writer Dessa. She joins the podcast from her home town of Minneapolis, Minn...

227. Drinking coffee in unison with Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer
This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane talk to Sunday Brunch hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. They discuss the perils of bottomless brunches, origin...

226. A Spy Stuck Between the Doors, with Marianna Spring
This week on the podcast Fi and Jane chat to BBC Disinformation reporter, Marianna Spring. It's the first time Fi, Jane and a guest have all been in...

225. Belgian Sheets and Swirling Flip Flops, with Michelle Ogundehin
This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane are joined by interiors guru Michelle Ogundehin, lead judge on BBC One's Interior Design Masters. The interiors...

224. Between Two Lamp Posts with Jill Halfpenny
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane chat to actor Jill Halfpenny. Jill discusser her new Channel 5 drama The Holiday. She also shares some of her pr...

223. Sliding In on a Shrimp Sandwich, with your Emails.
This week on the podcast, Fi and Jane rifle through the digital postbag to select some of the best listener emails from the past month. Matters discus...

222. Coffee, Soap and Timekeeping with Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini
Fi and Jane chat to Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini, hosts of Comedians vs The News on the BBC World Service. The couple beam over from New York to...

221. Daphne Spruce and Pippa Clack, with Helena Merriman
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane are joined by the broadcaster Helena Merriman. The creator of the hit Radio 4 podcast Tunnel 29 shares her new s...

220. Poly-Interests and Chicken Stock Surpluses, with Rick Edwards
On this week's podcast, Fi and Jane chat to the new 5Live Breakfast host Rick Edwards. Fi quizzes Rick on his interesting career in presenting, from T...

219. Slow Eaters' Tables and French Roundabouts, with Paris Lees
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane chat to the author and presenter Paris Lees. Paris tells them about her podcast The Flipside, which offers inter...

218. Mind the Camembert! With Liza Tarbuck
Fi and Jane kick off a new series with the actor and broadcaster Liza Tarbuck. Liza shares the philosophy behind her wildly popular Radio 2 show, stor...

217. Racily Adding Sweetcorn, with Clare Balding and Alice Arnold
In a special Christmas Day edition of the podcast, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey are joined by broadcasters and spouses Clare Balding and Alice Arnold. Th...

216. Another Way of Enjoying Kidneys, with Your Emails
In this edition of Fortunately, Fi and Jane mark the end of the year by going through some of the best listener emails. Correspondence covers parliame...

215. Jackie Wilson and Jocky Wilson, with Jacqueline Wilson
Children's author Jacqueline Wilson joins this week's episode of the Fortunately podcast.

214. A Long Train to the Library, with Jon Ronson
In a Fortunately first, the writer Jon Ronson joins Fi and Jane for his second appearance on the podcast. The author of So You've Been Publicly Shamed...

213. Wing-It Merchants and Italia 90, with Josh Widdicombe
This week on the Fortunately podcast, Fi and Jane chat comedian Josh Widdicombe. The star of the Last Leg and host of the Parenting Hell podcast tells...