Fortunately... with Fi and Jane

By BBC Radio 4

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Subscribers: 1255
Reviews: 10
Episodes: 256

Sarah
 Jan 19, 2022
These two ladies are a delight to listen to - they witter along in fine form but manage to discuss some quite important topics during the hilarity. I tell everyone about them.

Vicki
 May 18, 2020

@LeKevbo
 May 7, 2020
Discovered these two from across the pond quite by accident and they're hilariously frank and intelligent. I don't even need to know the slightest about what aspect of British life they're on about to thoroughly enjoy their wit and candor.

jennym
 Apr 5, 2020
I really love Fortunately. Mostly because of the fun and funny chat that goes on before the interview. one of the highlights of my week


 Dec 4, 2019

Description

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.


Episode Date
253. 99% of the Time You've Been Really Good Company: The Last Episode, with Eleanor Oldroyd
Nov 04, 2022
252. Vole Sightings and CIA Directors, with David Harewood
Oct 28, 2022
251. Hospitality Bunkers and Emotional Hiccups, with Abi Morgan
Oct 21, 2022
250. The Chilly Reality of Contactless Payments, with Danny Robins
Oct 14, 2022
249. Deep Breathing and Riddles, with Ranvir Singh
Oct 07, 2022
248. You Jump in When They Breathe in, With Julian Worricker
Sep 30, 2022
247. Three Paying Punters, with Trevor Nelson
Sep 23, 2022
246. Opaque Tights and Oboe Hotlines, with Your Emails
Sep 16, 2022
245. Being a Conduit and Converting Fahrenheit, with Justin Webb
Sep 09, 2022
244. Angeluses and Places for Guff, with Louise O'Neill
Sep 02, 2022
243. 200lbs of Shingle and Burnt Sausage Barbecues, with Ricky Ross
Aug 26, 2022
242. Pews for the Deeply Cynical, with Your Emails
Jul 15, 2022
241. Substitute Spectacles and Elocution Lessons, with Nikki Fox
Jul 08, 2022
240. Berkshire's Leading Hedgehog Clinic, with Beth Rigby.
Jul 01, 2022
239. Broom Tests and Talking Peppers, with Nick Grimshaw
Jun 24, 2022
238. Sticking Snowsuits and Magnifying Mirrors, with Ramita Navai
Jun 17, 2022
237. Fan Belts on the Cusp of Change, with Liane Moriarty
Jun 10, 2022
236. No Word of a Lie, we're at the Hay Festival with Laura Bates
Jun 03, 2022
235. I've been to Split several times, with Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes
May 27, 2022
234. Loaf Handling and Regal Speed Dial, with your emails
May 20, 2022
233. Galloping Gourmet and Merthyr Motoring, with Andi & Miquita Oliver
May 13, 2022
232. Le Roman de la Rose, with Huw Edwards
May 06, 2022
231. The Pad on the Gusset, with India Rakusen
Apr 29, 2022
230. Natterjack Toads and Non-Confrontation, with Shaun Keaveny
Apr 22, 2022
229. Shedding Cassocks and Sitcom Husbands, with Your Emails
Apr 01, 2022
228. Crème Fraîche Ice Cream and Not-Hot Takes, with musician and writer Dessa
Mar 25, 2022
227. Drinking coffee in unison with Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer
Mar 18, 2022
226. A Spy Stuck Between the Doors, with Marianna Spring
Mar 11, 2022
225. Belgian Sheets and Swirling Flip Flops, with Michelle Ogundehin
Mar 04, 2022
224. Between Two Lamp Posts with Jill Halfpenny
Feb 25, 2022
223. Sliding In on a Shrimp Sandwich, with your Emails.
Feb 18, 2022
222. Coffee, Soap and Timekeeping with Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini
Feb 11, 2022
221. Daphne Spruce and Pippa Clack, with Helena Merriman
Feb 04, 2022
220. Poly-Interests and Chicken Stock Surpluses, with Rick Edwards
Jan 28, 2022
219. Slow Eaters' Tables and French Roundabouts, with Paris Lees
Jan 21, 2022
218. Mind the Camembert! With Liza Tarbuck
Jan 14, 2022
217. Racily Adding Sweetcorn, with Clare Balding and Alice Arnold
Dec 21, 2021
216. Another Way of Enjoying Kidneys, with Your Emails
Dec 17, 2021
215. Jackie Wilson and Jocky Wilson, with Jacqueline Wilson
Dec 10, 2021
214. A Long Train to the Library, with Jon Ronson
Dec 03, 2021
213. Wing-It Merchants and Italia 90, with Josh Widdicombe
Nov 26, 2021
212. Underpant Pyres, Death and Dying with Kathryn Mannix
Nov 19, 2021
211. A Tech Crisis, Caving, and Dog Bandages, with Tanni Grey-Thompson
Nov 12, 2021
210. Wobbly Ladders and Telemachus, with Parm Sandhu
Nov 05, 2021
209. A Bottle of Ken Dodd's Finest, with Gabby Logan
Oct 29, 2021
208. Platform Yellers, Flushes and Flashes with Bridget Christie
Oct 22, 2021
207. Soup Making and Self-Pleasure, with Poppy Jay and Rubina Pabani
Oct 15, 2021
206. Sadé Singalongs and Glastonbury Tor, with Africa Correspondent Andrew Harding
Oct 08, 2021
205. Paddling Pools and Remaining Desirable, with your Emails.
Oct 01, 2021
204. Cheese Blindness and Fictional Keiths, with Mary Ann Sieghart
Sep 24, 2021
203. Collar Bone to Bellybutton, with Ugo Monye
Sep 17, 2021
202. Cold Showers and Bicycle Blunders, with Michael Mosley
Sep 10, 2021
201. Submersible Eyebrows and Nipple Descriptions, with Robert Peston
Sep 03, 2021
68. Dress smart, jock smart… with London Hughes
Aug 27, 2021
142. A Crevice in a Niche with Anne Tyler
Aug 20, 2021
90. In Memoriam Mittens with Elizabeth Day
Aug 13, 2021
83. Ready for Tingles, with Clive Myrie
Aug 06, 2021
200. Bicentennial Bidets, LIVE at the Royal Festival Hall with Shappi Khorsandi
Jul 30, 2021
199. Affleck's at the Door, with Angellica Bell
Jul 23, 2021
198. Thorn Birds and Scouse Diasporas, with Winifred Robinson
Jul 16, 2021
197. No Eating in School Uniform, with Adele Roberts
Jul 09, 2021
196. Annual Phone-ins and Important Chickens, with Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg
Jul 02, 2021
195. You'll Never Catch the Death Stare, with Reeta Chakrabarti
Jun 25, 2021
194. Hot Hair Masks and Lasandwiches, with your Emails
Jun 18, 2021
193. Carcassonne in Platform Shoes, with novelist Kate Mosse
Jun 11, 2021
192. Elvis Ambivalence and Stallion Concierges, with Alastair Campbell
Jun 04, 2021
191. The Paperwork of Space with Scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock
May 28, 2021
190. Drive In Volcanos and Platters that Matter, with Jon Holmes
May 21, 2021
189. Born at 42, with Richard Osman
May 14, 2021
188. The Cream of Slough, with your Emails
May 07, 2021
187. Heathen names and hooting in appreciation, with Heidi Thomas
Apr 30, 2021
186. Multiple Jugs and Victorian Sausage-Makers, with Rosie Jones
Apr 23, 2021
107. The Weezy Bum Bum Show, with Ian Wright
Apr 16, 2021
‘A burst of hamstery energy’, with Dame Esther Rantzen
Apr 09, 2021
185. Winking at Mounties with historian and presenter Dan Snow
Apr 02, 2021
184. Gained In Translation with Elif Shafak
Mar 26, 2021
183.Rock Peddlers and Radio Snooker, with Vick Hope
Mar 19, 2021
182. From Ruritania with Love...a Correspondence Special.
Mar 12, 2021
181. Brooding Windows and Roadtrippin' with Edith Bowman
Mar 05, 2021
180. Martian Sandwiches and Mob Weddings, with Nick Bryant
Feb 26, 2021
179. We're All Wanging On, with Nicky Campbell
Feb 19, 2021
178. Now That's What I Call Lockdown 43, with Ayesha Hazarika
Feb 12, 2021
177. Loving that Bass and Reading the Journals, with YolanDa Brown
Feb 05, 2021
176. Pantechnicons and Disco Infernos with Katya Adler
Jan 29, 2021
175. Influencing Mole Rats, with Tom Allen
Jan 22, 2021
174. Tapestry Drying Racks, with Fearne Cotton
Jan 15, 2021
173. If the Room Smells Good, the Podcast won’t Stink, with Fiona Bruce
Jan 08, 2021
172. Mid Range Hotels and Tickling Bridges, with Your Emails.
Dec 28, 2020
171. Cyprian Santas and Silhouettes, with Dawn French
Dec 18, 2020
170. Magic Pillows and Robot Caroling with Noreena Hertz
Dec 11, 2020
169. Clutching at Cheese Straws with Robert Harris
Dec 04, 2020
168. French Navel Gazing with William Boyd
Nov 27, 2020
167. Comfrey and Kestrels with Maggie O'Farrell
Nov 20, 2020
166. Conversational Sandwiches with Tim Minchin
Nov 13, 2020
165. High-kicking with your bestie, with Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin
Nov 06, 2020
164. Moorland Romance and Blinking Boilers, with Joan and Jericha.
Oct 30, 2020
163. No Stranger to Pesto with Deborah Frances-White
Oct 23, 2020
162. The Bellows of Friendship with Steph McGovern
Oct 16, 2020
161. Clatterfarts and Bloviators, with Susie Dent
Oct 09, 2020
160. Werewolf Body Mist, with Nadiya Hussain
Oct 02, 2020
159. Propelling Cobwebs and Twisting Rivers, with Annie Nightingale
Sep 25, 2020
158. Stewed Fruit and Sensuality with Monty Don
Sep 18, 2020
157. Fresh Indignation and Interrailing with Ruth Jones
Sep 11, 2020
156. Loving Pond Life with Will Young
Sep 04, 2020
155. Curvy Commas and Flannels Delivered with Nesrine Malik
Aug 28, 2020
154. A Reminder that Miriam Margolyes is a lady of great passions.
Aug 21, 2020
153. Pantomime Horses and Eternal Bubble Bath, on a Live Stream.
Aug 14, 2020
152. Drain "Snask" and Discount Tattoos, with Sofie Hagen
Aug 07, 2020
151. The Power Drill of Normality, with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Jul 31, 2020
150. Slight Drizzle and Ironic Ennui, back on the Piazza.
Jul 24, 2020
149. Short A's and Slovakian Loves with Jacob Hawley
Jul 17, 2020
148. Outrageously Glittery Earwax with Dotty
Jul 10, 2020
147. Benchmark Society with James Haskell
Jul 03, 2020
146. Concious of Shrinking, with Emma Gannon
Jun 27, 2020
145. Scratchy Towels and Soft Play Areas with Elis James and John Robins
Jun 19, 2020
144. Motorway Services and Vegan Cheesecakes with Afua Hirsch
Jun 12, 2020
143. Coach Trips and Blue Soups with Jay Rayner
Jun 05, 2020
141. Eleanor of Aquitaine and a Diet of Hypocrisy with Greg Jenner
May 22, 2020
140. Marmite Soufflés and Municipal Mayors with Prue Leith
May 15, 2020
139. Return of the Prolapsing Hot Water Bottles, with Sara Cox
May 07, 2020
138. Revisiting Fields of Chaff with Vicki Pepperdine
May 01, 2020
137. Untamed British Brows and Whale Attraction with Sali Hughes
Apr 24, 2020
136. Knock-Through Regrets and Open Pants with Angela Scanlon
Apr 17, 2020
135. Putting the 'I' in Twerp with Catherine Bohart and Sarah Keyworth
Apr 10, 2020
134. Corsets and Cooper's Ligaments with Lucy Worsley
Apr 03, 2020
133. Everything is Elasticated with Jonathan Freedland
Mar 27, 2020
132. On the Plus Side, Paella with Helen Lewis
Mar 20, 2020
Oh! What a Marrow, with Rachel Burden LIVE in Salford
Mar 13, 2020
130. Habsburgs and Hairy Fruit with Adam Rutherford
Mar 06, 2020
129. Manageable Breaks and Verdant Bushes, with Phil Wang
Feb 28, 2020
128. Two Bras and Fly-tipping with Susannah Constantine
Feb 21, 2020
127. Average Sized Nuts and Curling with Claudia Winkleman and Tanya Byron
Feb 14, 2020
Dodgy Molluscs and Steaming Pants with Marian Keyes
Feb 07, 2020
125. Internal Balls and Sponning with Clara Amfo
Jan 31, 2020
124. Mates on a Plate with Dani Dyer
Jan 24, 2020
123. Aerobicising with Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Jan 17, 2020
122. Taking Transmitters with Scott Mills
Jan 10, 2020
121. On the Hummus Cusp with Amy Lamé
Dec 20, 2019
120. Tahini Dribble with Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené
Dec 13, 2019
119. How to Lose a Tail with Tom Bradby
Dec 06, 2019
Back at the Brownies with Nigel Slater
Nov 29, 2019
117. Group Chats and Potty-celli, with Russell Kane
Nov 22, 2019
116. Premier League Pants and Creme de Menthe, with Nick Bright
Nov 15, 2019
115. Cross Incontinence, with Gemma Cairney
Nov 08, 2019
114. Deed Poll and Scaffolders with Dawn O'Porter
Nov 01, 2019
113. Gossipy Proust, with Ann Cleeves
Oct 25, 2019
112. Trailing Spouses with Julia Hartley-Brewer
Oct 18, 2019
111. Menstruation and 'mongering with Emma Barnett
Oct 11, 2019
110. Blockchain and Tangle Teezers, with Jamie Bartlett
Oct 04, 2019
109. Walnut and Weightlifting with Maeve McClenaghan
Sep 27, 2019
108. 100 Days to Christmas with Rev Kate Bottley
Sep 20, 2019
106. Local Boar Risotto, with DJ Ace
Sep 06, 2019
105. Live Show at the Hay Festival
Aug 02, 2019
104. Rabbits, Hermits and Round Red Cheeses with Jacqueline Gold
Jul 26, 2019
103. A Return to Inner Curls and Contrarians with Emily Maitlis
Jul 19, 2019
102. Deforesting the Territory with Ros Atkins
Jul 12, 2019
101. Snoring on the Sleeper with Kirsty Wark
Jul 05, 2019
100. Marking our 100th Episode with Ken Bruce
Jun 28, 2019
99. Grief and Cutlery Chuff with Cariad Lloyd
Jun 21, 2019
98. Nice Ears Shame About The Feet with Suzy Klein
Jun 14, 2019
97. Anita Anand Has All The Answers
Jun 07, 2019
96. Making Hay with Frank Cottrell Boyce
May 31, 2019
95. On the Night Shift with Dotun Adebayo
May 24, 2019
94. Talking Dirty with Gyles Brandreth
May 17, 2019
93. The Four Ps and the Two Ranis with Adil Ray
May 10, 2019
92. From Hobb to Head Honcho with Matthew Bannister
May 03, 2019
91. Drinking with despots with Christiane Amanpour
Apr 26, 2019
89. Our Audience Overheats: some favourite Fortunately moments.
Apr 05, 2019
88. DJ Annie Mac is in the mix
Mar 29, 2019
87. On the fringe of the leadership summit, with Maria McErlane
Mar 22, 2019
86. Cheeseburgers and chocolate shakes with Jake Humphrey
Mar 15, 2019
85. Big Beans and Whopper Questions, with Laura Kuenssberg
Mar 08, 2019
84. Fondant Nozzles and Freemasonry, with Bella Mackie
Mar 01, 2019
82.Early Morning Movements with Ritula Shah
Feb 15, 2019
81. Globulogic up the Danube, with Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes
Feb 08, 2019
80. Crushed Wotsits and Emergency Loo Roll, with Tracey Thorn.
Feb 07, 2019
79. Name that Pope, with Dr Sarah Jarvis
Feb 06, 2019
78. Easy Peelers and Cones of Shame, with Iain Dale
Feb 05, 2019
77. Prolapsing Hot Water Bottles…with Sara Cox
Feb 04, 2019
76. The slow creep of modernity gone wrong, with Gideon Coe
Dec 21, 2018
75. Cardiff Christmas Special!
Dec 14, 2018
74. The draught beneath my wings, with Hugh Dennis
Dec 07, 2018
73. Kefir-tunately, with Simon Mundie
Nov 30, 2018
71. Romperamas and titter-free zones, with Tolani Shoneye
Nov 16, 2018
70. 'Needs Sherry', With Mawaan Rizwan.
Nov 09, 2018
69. Sounds Launch Special from the London Eye, with James O’Brien and Leena Norms
Nov 02, 2018
67. The spittle of a century… with the Scummy Mummies: Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson
Oct 19, 2018
66. Bomb shelters and transmitter sites, with Cathy Newman
Oct 12, 2018
65. Fields of chaff with Vicki Pepperdine
Oct 05, 2018
64. Lady barnacles and toga parties with Mishal Husain
Sep 28, 2018
63. Stiff Letters and Sideburns with Helen Zaltzman and David Dimbleby
Sep 21, 2018
62. My head is in Wookie Hole
Sep 14, 2018
61. Orange linguini and donkey soap
Sep 07, 2018
A postcard from Fi and Jane
Aug 03, 2018
60. What a ménage! Season Finale with Richard Arnold
Jul 27, 2018
59. An eye roll onto another planet, with Susanna Reid
Jul 20, 2018
58. Something for the Weakened, with Shaun Keaveny
Jul 13, 2018
57. Miriam Margolyes is a lady of great passions
Jul 06, 2018
56. Halfway up the Shard with Judy Murray
Jun 29, 2018
55. Screeching accolades and mirrored ceilings, with Sadia Azmat
Jun 22, 2018
54. Disc jockey not a doula, with Zeb Soanes
Jun 15, 2018
53. Quiffo Magnifico with Mobeen Azhar
Jun 08, 2018
52. Don’t you know who I am? With Ali Plumb
Jun 01, 2018
51. Royal Wedding Debrief with Camilla Tominey
May 25, 2018
50. Titillation with Charlie Sloth
May 18, 2018
49. Dirndl Skirts and Pelvic Mezzanines …with Mariella Frostrup
May 11, 2018
48. Jim Al-Khalil's 50 shades of Quantum Biology
May 04, 2018
47. Fatbergs and tantric sex with Jo Whiley
Apr 27, 2018
46. Not being the story: with Presenter Sarah Montague
Apr 20, 2018
45. Soup, cake and organic scaffolding: Fortunately, at Jane’s house.
Mar 30, 2018
44. A squirrel got my melon in Yosemite, with journalist Mark Mardell
Mar 23, 2018
43. Life doesn’t come in paragraphs, with Will Self
Mar 16, 2018
42. A Cautionary Tale, with Radio Critic Gillian Reynolds
Mar 09, 2018
41, Mistaken heritages, with Viv Groskop
Mar 02, 2018
40. Inner Curls and Contrarians with Emily Maitlis
Feb 23, 2018
39. The Turning: with Emma Kennedy
Feb 16, 2018
38. Difficult conversations about harassment, and petrol station porn... with Adam Buxton
Feb 09, 2018
37. Cranky milks and mummy almonds… with Sheila Dillon
Feb 02, 2018
36.Spinning, Sapphic footrubs and shameful hatlessness… with Nikki Bedi
Jan 26, 2018
35. Young person prejudices with iPM presenter Luke Jones
Jan 19, 2018
34. Black pudding baby puree… with Chef Tom Kerridge
Jan 12, 2018
33: Bless you, Fi
Jan 05, 2018
32. Jane and Fi’s Review of the Year
Dec 22, 2017
31. Classic!
Dec 15, 2017
30. Mildly bawdy with TV presenter Nick Knowles
Dec 08, 2017
29. Marxist board games and smart thinking with Geoff Lloyd and Ed Miliband
Dec 01, 2017
28. Christmas cling film and out-there journalism with Shaimaa Khalil
Nov 24, 2017
27. Squid ink and Christmas codpieces with Grace Dent
Nov 17, 2017
26. George Orwell, old-fashioned porn and female flashers
Nov 10, 2017
25. Optimism with presenter Jon Snow
Nov 03, 2017
24. Peanut butter shower dispensers and Neil Nunes
Oct 27, 2017
23. #verystrong podcasting with W1A writer John Morton
Oct 20, 2017
22. Bras (and interviews) of magnitude
Oct 13, 2017
21. Sex industry secrets with Jon Ronson
Oct 06, 2017
20. Celebrity junkets and (not) swearing
Sep 29, 2017
19. Chatting al fresco with Shelagh Fogarty
Sep 22, 2017
18. Horoscopes with Radio 1’s Greg James
Sep 15, 2017
17. Double-heading with Shaun Keaveny and Matt Everitt
Sep 08, 2017
Stand by. It's coming back.
Sep 01, 2017
16. Sir Magnificent Glover and Ms Fedup-o-forms
Jul 14, 2017
15. Milkmaids and Monks
Jul 07, 2017
14. All the best, Aunty Rachel
Jun 30, 2017
13. Waylaid by Richard Madeley
Jun 23, 2017
12. The Sound of Turmeric
Jun 16, 2017
11. Nearly As Good As The Shrimping Man
Jun 09, 2017
10. Handwashed Bras and Loin-Length Boots
Jun 02, 2017
9. Have I Said the Right Thing?
May 26, 2017
8. A Full Beard and a Nosegay
May 19, 2017
7. A Gauzy Melancholy
May 12, 2017
6. Sultana in My Bra
May 05, 2017
5. The Darkness of Matt Baker
Apr 28, 2017
4. Bingo Wings and Printer Rage
Apr 21, 2017
3. No Portcullis of Compliance
Apr 14, 2017
2. Dungarees A Go-Go
Apr 07, 2017
1. Feel My Rambutans
Mar 31, 2017
Welcome to Fortunately...
Mar 29, 2017