Fortunately... With Fi And Jane
- Radio chat show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2020 - 2022
- 84 episodes (2 series)
ARIA award-winning show where Fi Glover and Jane Garvey chat to people from the world of broadcasting.
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Series 2
1. Back At The Brownies With Nigel Slater
Tuesday 4th January 2022
The author of Toast, Tender and Greenfeast joins Fi and Jane for a chat around the kitchen table. The only question is whether Jane will make it Fi's house on time.
2. Lady Barnacles And Toga Parties With Mishal Husain
Tuesday 11th January 2022
Mishal Husain comes fresh from The Today Programme studio to the Fortunately pizza where she's lucky to catch Jane on fresh patch Thursday.
3. Mind The Camembert! With Liza Tarbuck
Tuesday 18th January 2022
Fi and Jane are joined by Liza Tarbuck. Liza shares the philosophy behind her wildly popular Radio 2 show, stories from growing up with her dad, Jimmy & mum Pauline, and her go-to TV dinner.
4. Slow Eaters' Tables And French Roundabouts, With Paris Lees
Tuesday 25th January 2022
Fi and Jane are joined by the journalist and presenter Paris Lees. Paris tells them about her podcast The Flipside, which offers interesting insights on human nature through two stories that seem opposing, exploring topics such as extremism and forgiveness.
5. Poly-Interests And Chicken Stock Surpluses, With Rick Edwards
Tuesday 1st February 2022
Fi and Jane interview radio and TV presenter Rick Edwards. Fi quizzes Rick on his interesting career in presenting, from Tool Academy to science podcasts. He also updates them on his mission to read a book a week in 2022 and the charms of pétanque.
6. Daphne Spruce And Pippa Clack, With Helena Merriman
Tuesday 8th February 2022
Fi and Jane are joined by broadcaster Helena Merriman. The creator of the hit Radio 4 podcast Tunnel 29 shares her new series Room 5, which looks into how different diagnoses changed people's lives.
7. Coffee, Soap And Timekeeping With Jess Salomon And Eman El-Husseini
Tuesday 15th February 2022
Fi and Jane chat to comedians 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 offer their thoughts on making global audiences laugh, Jess' former career in The Hague and their non-lethal dog.
8. Sliding In On A Shrimp Sandwich, With Your Emails
Tuesday 22nd February 2022
Fi and Jane rifle through the digital postbag to select some of the best listener emails from the past month. Matters discussed include linguistic boxes, displays of affection, assault courses, notes on baldness and an attempt to boost Jane's self worth. Before the emails begin there's important potato related news from the Swindon area.
9. Between Two Lamp Posts With Jill Halfpenny
Tuesday 1st March 2022
Fi and Jane are joined by actor Jill Halfpenny. Jill discusses her new Channel 5 drama The Holiday. She also shares some of her preferences for an actual holiday, offers her tips on line learning and does an impression of Harry Hill doing an impression of her.
10. Belgian Sheets And Swirling Flip Flops, With Michelle Ogundehin
Tuesday 8th March 2022
Fi and Jane are joined by top designer Michelle Ogundehin. The interiors guru, presenter and author gives Fi and Jane the lowdown on Interior Design Masters and working with the show's host Alan Carr.
11. A Spy Stuck Between The Doors, With Marianna Spring
Tuesday 15th March 2022
Fi and Jane chat to BBC Disinformation reporter Marianna Spring. Marianna talks them through her new series Death By Conspiracy, which tells the story of a man caught up in Covid 19 denial, with a tragic ending.
12. Drinking Coffee In Unison With Tim Lovejoy And Simon Rimmer
Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Fi and Jane are joined by Sunday Brunch hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. They discuss the perils of bottomless brunches, origin stories and a celebrity lottery-win rumour.
13. Crème Fraîche Ice Cream And Not-Hot Takes, With Musician And Writer Dessa
Tuesday 29th March 2022
Fi and Jane speak to Dessa, host of Deeply Human on BBC World Service. She joins the podcast from her home town of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and tells Fi and Jane about her series which assembles brilliant minds from around the world to investigate the human experience.
14. Shedding Cassocks And Sitcom Husbands, With Your Emails
Tuesday 5th April 2022
Fi and Jane choose some of their favourite listener emails from the past few weeks. Their topics include homemade calendars, motorsport feminism and learning lines with your feet in the air. There's also a disagreement on sartorial matters and Jane reveals her vegan gravy technique.
15. Natterjack Toads And Non-Confrontation, With Shaun Keaveny
Tuesday 26th April 2022
Fi and Jane are joined by Shaun Keaveny.
16. The Pad On The Gusset, With India Rakusen
Tuesday 3rd May 2022
Fi and Jane chat to the journalist and presenter India Rakusen, host of the 28ish Days Later podcast on BBC Sounds. The series explores what we really know about the menstrual cycle. India shares some insights with Garvey and Glover, who discuss their own experiences and recount Jane's only idea from the last six years.
17. Le Roman De La Rose, With Huw Edwards
Tuesday 10th May 2022
Fi and Jane talk to Huw Edwards. Huw joins them amidst local election rehearsals and discusses being a Welshman in London, his multiple post-graduate projects and his biggest ever exclusive.
18. Galloping Gourmet And Merthyr Motoring, With Andi & Miquita Oliver
Tuesday 17th May 2022
Fi and Jane are joined by Andi and Miquita Oliver. Topics include their recent journey to the Caribbean for BBC Two, rally driving and spending time in a Victorian workhouse.
19. Loaf Handling And Regal Speed Dial, With Your Emails
Tuesday 24th May 2022
Fi and Jane rifle through the digital postbag to select some of the best listener emails from the past month. Your missives include bar staff misunderstandings, Sri Lankan Uncles and career pivots. Before going through the post, it's back to remote recording for this week and Jane feels left out after not receiving an invitation to watch the horses.
20. I've Been To Split Several Times, With Sirin Kale And Pandora Sykes
Tuesday 31st May 2022
Fi and Jane are joined by Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes, hosts of the podcast Unreal: A Critical History Of Reality TV. Before their guests' arrival Fi and Jane have had some niche PhD titles sent in and emergency Jubbly plans are afoot.
21. No Word Of A Lie, We're At The Hay Festival With Laura Bates
Tuesday 7th June 2022
Fi and Jane are at the Hay Festival and joined by writer Laura Bates. Laura talks to Fi and Jane about her new book, Fix The System, Not The Women, looking at solving society's ingrained misogyny. She also reflects on a decade of cataloguing women's through the Everyday Sexism project.
22. Fan Belts On The Cusp Of Change, With Liane Moriarty
Tuesday 14th June 2022
Fi and Jane chat to Australian author Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies. Fortunately listener Liane talks to Fi and Jane about her latest book Apples Never Fall, Nicole Kidman's practicality and competing on daily steps with her siblings.
23. Sticking Snowsuits And Magnifying Mirrors, With Ramita Navai
Tuesday 21st June 2022
Jane and Fi are joined by journalist, author and broadcaster Ramita Navai. Ramita tells them about The Line of Fire, her podcast speaking to fellow reporters about their experience covering dangerous events around the globe.
24. Broom Tests And Talking Peppers, with Nick Grimshaw
Tuesday 28th June 2022
Jane and Fi are joined by former BBC Radio 1 DJ and now host of food podcast Dish Nick Grimshaw. They also discuss his experience growing up in Oldham and writing about it for his upcoming book Soft Lad.
25. Berkshire's Leading Hedgehog Clinic, With Beth Rigby
Tuesday 5th July 2022
Fi and Jane speak to Beth Rigby, Sky News Political Editor. Beth joins them to discuss her podcast Beth Rigby Interviews, in which she sits down for a conversation with figures from politics and beyond. Beth also tells Fi and Jane about a Cornish Love Island photoshoot with Robert Peston, her penchant for Danish TV and her hopes to write a novel that includes a little steaminess.
26. Substitute Spectacles And Elocution Lessons, With Nikki Fox
Tuesday 12th July 2022
Fi and Jane chat to Nikki Fox, BBC disability correspondent. Nikki speaks to Fi and Jane about Access All, the podcast she hosts with Emma Tracey looking into disability, mental health and much more.
27. Pews For The Deeply Cynical, With Your Emails
Tuesday 19th July 2022
Jane and Fi discuss some interesting listener emails. As it's the last episode before a summer break, there are some book recommendations too.
28. Dodgy Molluscs And Steaming Pants With Marian Keyes
Tuesday 26th July 2022
Fi and Jane welcome the novelist Marian Keyes around the Fortunately table to share a bag of chocolates.
29. 200lbs Of Shingle And Burnt Sausage Barbecues, With Ricky Ross
Tuesday 30th August 2022
Now a presenter on BBC Scotland, Ricky Ross is the lead singer of Deacon Blue, and he shares stories from his new memoir Walking Back Home. He talks about following his faith whilst living the life of a rockstar, and all three discuss what makes a good interview with a musician.
30. Angeluses And Places For Guff, With Louise O'Neill
Tuesday 6th September 2022
Fi and Jane welcome along Irish author Louise O'Neill, to discuss her latest book Idol, exploring the worlds of online influencers and complicated female friendships.
31. Being a Conduit and Converting Fahrenheit, with Justin Webb
Tuesday 13th September 2022
Jane and Fi are joined by the Today Programme's Justin Webb. Justin discusses his memoir The Gift of Radio, about growing up in unusual circumstances and how society has changed over the decades.
32. Opaque Tights and Oboe Hotlines, with Your Email
Tuesday 20th September 2022
This week on the podcast, Fi Glover and Jane Garvey take a moment to reflect on events and hear from listeners on their experiences.
33. Three Paying Punters, with Trevor Nelson
Tuesday 27th September 2022
Fortunately this week welcomes legendary broadcaster and DJ Trevor Nelson. Trevor talks to Fi and Jane about getting established on the DJ circuit, his time on pirate radio and the trials of covering Pop Master.
34. You Jump in When They Breathe in, With Julian Worricker
Tuesday 4th October 2022
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 his fellow former 5Live colleagues. Their conversation includes insights on lichen varieties across the UK, a masterclass on verbal interception and rumination on the next Eurovision.
