Elis and John are joined by the presenter and novelist Richard Osman. Records are broken in Made Up Games, James Cracknell enters the Shame Well, and friend of the show Tan France gives his verdict on John's new alice band.
Oct 7
#478 - Zones, Curry Pyjamas and Pre-Time Speeches
If there was an award given out for the ‘Most Tense Moment in the Final Round of a Game Made Up by a Listener’, then this show would win it. Fresh from their triumph at the British Podcast Awards, Elis and John look to add another trophy to the cabinet by creating a moment so con ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 3
#477 - Oasising, The Sero Clan and Trapped in Neasden
It’s 3 croaky voices in the studio today because Elis and Dave have Oasised once again, and poor old John is unwell. Luckily that means a general vibe alignment is struck, but, crucially, the standards do not slip. For Elis and Dave both have tales of struggling to get out of Wem ... Show More
50m 45s
May 2021
189. Born at 42, with Richard Osman
This week on Fortunately, Fi and Jane chat to presenter and writer Richard Osman. The Pointless and House of Games presenter joins them to discuss his novel The Thursday Murder Club. He also talks to them about perspectives on ageing, consoling quiz contestants and who might win ... Show More
55m 46s
Dec 2021
Richard Osman, writer and broadcaster
Richard Osman is a broadcaster, TV producer and writer who co-presents the quiz show Pointless on BBC One. His first novel, The Thursday Murder Club, was a publishing phenomenon, selling more than a million copies, and the follow-up became one of the fastest-selling titles since ... Show More
35 m
Aug 2023
Anohni, artists' intellectual property, Bruntwood Prize-winning play Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz
Mercury Prize winning and Oscar-nominated artist Anohni returns with a soulful new album, My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross, released under the moniker Anonhi and the Johnsons for the first time.The artist Michael Moebius is preparing to launch another legal battle to protect ... Show More
42m 16s
Jul 2023
Martin Roberts, Jimi Famurewa, Nadine Cooper, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Today we welcome the writer, broadcaster and journalist Jimi Famurewa.
Martin Roberts, the broadcaster, property expert and host of BBC Television series Homes Under the Hammer.
And the founder of the Tuneless Choir, Nadine Cooper. Plus, we’ll hear the Inheritance Tracks from 'ki ... Show More
1 h
Dec 2014
John Kander on Cabaret, The Scottsboro Boys and Chicago
Kirsty Lang talks to John Kander, composer of Cabaret, New York New York and Chicago and one half of Broadway partnership Kander and Ebb.87 year old John Kander discusses The Scottsboro Boys, his final work with lyricist Fred Ebb, which is currently a hit in London's West End.How ... Show More
28m 42s
Jan 2024
S2. Ep 7: You’ll Own Nothing and You’ll Be Happy
How a young man with a novel idea for affordable accommodation, and an Oxford man with a plan for bus lanes, and a Danish woman writing a thought experiment about car rentals, unwittingly became hate figures for conspiracy theorists.Written and presented by Jon Ronson Produced by ... Show More
33m 24s