Welcome back to another Friday special. This week's bonus episode features an interview with The Times and Sunday Times' Literary Editor, Robbie Millen, from our Times Radio afternoon show (2–4 pm, Monday to Thursday).

Robbie joins us for our weekly round-up of the best book releases.

His picks this week were:

Dream State by Eric Puchner

Shibboleth by Thomas Peermohamed Lambert

The Golden Throne: The Curse of a King by Christopher de Bellaigue

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

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Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

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The AstroTurf trailblazers bring big news from their back gardens — steady yourself against something firm. They also cover kindness, costume parties, and wild camping.

Plus, feminist activist and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, Laura Bates, joins to talk about her latest book, 'The New Age of Sexism: How the AI Revolution is Reinventing Misogyny'.

This interview includes adult themes. If you're affected by any of the issues discussed, drop us a line at feedback@times.radio and we’ll direct you to resources that can help.

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The next book club pick has been announced! We’ll be reading Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.

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Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

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In this episode, Jane and Fi take a trip down memory lane, dredging up memories of questionable hairdos and cat-suits. They also chat wine charms, the dangers of pepper, and frozen baguettes.

Plus, broadcaster and comedian Adam Buxton discusses his latest memoir, 'I Love You, Byeee' — an account of the highs and lows of working with Joe Cornish and revolutionising the worlds of DIY TV and podcasting.

If you want to come and see us at Fringe by the Sea, you can buy tickets here: www.fringebythesea.com/fi-jane-and-judy-murray/

And if you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is:

Jane and Fi

Times Radio, News UK

1 London Bridge Street

London

SE1 9GF

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

The next book club pick has been announced! We’ll be reading Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.

Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane and Fi agree quite a lot in this episode – and it's rather unnerving. Please proceed with caution. They also discuss umbrellas, BBQs, downstairs loos, and giving looks on trains.

Plus, Sir Ed Davey MP, leader of the Liberal Democrats, discusses his book ‘Why I Care: And Why Care Matters’.

If you want to come and see us at Fringe by the Sea, you can buy tickets here: www.fringebythesea.com/fi-jane-and-judy-murray/

And if you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is:

Jane and Fi

Times Radio, News UK

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If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

The next book club pick has been announced! We’ll be reading Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.

Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s in a name? Rather a lot, as Jane and Fi discover in this email-only episode. They also discuss gardening, Slough, Bruce Springsteen, and Laura Ashley. Plus, they read out your responses to an email from Thursday's episode...

And if you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is:

Jane and Fi

Times Radio, News UK

1 London Bridge Street

London

SE1 9GF

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

The next book club pick has been announced! We’ll be reading Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.

Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Producers of Celebrity Race Across the World, if you're reading this: you've got two easy wins right here! Jane and Fi also chat bolts on benches, Leona Lewis, and middle names.

Plus, Lucy Easthope – the UK's leading authority on disaster recovery, who has advised on 9/11, the Salisbury poisonings, Grenfell, the Covid-19 pandemic, and most recently the war in Ukraine – discusses her new book 'Come What May'.

And if you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is:

Jane and Fi

Times Radio, News UK

1 London Bridge Street

London

SE1 9GF

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

The next book club pick has been announced! We’ll be reading Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.

Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Dr. Dr. Garvey and Dr. Dr. Glover share their musings on whipped butter, Helens, foxes having a to-do, Gustave Eiffel, and the home of the tart. What more could you want?

Plus, adventurer and writer Simon Reeve discusses his latest series ‘Scandinavia with Simon Reeve’ - investigating the secrets of some of the happiest and most equal societies on earth.

And if you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is:

Jane and Fi

Times Radio, News UK

1 London Bridge Street

London

SE1 9GF

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

The next book club pick has been announced! We’ll be reading Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.

Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Going just off this episode, you'd be forgiven for thinking the purpose of this podcast was to inform... In this fact-filled edition, Jane and Fi discuss Peterborough, tarragon, petty officers, and screen time.

Plus, former Mirror editor-in-chief Alison Phillips discusses her new podcast Crime Scene, co-hosted with former Met Police Commissioner Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe. The podcast explores the process and procedures behind high-profile investigations.

And if you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is:

Jane and Fi

Times Radio, News UK

1 London Bridge Street

London

SE1 9GF

If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio

The next book club pick has been announced! We’ll be reading Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.

Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi

Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury

Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.