BBC Radio Podcasts from Elis James and John Robins
#432 - Roast Goose, Intro Sequels and The Volkswagen Barrel of Paint
John receives a humdinger of a surprise which leaves him very excited.
#431 - Corner Energy, Non-Playable John and Tubing The Room
John's been to a singletons' event armed with an unstoppable ice breaker.
#430 - Grief Granola, Psephologist Wildfowl and How is Scratching Free?
An episode that covers more topics than the world's best stocked library.
#429 - Czecholate, 11 Years of Silence, and No One Else is Doing This
We join our heroes during a telling off session, because someone is being a naughty boy.
#428 - Hunting Aled, Gen Sea and Harriet Kemsley
Harriet Kemsley drops by to answer a listener dilemma.
#427 - OALPs, Scared To Stand and Career Progression In Feudal Britain
Elis has been DJ'ing like an old man whilst there's a top tier email on guff agreements.
#426 - Writing Sid, UNESCO Accents and Condemned to a Life of Seeing Clearly
Elis has had a great day where his hero laughed at every one of his jokes.
#425 - The Credit Score Special
Elis and John go deep, arguably too deep, down the credit score rabbit hole.
#424 - Zanecdotes, Fab Pensions and Mallett’s Depths
Producer Dave bumps into the Director General himself.
#423 - Gareth Guffer, Dune July and Planet Credit Score
John bids to get a credit rating expert onto a comedy show.
#422 - Jimmy Bond, £35.17 and Tudur Owen’s Dad’s Monkey
John's been to Naples and there's not a pizza left in Campania as a result.
#421 - Yakat, Clentin Coins and Is It A Long Forest?!
John's alter ego Clentin Coins rears his camp head.
#420 - Cheek Not Filth, World Beaker People Day and Apple Crumble Designed For Three
John Robins is 30 mins post-butterscotch. How can he ever broadcast in such a sugar dip?
#419 - BQWND, The Bailiff of Content and Watching Mince Defrost in Real Time
Topics covered: mullets, Van Morrison, dressing up your kids, and a big pile of tyres.
#418 - Pasta Joke, Quarry Stuff and Black as Sackcloth
The Cymru Connection is officially newsworthy: this feels significant.
#417 - Sun on the Cheeks, The Nadir of the Mullet and Squatting in a Poltergeist’s World
John has suffered some key losses, but luckily claims to have "lit a fire in today".
#416 - That’s Massive For Me, The English Enigma and Wales Today
A big day for Elis as BBC Wales are in the building.
#415 - This Is Your Stand Up Life: John Robins
Elis James cast a wistful eye back on 20 years of John Robins stand up, warts and all.
#414 - Yesterday’s Bone, Book Humour and The Coalface We Call Prose
John reveals the intense process behind writing the book that'll change global culture.
#413 - Generation Graze, A Chunk Funk and Rustle Click Munch Ting Ting
John's in a chunk funk (a chocolate funk) and it's up to Elis and Dave to rescue him.
#412 - John’s Pensionversary, Riffing on Togetherness and There Will Always Be More Steves
Brace yourselves because John is about to discover something massive LIVE on the podcast.
#411 - Hayley They’ve Dropped!!, #PoorBloke and A Civil Servant For Love
Love is in the air and Elis finds out live that it's Valentine's Day.
#410 - Nepo Connectors, Keir Today John Tomorrow and Richard Herring
Richard Herring's on the show and there’s a Made Up Game that'll shake up UK television.
#409 - The Double Ian, Everyone’s Sacked and John Goes In On Shoes
John's riding a wave after meeting one of his heroes.
#408 - Project 2032, Red Peppards and Britain Is Typing…
There’s some big goals targeted as there's a lot of chat about 'legacy'.
#407 - Boring Moons, Germans Don’t WhatsApp and Grind, Block & Jumpy
Some of you wanted less not more Wordle chat. The question is: Did John listen?
#406 - Callipound, A4 Ravioli and Our New Coal
John unveils a twisted introductory creation and Elis is skewered by his own.
#405 - My Integrity, A Million Pounds and Why Can’t We All Just Be Clerks?
John's new young bum has officially had medical sign off.
#404 - #PlasticJack, Lou Sanders and You Can Only Push The Listeners So Far
The Cymru Connection returns and Elis James is at fever pitch.
#403 - The Dread Brothers, Great Flanks and The CEO of My Own Mind
Britain's Sexiest Tattoo gets a broadcast outing and a certain feature its own trailer.
#402 - Connor’s Killed Us, A1 Prostates and Bring Back The Erotic Thriller
The boys campaign for the return of the erotic thriller. Saucy.
#401 - Direct Dust, The Pint Control Board and …with John Robins
The wheels are set in motion to achieve the pilot of Britain’s Sexiest Tattoo.
#400 - Builth Wells Problems, xC and John Got A Speaker
A man rants about speakers and streaming music for an extended period of time.
#399 - The Second Petard, Pad Thai for Breakfast and 11 Reasons to be Cheerful
The boys are kicking off 2025 with contrasting vibes.
#398 - The Best of The Great Reset
Roll up, roll up! It's the Best of The Great Reset!
#397 - The Sun Lounger Statute, Wednesday Ringo Regret, and I Can’t Go Till February
It's a game of 3 halves: Paul McCartney, a sun lounger and a top Made Up Game.
#396 - Britain’s Sexiest Tattoo, Fallible Sounds, and Content Doesn’t Stop For Christmas
The unstoppable Elis and John content train is in full flow.
#395 - A Heavy Weft, A Talented Sheep Dog and 31 Minutes with a Nun
Ministerial banter, talented sheep dogs, and heavy wefts; we've got it all this week.
#394 - Elis and John’s Christmas Cracker
Elis and John present a Christmas special with festive treats and special guests.
#393 - High Budget Dreams, Smacks of Mellor and That Fried Tuesday Feeling
We have a classic Made Up Game and Elis (Patient Father) James does keepy uppies.
#392 - Not Letting Down 750 GPs, The Jet2 Prerogative and Sophie Duker
Sophie Duker pops along and Producer Dave is (again) pressured into doing stand up.
#391 - Egg on Cord, Perpetual Tennis and A Very Successful Brown Owl
Elis James releases his hit new single 'I've Been Standing In Dog Mess'.
#390 - Annsbie, We Lube Up and The Hypothetical Widow Tour 2025
John's had a setback but luckily he's taken on gaseous form to handle it.
#389 - Big Leg, The Cymdown Connection and Plugged Into His Router Just For You
John encounters Buckinghamshire's most beautiful pharmacy women.
#388 - Let’s Lavender, Sounds Like My Love Life and Celya AB
It’s the day before Elis’ big Welsh stand up gig and everything is totally totally fine.
#387 - Neil’s Crane Company, Paid In Chinese and Lightning In A Handbag
John's inspiring the whole studio today and a Made Up Game digs into the great albums.
#386 - Daft Brian, Going Gallagher and The Phillips Head Bat Signal
John's back and firing on most cylinders as the Stansbies of the world come to the fore.
#385 - Yards From Davie, Calippos Wouldn’t Melt and The World’s Wealthiest Cat
Producer Dave has been in the vicinity of the Director General himsen.
#384 - Pretty Podcast Boys, Short Tempered Cyborgs and All Time is Wasted Time
At what point does a bum recovery journey transmogrify into a spiritual journey?
#383 - Ballon D’Arts, Banter Zone Jet Lag and The Enema Within
With John in bum op recovery, the finest (and only?) case of prone podcasting continues.
#382 - Spooooky Intimate Bum Procedures, Perfect BBC Noise and Same Postcode Different Houses
John's had a spoooooky bum procedure.
#381 - Your Main Crem, A Talentless Forsyth and The Great Traybake Swindle
Elis and John ready their Saturday night TV show plans to pitch to BBC commissioners.
#380 - Lord VPN, Bullied On The Boundary and Stansbie
John returns from a holiday to The Alps with his usual theatricality.
#379 - Bishop Gore Blanks, Forwarded Many Times x, and There Is An ‘I’ In Lazio
Elis reveals an extraordinary unknown side to his onstage persona.
#378 - Wacko Lacto, Gatwick Fresh and Falling Into a Big Ditch
John prepares to go on holiday, and he's characteristically calm. Absolutely very calm.
#377 - Dropped In The Riff Tank, Two Dads (Not Gay) and Ania Magliano
John embarks on his big socialising era.
#376 - Skeggsy, Deggsy and £360 Cash
Today is Producer Dave's 40th and sex clubs are also [separately] on the menu.
#375 - Gravel Man, My Sex Club Year and Space Cop Heart Rates
An episode of dinner dates, Welsh heart rates and service stations maybe located on J8.
#374 - Dust or Leaves, A Tight Three Seconds and Humour! Humour! Humour!
Trauma on The Tee with John Robins. Coming soon wherever you get your podcasts.
#373 - Street Juice, The Cymru Cul-de-sac and 10 Sketches About Soup
Elis and John have been on journeys this week, both metaphorically and literally.
#372 - My Little Lover, The ABBA Gold Approach and Cuffed by the Vice Squad
It’s happened. Elis and John have turned into crypto bros.
#371 - 3 Features & the Truth, Get It Done and Welsh Rarebit: Grilled by Elis James
It’s a giddy John we encounter today.
#370 - Bran Time, Sky Blue Limos and Fellowship on the Ring Road
Tick tock Masterman?
#369 - All Beauty, A Sexier Welshman and David O’Doherditty
There's some big news about John's Bag of Death.
#368 - A Hot Lung, Busking Medieval English, and The Importance of News (On the Hour, Every Hour) on Student Radio
Thoughts turn to retirement plans; how will our heroes see out their final days?
#367 - Marie’s Tethered, Grown Men and Oh Really Fennel?!
John makes a quite startling revelation about how he spent the other afternoon.
#366 - The Dance
We’re all excited about dancing the dance.
#365 - Big Fat Tears, My Thumb’s In France and Phil Wang
Some *classic* Elis and John, as John shares something harrowing.
#364 - Like It Or Lump It, Moon Faced Boys and Greg James’ Dark Underbelly
Some huge personal news rocks the studio.
#363 - Accepting Sap, Backing Bellingham and This is How You Use Noel
High quality chat about dog/fox mess and Elis finally has his car cleaned.
#362 - Three Crazy Guys Hanging Out, DCI Spike Spike McSpike and Michelangelo’s Mike
Comedian Annie McGrath tackles a Chinese conundrum.
#361 - 55 Year Olds in The Narberth Area, Dell Tower and The Past, Present & Future of Rush Radio
Clara Amfo and Jordan Stephens, from Make Me A Mixtape, pop by for a Made Up Game.
#360 - Yesby, Classic Gag Churners, and The Big Storm Before the Bigger Storm
Twas the night before Elis’s wedding, and he's at the end of his tether.
#359 - Puppet Paul, Mindful Diarrhoea and Doing the M6 for Comic Relief
The Elis and John realm remains a very zen place to be.
#358 - Jimmy Grief
John Robins breaks his silence.
#357 - A Podium Place for Thought, Désolé the Devolved Discuss and A Big Baguette that’s Uniting the World
The boys are overcome with Olympic fever and the realisation that their bits are old.
#356 - Look Into It Dave, Curtis Coitus and HS Number 2
Contents: coaches, emotional heft and 17th century diarist John Robins.
#355 - Fillet, Sirloin and Rump
Robins, The Great Organiser, puts on the ultimate stag for a Welshman in his forties.
#354 - A 5 Minute Curry, 10,000 Johnsons and A ULEZ Compliant Wedding
Are weddings run on facts? And do they need to be ULEZ compliant? Elis James must answer.
#353 - Symphonic Bowels, Dry Cardboard Chips and A Better Listener than Henry VIII
Elis meets one of his musical idols. Will get he right it right this time?
#352 - Marl, A Digital Bum Examination and Taking 2 Weeks Off Jalapeños
John’s world has been rocked from beneath him.
#351 - Six Figure Per Month Thickos, The Cymru Connection and Let Him Do His Cow
Elis James' Welsh knowledge is put to the test.
#350 - Smoked Milk, Wimbers and Let It Beeb Sounds
Surprises galore on today's show. Not big ones but still surprises.
#349 - Emergency Intro, The Nanny Estate and The Third Keir
Uncharted levels of balance call for an introvention.
#348 - Jazz Flats, Guff Soup and You Can’t Row With Your Mind
A schism has come between Elis and John.
#347 - The Great Absolver, Winton’s Well and A Google Docs Kinda Guy
Massive-massive-it-is news drops into Elis and John Towers.
#346 - £1 Nights Out, Vaping More Than Breathing and Walking Dion Broken Glass
What do you get when you cross a mad dad with a donkey?
#345 - Burdening Burden, The Ultimate Head and A Dizzy at Tebay
Elis’s heroic cycle ride to Brighton is picked over and analysed.
#344 - Generation Bodge Job, The Thinking Drinker’s Degree, and A Wazzaaa of Crosbys
One minute it’s loco coco dads, the next it’s a deep dive into football in Gibraltar.
#343 - Baff, Mooch Ma Mooch and Higs Higs Higs Higs Higs
Elis is hoisted by his own literate genetic petard.
#342 - Great Articles Going Unwritten, The Scottish Experience and Good & Long
Elis is sad at the start of the Euros but his pals are here to cheer him up.
#341 - Calippolitical, Italia ’90 Games and Eating Bao Buns in Complete Silence
Producer Dave wants the boys to get *more* political?!
#340 - Bog Body Ready, Long Haul Phaal and Nish Kumar
Today we hear a titanic showdown between two arch-nemeses.
#339 - Crisp 147s, The Dave Farce and Miss Havisham's Warzone
The response to a very simple Made Up Game sees Producer Dave tested to his very limits.
#338 - Task Masters, Blue Moon Peter and Beginner’s Luck: The Adrian Chiles Story
One of the great comedy gameshow performers is in the house as Taskmaster concludes.
#337 - Project Balance, The State of Pitta Breads and Non-Sexual Condensation Writing
Today’s show is of the unclothed variety as nude chat is on the cards.
#336 - Tuffers’ Glow, Buffet Behaviour and Babes In The Mauve Interior
Ahoy, there's new features about!
#335 - Cursed FC, The Peter Clause and The Tide On Your Nethers
Every so often the old gal which is Made Up Games throws a grenade into the mix.
#334 - Fish Finger Frenzy, Piña Colada Eggs and a Daveless Space
The unproduceables have been left unproduced.
#333 - Fine For Bride, So Many Reasons and If You Come For The Queen You Best Not Miss
Today’s the day we hear the hit new single about John Robins' break up with Taylor Swift.
#332 - Mr Audio, Love's Best Lubricant and The Man Who Can Eat Three Curries
Some big aural and gastronomic achievements are flying around E&J HQ.
#331 - Five Star Bums, Tax Over Taylor and Too Punctual For Love
There's a veritable buffet of bums and songwriting to pick through.
#330 - Sleepy Elis, A Corporate Shill for Big Thick and David Gandy
Knees are shaking and pulses racing as superstar model David Gandy stops by for a chat.
#329 - Sacked for Sadness, Hated for Content, and A Steady Hand on the Tiller of Love
The boys are beset by worry this week. Thankfully these are soothed by scorching anecdotes
#328 - The Golden Age of Whaling, Five Whimsical Bananas, and A Robin and A Swift
Would Elis or John have thrived on a 19th century whaling vessel?
#327 - Tim’s Rumpus Room, Pork Chop Calves and Buckinghamshire Living
It’s Swiftmas Day and John’s neck deep in it.
#326 - Chiles Parsnips, Elis St. John, and Superfruit Cigs
John is rocked to his very core by some news at Junction 16 on the M4.
#325 - Taut John, Cake In Your Wallet and Joanne McNally
Fellow master of tasks Joanne McNally joins Elis and John in the studio.
#324 - Blancmange Bullying, The Custard Slice Scene, and Run to Win and Hate Yourself
Elis stakes a significant sum of income on his very specialised brain.
#323 - Fleet McWrap, Handsome Turf and George Kink Lads Only
A sexy Shame and we may even get a sequel to "It Floats Ladies".
#322 - Specs Appeal, Virgil van Dave, and Toilets At Dench
There's a new doyenne of eyewear fashion in town.
#321 - Psychic Cats, Second Rate Roses and Out of Riff Ammo
The lovely Lou Sanders brings along her wonderfully chaotic aura to the studio.
#320 - The Testosterone Twins, Three Shirt Robins and Restless Irritable Discontented
It’s a two hander today as John and Dave fly solo. But we’re bursting with top stuff.
#319 - Baddies on the Beach, 5 Live At 30 and Thank God for Zabaleta
Elis and John celebrate 5 Live's 30th by looking back at the history of the station.
#318 - Chieveley James, Project Digital Life and The More The Murrayer
Today John Analogue Robins digs into his worst nightmare: 'the cloud'.
#317 - Tasting Collapse, Ken Coe and James Hoffmann
The Hoff himself, coffee expert and YouTuber James Hoffman, is on the show.
#316 - Terrace Fashion Week, Too Much Pastry and Stopping At Heston
Have you ever wondered how our hosts would fare as children’s podcast presenters?
#315 - The Tap Scene, Spanish Deception and Cheaper Derby
Elis and John play a (quite literally) dream Made Up Game.
#314 - King Kia, Three Course Curry and Cow Pat PR
Today Elis and John are at one with nature. (No, not in a sexy way Producer Dave).
#313 - Weaving Willow, Vague Cawl and Soft Play VAR
In this episode a listener sends in one of the greatest jingles of all time.
#312 - Swansea Spielberg, Mooning Armada and a Stain on Global Culture
Elis and John chart modern British social history via bums.
#311 - Bonce Funk, Improving Esperanto and The Audio Foyer
John crumbles during a Made Up Game and there's an all-time great Shame Well.
#310 - Didgeridinners, Our Oprah and Telford Is A Tear Duct
The boys discuss the Chesterfield Conundrum and John has a Damascene moment watching TV.
#309 - Condo Cheese, Stepdad Energy and Psychic Hangovers
Once again, Elis, John and Dave have a thorough discussion about things from the past.
#308 - The Double Ds, O'Doherty Ditties and A Lesson In Jingles
We celebrate 10 years of broadcasting badinage with a bit of retrospective reflection.
#307 - Pleasure Parity, Content Camaraderie and A Thumbless Month
John shares an injury he picked up whilst racing against someone in fancy dress.
#306 - The Banter Box, Six Feet From Stardom and Where's Lincoln?
The guys discuss things you think are "cool", and whether Chesterfield is north or south.
#305 - Anxious Orange, Alpha Max Force and A Tartt Tip-Off
The brand new Elis James and John Robins podcast is FINALLY here!
The Great Reset: 'Broadcasting Britain Back Better'
The boys turn their attention to how they can maximise audience growth.
The Great Reset: 'Igniting the Spark'
Elis and John turn to one of the most celebrated creatives of their generation for help.
The Great Reset: 'A Digital Empire'
Attention turns to one of the most important aspects of the new podcast: #content.
The Great Reset: 'Let's Kick This Show Off the Road'
Elis and John meet up ahead of the launch of their brand new podcast.
#304 - Elis James and John Robins: The Best of 2023
Elis and John look back at another 12 months of world class #content.
#303 - Robbyns Resolutions, Secret Scents and Chaff Tuesday
Featuring the last ever episode of the greatest audio drama of all time... DI Robbyns.
#302 - Sounds & Sons, David D. Craddock and Two Sides of the Groin
A surprise phone call casts the future of one of our favourite features into doubt.
#301 - Going Grain, Hannon Handshakes and Peak Bleak
John tells us about his fun New Years Eve plans, and a long-held beef is quelled.
#300 - Digital Decades, Comedic Offbeatsman and Basic Podcast Strategy
Today the guys reached show #300, and they made sure to celebrate in style.
#299 - Pylon Following, 50 Under 50 and Lou’s Big Birthday
With birthday girl Lou Sanders, who shares a BRAND NEW jingle that she’s created.
#298 - Tahini Trouble, Jivo Graham and Ruddy Angry
With a Made Up Game that tests the guys’ creativity (and Tony Livesey’s patience).
#297 - Sexy Snails, Retired Waistcoats and Ice Cream Calamity
Elis gets confused by a Made Up Game that eventually goes on to become an 8/10 classic.
#296 - PDF Radio, Tourbasco and A Bag of Prawns
CAT FEVER struck the studio today!
#295 - Badmin, Comedy Tapas and Making Uncertain Memories
It’s been some year for Elis James, and nobody deserves a break more than him.
#294 - Derbyshire Disrespect, Fruity Boy & Veg Head and Vibing On Ice
Featuring the birth of a brand new produce-based radio duo!
#293 - The Darkness of Dave, Hoi Polloi and Jacqueline Wilson (A)
Ivo Graham joins Elis as he uses his huge brain to solve listener problems in 'Ask Ivo'.
#292 - Smelting Success, Powerful Honey and The Arena of Worry
The guys celebrate a recent award win and John performs an uncanny Tim Buckley impression.
#291 - Mancunian Positive John (Bonus #Content)
No live show this week due to the Ryder Cup, but here's a bonus podcast for you to enjoy.
#290 - Giftshop Gripes, D-Reamits and We Go To Tunbridge Wells
Elis gets vocal in his sleep and channels the 'Voice of the Balls'.
#289 - Primary Porkies, Theatre Thickos and Fun In The Fens
Elis immerses himself in the world of the world of theatre which is immersive.
#288 - Auction Action, DI Dre and Thought Knox
What a day... it's Freddie Mercury auction day.
#287 - Memoirhahas, Cat Flap Chaos and Tessellation Turmoil
John's back in the room after his million shows in a month.
#286 - Sesame Oil Surfeits, Nature's Printer and Seagull Supporters
Rob Auton shares what it's been like living with John in Edinburgh for the past month.
#285 - Elis and John Live from Edinburgh
Elis and John come live from Edinburgh, with Ania Magliano and David O'Doherty.
#284 - Maximum Mystery, Trainecdotes and Internal Risk Assessments
With Elis on holiday John is joined in Edinburgh by the one and only Ivo Graham.
#283 - Minor Key Comedy, Same Old Larkin and Frank Skinner
Frank Skinner talks about his new show, as well as enacting a law into Petty Parliament.
#282 - Oldroyd Sorbet, #Biceps and A Macchichatiato
Featuring a Made Up Game that focused on Elis’s often negative mentality to competition.
#281 - It’s A Blunderful Life (Bonus #Content)
Elis and John complete their much-lauded trilogy of Bonus #Content.
#280 - Suit, Shoes and Swimming Trunks (Bonus #Content)
With Wimbledon on air the boys convene to ensure the content train plough[man]s on.
#279 - CCC: Customer Condiment Control (Bonus #Content)
With a very exciting announcement, and more ploughman's correspondence.
#278 - Stage Time Stresses, Dignity Biscuits and A Barrel of Eggs
With a Made Up Game for the biscuit fans amongst you, and ANOTHER twist in 'DI Robbyns'.
#277 - Glastonbury Gripes, Fiscal Vasectomies and Perfect Ploughmi
Elis reminisces about a time he went to Glastonbury, and a dream is brought to life.
#276 - King Vinegar, Precinct Penchants and the Magic of Chiles
The lightboards switched up as our fleet-footed hosts juggled a plethora of text topics.
#275 - Bumbag Bravado, Remunerationships and Adam From Bungay
Elis shares his love for Mr Urdd, and Producer Dave brags about a recent purchase.
#274 - Date City Central, Forty Slinks and Reece With A Spoon
No Elis this week, so joining John and Dave on the show is the wonderful Lou Sanders!
#273 - Kwik Save Clothes, Tallinn Jokes and Big Bisc
In this week's show, Elis and John decided to come up with their own range of soft toys.
#272 - Noodle Season, Taunton Pastrami and Foyer Residencies
With a controversial Made Up Game and a toilet tale that stokes the embers of shame.
#271 - Fragrant Disregard, Druids In Need and The Man of Steele
John is given some goalkeeping tips from a former professional shot-stopper.
#270 - Toddler Tatts, Centenary Sprinters and Own Brand Stout
On Coronation Eve Elis and John have an incredibly detailed discussion about aftershave.
#269 - Bonus Mobility, Long Awaited Wazzes and Aggers On Dressage
With a Shame Well that royally cracks up the studio.
#268 - The Royal Tab, Insanity Platters and DI Robbyns
A man lists every single mug he owns live on national radio.
#267 - Atomic Bum, Apologetic Moshing and Yo Shoeshi
With Elis taking a much needed holiday the wonderful Ivo Graham joins John in the studio.
#266 - Single Pringles, Sportageddon and 225 Lollipop Ladies
Elis and John finally reveal how much the Tax Year Calendar has raised for Comic Relief.
#265 - Vampire Grannies, Breaking Beale and John’s Dream Seat
Elis and John spend a lot of time trying to find out what car Tony Livesey drives.
#264 - Slimline Biscuits, Impartial Spines and Tweet The Internet
John tries really hard to figure out what car Tony Livesey drives.
#263 - Dockers Dictionary, Postcode Dave and Floss Comedy
Producer Dave puts the guys through their comedy paces with another Riff Symposium.
#262 - Robot Lasagne, Sink Sabotage and Ping When You’re Winning
A smorgasbord of fun and nonsense, including a hot debate over kitchen sink usage.
#261 - Riff Yourself Thin, Sexy Elis and Bury’d In Shame
Featuring a Shame Well that has already been submitted into the 'Awards' folder.
#260 - Epsom Mad Funkers, Celestial Kick Ups and Capers Capers
With an extremely tense Made Up Game and a new feature created on the fly.
#259 - FTSE Friday, Shy Erotica and Guff Complaints
With a huge announcement about 'The Elis James and John Robins Tax Year Calendar'.
#258 - Martin Lewis, Operation Snack and Takeaway Tittle-Tattle
An adventurous 5-2-1-2 set up from Elis and John.
#257 - Tweet The Internet, Sexual Cul-De-Sacs and Tube Quiz Champ
Elis makes a catastrophic error whilst channelling his inner Chingford.
#256 - Goss Bros, Source A Horse and Space Invader Ska
There's a Tax Year Calendar update and John stresses about going to a fancy dress party.
#255 - Loving Lightly, Liner Pies and VAT Bottomed Girls
John gets confused when plotting a railway journey and Elis struggles with an accent.
#254 - George Ezra, Horny Traffic and Bond’s Great Escape
George Ezra joins the boys to talk about the backbone of Britain.
#253 - Pylon Alley, Chairman Meow and 1.2kg of Self-Reproach
The guys hear about some of the visual highlights of the M40.
#252 - Elis James and John Robins: The Best of 2022
Elis and John present their best moments from 2022.
#249 - Elis and John's Made Up Games Christmas Special
Join comedians Elis James and John Robins for some Made Up Games... with a festive twist!
#251 - Thawduroy, Chiles Play and A Breakdown In Glencoe
Highways experts Elis and John shepherd the nation home for Christmas.
#250 - Operation Semaphore, 22 Pill Mipes and Naga's Perfect Roasties
Elis & John make ISDN-supported broadcasting the future from Bristol, Salford and London.
#248 - Honey Traps, Window Misteries and Van Outen: The One That Got Away
John took his seemingly talking big coat out for a spin and Elis channels Brando...
#247 - Melon FM, John's Hot Nuts and Fackets
Elis and John hit the North to tackle catalogues and receipts.
#246 - Educated Fleas, Pomegranate Fridges and Wee Out Your Concerns (Bonus #Content)
Elis discusses his journey to Qatar to watch Wales at their first World Cup since 1958.
#245 - Two Belt Tony, Good Radio Richard and Sandwiches In The Dark
Featuring possibly the funniest Made Up Game of all time and all the usual #content.
#244 - Stodge Then Dodge, Topknot Tony and Love Thy Rut
The guys chat to a cricketing Unsung Hero and Elis goes barmy thanks to a Made Up Game.
#243 - Phone Formations, Lies Monthly and Pick Ye Candles
Listener Ian grabs the nation's attention with his submission to Petty Parliament…
#242 - Davestation, Flexing For Britain and The BACS Zone
The guys chat to a doctor about whether Elis needs to change his face washing routine.
#241 - Crossman’s Mullet, Bingo Bango Bongo and Can Mentality
John shares his unusual phobia and Producer Dave gets a lesson in moth-edible clothing.
#240 - Café del Marsterman, Lonely Fans and Weymouth Whining
Due to #factors there was no Elis and John live show today; so here's a bonus episode.
#239 - Müttley Crüe, Aroused Lightning and Welsh Washing
John discusses golf humour and Tony Livesey shares that he finds eating sexy.
#238 - Spartan Skodas, Curveball Carvery and The Terracotta Assassin
There's a special co-host in Ivo Graham and Producer Dave NEARLY Backs Britain.
#237 - Clown Of The Scrum, Party Squirrels and Darklord866
With an update on the Backing Britain campaign and a chat about Tony Livesey's hair.
#236 - "I Thought I Needed A Reason To Just Give Me To Shake Things Up A Bit" (Bonus #Content)
Glenn Moore discusses working with Elis and John at the start of their radio journey.
#235 - Breakfast Broccoli, Digit Wilson and Too Hot Tubs
Elis shares that his house is falling apart and John talks discusses his eating routine.
#234 - Back On The Bix, Tea Bag Trunks and Stew Psychics
John perpetuates an urban myth and Elis puts a new spin on Up Your Region.
#233 - Radio Robot, Pasty Pain and Stinky Sauntering
Alison Spittle drops by to talk about her Fringe show and Matt Forde backs Britain.
#232 - Huwid Edwards, Doctor Theatre and A Mick Foley Folly
Thanyia Moore joins the guys to chat about her debut Edinburgh show.
#231 - Padre Pig, Ingleby Greenhow and The Autonators
Elis and John fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content.
#230 - Rockless Fields, Flyering High and Passport Portraits
Richard Herring joins the show to talk about the things he takes too seriously.
#229 - Bathroom Balconies, Tea Bag Tribulations and Mayor Doobliani
The guys speak to an interior design master about the rise in glass toilet doors.
#228 - Tricky Chinos, Cushion Collectives and Ellen White
Lou Sanders joins John Robins to fill your Friday afternoon with top quality #content.
#227 - The Vacation Tapes: Falkland Islands
In the final episode of the series Elis, John and Dave embark on a journey of a lifetime.
#226 - Elis and John at The Podcast Show Live 2022
Elis and John in a special live show, recorded at the Islington Assembly Hall.
#225 - The Vacation Tapes: New York
Elis, John and Dave are whisked away to a location that 2/3 of them have already been to.
#224 - A Scottish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Three
John swaps limericks for lochs in his journey of self (and content) discovery.
#223 - A Scottish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Two
John swaps limericks for lochs in his journey of self (and content) discovery.
#222 - A Scottish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode One
John swaps limericks for lochs in his journey of self (and content) discovery.
#221 - The Vacation Tapes: Ayia Napa
This three part series drops Elis, John and Producer Dave into a random holiday location.
#220 - Batican City, Vape Island and The Dave Dollar
John flexes his geographical muscles and Elis struggles to pinpoint a Welsh accent.
#219 - An Irish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Three
To celebrate entering his fifth decade John Robins undertakes the trip of a lifetime.
#218 - An Irish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Two
To celebrate entering his fifth decade John Robins undertakes the trip of a lifetime.
#217 - An Irish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode One
To celebrate entering his fifth decade John Robins undertakes the trip of a lifetime.
#216 - Har Cire, Twin Leaks and Lashing With Livesey
John offers a profound apology to the listeners of 5 Live (complete with resignation).
#215 - Rum of Thorns, Stat Chat and Macca’s Margarita
The guys chat to resident statistician Ross to commemorate a 5 Live milestone.
#214 - Tawdry Tents, Lost Lou and Duped John
No Elis this week, so Lou Sanders steps in to fill the content void left in his place.
#213 - Riff Tower, Lyrical Kisses and The Naked DJ
The tables have turned! John is buoyant whilst Elis reminds himself everything is fine...
#212 - Stumbledore, Wrist Chips and Trans-Atlantic Lager
Elis adds another voice to his ever-growing repertoire of impressions (13 in total).
#211 - Lunge Lieutenants, Mansfield Action and Too Few Cooks
John wonders what it would have been like if he was born when Jesus Christ was alive.
#210 - Timezone Tension, Birthday BACS and Sir Michael McIntyre
With John joining Elis in his 40s, the birthday boy's mood was anyone’s guess today.
#209 - Sheet Traffic, First Date Dave and Rent-a-Loo
Elis reveals the most romantic thing he’s ever done and Producer Dave puts pen to paper.
#208 - Sardine Starter, Bond's Batteries and Long Arm John
John incorrectly guesses the cost of rice and Dave gets excited about the weekend.
#207 - Bean Bag Beds, Intensely Salford and Weekday Weddings
Elis justifies not fixing his phone, and John tells us what he’s got going for him.
#206 - Special Spreadsheets, Armani John and Costa Del Amor
Elis gives an Oscar-worthy performance when telling everyone what’s coming up on 5 Live.
#205 - Trickling Bunton, Tiny Baths and Wrong John
Elis falls victim to a classic prank and there’s a one-off reversal of roles.
#204 - Emotional Elis, Watering Can Woes and Dover Displeasure
A baby Elis is welcomed into the world and Producer Dave’s week from hell continues.
#203 - Midnight Onions, Balmy Abodes and Headlamp Laments
The guys play a makeshift Made Up Game and Dave shares his emergency scripted intro.
#202 - Stuff Radio, Muscle Memory and BJ (Box Junction) Jeopardy
Elis and John fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content.
#201 - Big Brine, Jawbone Jazz, and The Marquis of Masala
Elis shares a tractor tale and John reveals his VERY strong opinions on canned tuna.
#200 - The Riff Matrix, Ceiling Scenarios and Humble Darts (Bonus #content)
John shares his (imaginary) weightlifting technique and Dave claims to be 6 foot.
#199 - Timeless John, Hairdryer Hacks and Fore Facts
John answers a golf related Ask John and Elis switches up the light boards.
#198 - Smalltalk Tony, Clueless Kluivert and Definition Dread
John has a bit of a stinker in Ask John and Elis gives up on a Made Up Game early doors.
#197 - Human Dressage, Chaud Shame and Stunning Lamb
Elis buckles under the pressure of a Made Up Game and John misquotes Partridge.
#196 - Tax To The Max, The SWC and Elis’s Late Night
The guys front a campaign to get people to submit their tax returns during the show.
#195 - Plastic Pipes, Trouser Tantrums and Hip Hop Hodgson
John gets angry during a Made Up Game and Elis channels his inner preacher.
#194 - Gas Galore, Code Red Robins and Four Squats To The Wind
Elis tells a tale of a crisp conundrum and Producer Dave shares a clip of him singing.
#193 - Ben’s Bananas, JR MK13 and Ironic Ironing
John teaches Producer Dave a brand new word and Elis asks for some chess advice.
#192 - Elis James and John Robins: The Best of 2021
Elis and John look back over their favourite moments from 2021.
#191 - Christmas Day with Elis and John
Elis is at John's house for some top quality #ChristmasDay #Content.
#190 - Christmas Eve with Elis and John
Elis and John fill Christmas Eve with big laughs and top quality #content.
#189 - Throuple Trouble, Big Sprout and Chip Bread
Elis told us about a business investment that he’s made... but will it impress John?
#188 - John Virgo, John Cooper-Clarke & John Vaughan
John ropes in his own supergroup to help reverse the moral and social decline of UK PLC.
#187 - Super Cans, Bagpipe Blues and Circling Sissons
In a jam-packed show there's a HUGE #SaveJohn update and a very intense Made Up Game.
#186 - Solid Swans, Fridge The Ridge and Salve João
With a shocking update on Producer Dave’s Coronation Street saga and a brand new feature.
#185 - Contentious Corrie, Dairy Eggs and Helpful Honks
The guys chat to the person behind one of the most famous band logos of all time.
#184 - Totally Tom Toms, Blossoming Friendships and Oscar Whiskey Echo
The guys test their rhythm with a drum lesson off Joe Donovan from Blossoms live on air.
#183 - Chafing Challenges, Lager Sleeves and Convivial Ceilidhs
In John's absence Lou Sanders joins Elis and Producer Dave for the show - lovely stuff!
#182 - Supersized Sieves, Hot Eggs and a Festival of Landfill
An update on the #SaveJohn campaign, and Producer Dave tell us about a recent pub crawl.
#181 - #SaveJohn, Pen Pilfering and Little Baby Dave
We hear from the Office of National Statistics to talk about the sad decline in Johns.
#180 - Club Mid 40s, Double Deacy and Jimmy’s Clean Hands
The guys are joined on the show by one of John’s dream dinner guests: Jimmy Anderson
#179 - Tog Talk, Wee Sheets and a Scouse Spaceman
Elis crumbles during a Made Up Game and John gives us an insight into some of his dreams.
#178 - The Maida Vale Sessions: Self Esteem
Self Esteem drops in, an all-time great email + Elis gets upset by a Beatles revelation.
#177 - The Maida Vale Sessions: Sexy Gum Disease
With Greg James (the most handsome man on Earth) and a special "youthful" Ask John.
#176 - Venturi Vagueness, Ambidextrous Pencils and John’s Missing Head
Paul McCartney texts into the show and a caller tells John she knows he “does comedy”.
#175 - The Maida Vale Sessions: Cornetto Cleavage
Elis and John follow in the footsteps of Queen, The Beatles, Joy Division and JLS.
#174 - Bounty Balti, 3 Pint Cape and Inglese Dave
John admits he respects some dogs and Producer Dave drops a hint that he loves Elis.
#173 - Al Cook, Too Much Water and John's Small Holiday
With Elis sunning himself, John was joined by friend of the show Lou Sanders!
#172 - Belly Balance, Plate Winslet and Frozen Jackets
Untouchable non-domestic animals, problematic storytelling and farewell to crusty armpits.
#171 - Analogue Grapes, The Aberystwyth Problem and Matriarchal Meatballs
Elis makes an enemy out of Roy Keane and John offers advice on service stations.
#170 - Animatronic René, Playground Pentathlons and a Dhansak Ransack
With an explosive Unsung Hero and a chat with John's best friend Brian May.
#169 - A Fabia Farewell, Irate Initialisms and One Thousand Eggs
The guys wave goodbye to John’s beloved Skoda Fabia after it clocked 185,637 miles.
#168 - Crustacean Crimes, Sturdy Sick Bowls and Petrol Pump Peeves
Elis acts up during today’s Made Up Game and John bids farewell to his trusty Fabia.
#167 - European Sundays: The Cotmeister, Crying In The Quad and Tales With Tony
It's the final edition of Elis and John's European Sundays show. Auf wiedersehen!
#166 - European Sundays: 11 Lions, The Wolf In The Lift and The Mathematics Of Hurt
With Matt Forde, James Richardson and Producer Dave's latest piece of poetreh.
#165 - European Sundays: Dirty Dotun, A Robin For Robins and Bar Boxing Champions
With an improbable Vaseline claim and a chat with Libby Clegg and Chris Clarke.
#164 - European Sundays: Elis James PLC, Stat Shame and Two Tickets To Toploader
Steve 'The Crossman' Crossman drops by and there's an avian Unsung Sporting Hero.
#163 - Dermot's Threads, Youthful Eyes and "Remorse Makes A Home"
John watches on as Elis attempts to appear younger than he actually is (40) live on air.
#162 - European Sundays: Big Nev, Busy Beds and The National Calf Museum
Elis names his all time Wales XI, and John has become a victim of fence vandalism.
#161 - Stuart Braithwaite, Gruff Rhys and Emma Inch
Elis and John are joined by guests to chat about the Euros and National Beer Day.
#160 - European Sundays: Gala Days, Igor Chiles and Bland Crisps
The first edition of Elis and John's European Sundays, with Fern Brady and George Egg.
#159 - Swifty In Greenock, Boxing Gophers and Prosecco O’Clock
Elis struggled to broadcast with a voice in his ear and John loved a Brian Blessed story.
#158 - Shergar, Vanilla Ice & All Things Nice
Today marked Elis and John's 100th live show, featuring two special surprise guests.
#157 - Faulty Fish Burgers, Elis’s Suit Strife and Handsome Greg James
John once again fired and rehired Producer Dave. And Elis plugged his documentary again.
#156 - Downing Outlets, Elis’s Car (TM) and Owen Wilson Optimism
John reveals his intercostal golfing injury and Elis discusses his upcoming TV project.
#155 - FA Cup Fabricators, 6am Dog Walkers and The Dangers of Turmeric
This week: more funny voices from Elis and John's multiple anxiety dreams.
#154 - Tip Talk, Japanese Bowling and The Key to Advertising
John raises the roof with some rhymes, and Elis continues to live without a fridge.
#153 - Fussy Fridges, Petroleum Pioneers and Bad Blowing
Today's Made Up Game has real-life props, and Elis's 'funny voices' feature gets creepy.
#152 - Hobmas Eve, Muted Weddings and BMI BS
Featuring a superb Shame Well and health-based revelations from a heart rate machine.
#151 - Ridiculous Sting, Maud The Goat and Craven's Bingo
For the first time since 2020, James and Robins were back together in the studio.
#150 - The Isolation Tapes: Fin.
It's farewell to The Isolation Tapes as Elis, John and Dave head to the pub.
#149 - Kevin and the Bean… and Dave (Bonus #content)
Something a bit different today due to a change to the 5 Live schedule.
#148 - The Isolation Tapes: Dave’s Sexy Friends
The Papa Doble, John/Elis turning 40/41 and Producer Dave's over-indulgent Easter break.
#147 - May Day, Hard Hats and Mediocre Britain
Featuring a superb Unsung Hero, a top Shame Well and a guest appearance from Brian May.
#146 - The Isolation Tapes: Primed and Exfoliated
John fight's age and stereotypes with the power of tinted moisturiser and concealer.
#145 - Finnish Frolicking, Census Sensibility and Naked Wakes
Today we're joined by a surprise Ask John contributor and John offers some clarifications.
#144 - The Isolation Tapes: We All Have Opinions
This week the guys ponder “how far do you need to run before it stops getting sexy?”
#143 - Insane Domains, Effusive Adrian and Futuristic Newsletters
A shorter show, but still time to cover the success of the Soviet Union in Ice Hockey.
#142 - The Isolation Tapes: Life Is First Boredom, Then Fear
Vintage stuff from Elis, John and Producer Dave today with all frequencies of #content.
#141 - Feline Apertures, Big Toothpaste and Radio Robins
There's a nostalgic mix in today's Made Up Game, and there's some award-winning news.
#140 - The Isolation Tapes: Elis's Sister's Birthday
Elis is on a mission to make sure the whole world knows about his sister's birthday.
#139 - Foreign Trees, Elusive Elis and Two Dozen Spices
After John finished a pen, graphologist Tracey analyses the lads' handwriting.
#138 - The Isolation Tapes: Perilous Pickles
John devours a jar of deathly chilli pickles and reaps what he sows.
#137 - Market Stall Magic, Destructive Shuttlecocks and First Time Flukes
Elis and John continue to bring A-grade content, despite Elis' internet issues.
#136 - The Isolation Tapes: Mr Rotovator
The lads discuss if Elis could play in League 1 and if John could scale El Capitan.
#135 - 40 Cats, Conwy Crossbars and Detective James
Can Elis become a hypothetical Hollywood superstar? Plus John's professional diligence.
#134 - The Isolation Tapes: Elis James’ Circuit Digs
Elis flirts with becoming an archaeologist and Dave’s “blue” Valentine's card.
#133 - Patriotic Milk, Oche Orators and Scores On The Pause
Is Elis's snoring crippling his love life? Plus a contender for the best Made Up Game.
#132 - The Isolation Tapes: John’s Pipe Vigil
Three high-octane interruptions threaten to derail this week's episode.
#131 - Bleeding Coins, Llantrisant Burns and Chargeable Spitfires
Elis discusses his lifelong love of diesel, and John bores a coin expert by talking coins.
#130 - The Isolation Tapes: The Naked Coin Collector
Elis and John discuss selling out and the struggles of getting rid of Christmas trees.
#129 - Redd Pepper, Killer Calamities, and Amusing Muse Musings
Order is restored to proceedings as Producer Dave's hand remained steady on the tiller.
#128 - The Isolation Tapes: Ode to the 90s and 00s
There's a lot of love for the past, as Elis and John dream of returning to university.
#127 - 'I Have Lost Output'
As slick, competent broadcasts go, this won't be bothering any award ceremonies.
#126 - The Isolation Tapes: Soft John
The boys chat about the CIA, smells and getting kicked in the knackers.
#125 - Dictionary Fawners, Mean Averages and a Penchant for Purple
The boys are flying as they broadcast from their respective lounges and open wardrobes.
#124 – The Isolation Tapes: Between Wonnacott and Gooch
The boys are encapsulating different aspects of the UK population's lockdown problems.
#123 - The Isolation Tapes: Booze Banishment & Beauty Sleep
Elis and John return to keep you company throughout Lockdown 3.
#122 - Glitchy Daleks, Sky High Plaques and Domestic Printing
In a possible radio first, Elis and John simulcast LIVE from their respective homes.
#121 - Elis and John's New Year's Day Nuggets
Elis and John look back over their favourite show moments from 2020.
#120 - Elis and John's Christmas #Content
Elis and John bring you a show packed with Christmas Content.
#119 - Brian May, Plaque Chat and Poetreh
Elis and John chat to Queen legend, Brian May! And a poetic surprise for Producer Dave.
#118 - Overstated Groins, Toddler Tax and Bums
Elis and John try to keep up with correspondence focused solely on celebrity derrières.
#117 - Sackable Tardiness, Naked Nicholas Witchell and Bare Naked Shame
After Elis arrived 12 minutes late for show prep, John wants to get him disciplined/fired.
#116 - The Isolashion Tapes: Canadian Caners
As we bid adieu to the current Isolation Tapes, the team enjoy a couple of looseners.
#115 - Jayne Torvill, Petrol Pandemonium and Broadsheet Snogs
Amongst this week's content - Elis and John discuss what modern petrol gauges represent.
#114 - The Isolation Tapes: 'We're not actually putting this out, are we?'
Elis and Producer Dave are gripped as John takes on the greatest challenge of his life...
#113 - Razz Ennui, Bedside Spanners and the BBC Away Day
Elis and John return with more accessible anecdotal content.
#112 - The Isolation Tapes: Knee ops and jockstraps
More 'waffle' from the chaps, including career options, ride recovery and vasectomies.
#111 - Loocations, Tricky Tech and Unproducable Agreements
John shows how easy the rules of golf are to follow, and Elis wants in on 'I'm A Celeb.'
#110 - The Isolation Tapes: The band are back apart
Elis, John & Producer Dave once again come together to offer some company + conversation.
#109 - Old Man Elis, Elis is 40 and Elis’s Fifth Decade
John reminds us that Elis is old and our Unsung Hero is a bike-riding bread-wielding icon.
#108 - Big Food, Vigorous Crushes and Tech Shame
Worldwide geography proves vital for today’s Made Up Game, and we talk massive food.
#107 - Synonymphonies, Eternal Eyesight and Dave's Accessible Poetry
Elis and John speak to the inventor of the Rubik's Cube.
#106 - Laughable Hair, Aggy Anchovies and 5-Minute Snogs
Elis and John are joined by an Unsung Hero living life in the fast lane.
#105 - Wake Up Sheeple and Smell The Beef!
Elis and John fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content.
#104 - Gateway Golf, Mag Fame and Frequent Invigoration
Elis and John fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content.
#103 - Freedom You Can Trust, Synonyms and John's Canadian Brain
Elis and John fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content.
#102 - Cistern Fear, Tommy Tabasco and Geo-Political Balance
Elis and John find unexpected joy in dealing in stone cold fact.
#101 - Feudal Britain, Bookshop Shame and Overwhelming Sounds
The Unsung Hero is up John’s golfing street and Elis gets edgy with 14th century Britain.
#100 - Salty Balance, WAFTAs and Upside Down Agreements
Elis and John ask about the times you’ve broken into your own property.
#99 - Micro Pigs, Rude Rugby and Le Great Yarmouth
Show vibes were a little looser than usual today. Enjoy the chaos.
#98 - Viral Quiche, The Love of Lyndhurst and Haterz Gonna Hate
Elis is back and the chaps pitch new sport 'Catch' to the Director of Sport at the IOC.
#97 - Lou Sanders, Herts Holidays and John’s Greedy Palms
John Robins is joined by Lou Sanders as Elis holidays in exotic Hertfordshire.
#96 - Erotic Traffic, Half Cut Barbers and Catch
Elis and John meet a fantastic Unsung Hero who adorned a record-breaking album cover.
#95 - Van Life, D:Ream Black Holes and Bare TMS
Another Made Up Game is thrown into disarray, and Elis enters a new spiritual age.
#94 - Projects, Patios and A Horse Walks Into A Bar
Elis and John meet Q magazine editor, Ted Kessler as his magazine closes.
#93 - Bravo Sierra, Upside Down Ducks and Edible Ailments
Elis and John fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content.
#92 - Skirting Boards, Edgy Elis and Squeaky Bonnie Tyler
Elis and John are loose and live from BBC HQ for the first time in 17 weeks!
#91 - The Isolation Tapes: 177,000 miles on the nose
Elis and John bring the Isolation Tapes to a fitting close.
#90 - Dead Pigeons, 50-Metre Walks and the Love of Lindt
Elis and John with a big interview with Jason Manford, and a culinary surprise for John.
#89 - The Isolation Tapes: How has our podcast become this?
Elis and John have a toaster revelation and John helps Elis pick a new hobby.
#88 - Base Gravy, French Shame and Dave's Big Joke
Elis and John are joined by comedian and author Jen Brister.
#87 - The Isolation Tapes: Chris Packham’s Rabbit Affray
Elis and John talk to Chris Packham about the hares and rabbit friendship debate.
#86 - Well Dimensions, Crap Mountains and Dave's Hot Meat
Elis and John are joined by musicians Arlo Parks and Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess.
#85 - The Isolation Tapes: Hares and Rabbits - The Conclusion
Elis and John talk tickets from the past and the golden age of quizzing.
#84 - Richard Osman, Sexy Silence and John's Rubbish Book
Elis and John are joined by the presenter and novelist Richard Osman
#83 - The Isolation Tapes: Life is a Roller Coaster of Vibes
Elis and John talk boybands and Producer Dave shares a great tip for getting to sleep.
#82 - Alice Bands, Matt Forde and John's Annual Thicko Tax
Elis and John are joined by fellow comedian and political commentator Matt Forde.
#81 - The very best of the #BonusContent (with Sarah Millican)
Sarah Millican guides us through the the last 12 months of Elis and John's #BonusContent.
#80 - The Big Birthday Bonanza
Elis and John celebrate one year on 5 Live with some surprise guests.
#79 - The Isolation Tapes: Yoga Pranks
We've heard about John's yoga journey but this week we hear about Elis' experience.
#78 - The Isolation Tapes: A rare case of nostalgitis
Elis feigns illness to justify his recent performances and John reads more of your emails
#77 - Basics, Basics, Fundamentals
Elis and John are joined by fellow comic and friend of the show Jon Richardson.
#76 - The Isolation Tapes: The Judgemental DIY Guy
John updates us on his yoga journey and our favourite subject pops up - service stations!
#75 - The Isolation Tapes: Pedantic Notes
Elis and John talk about riled up neighbours and how 'Queer Eye' could help their lives.
#74 - Soggy Flares, Suzi Ruffell and Snoop Dogg's Sideline
This week Elis and John are joined by fellow comedian Suzi Ruffell.
#73 - The Isolation Tapes: Half Man Half Biscuit
Elis and John get an email which was in both parts amazing and infuriating.
The Isolation Tapes: Canageddon
Elis and John read your emails and are pretty shocked by Producer Dave's attire.
#71 - Edible Loveplay, Adorable Sneezing and Sarah Millican
This week Elis and John are joined by fellow comic and friend of the show Sarah Millican.
#70 - The Isolation Tapes: John's Lockdown Birthday
It's John's Birthday! We give him a surprise and discuss his new-found fashion sense.
#69 - Elis doesn't know where the Falkland Islands are
Elis and John are joined by Josh Widdicombe and Rob Beckett.
#68 - The Isolation Tapes: 50,000 Johns and Lou Sanders
Elis and John are in their 'isolation pods' to provide some much needed laughs.
#67 - The Isolation Tapes: Movie Blunders: The Movie
Elis and John return for some more light relief in the form of our Isolation Tapes.
#66 - The Isolation Tapes: Backstreet Bakers
Elis and John bring you another dose of fun from their isolation pods.
#65 - Brummie Shakespeare and James Acaster
James Acaster talks about his lockdown experience and we get a pretty dark Shame Well.
#64 - The Isolation Tapes: A Mechanical Hug
Elis and John bring you another dose of fun from their isolation pods.
#63 - The Isolation Tapes: Blank Canvas Robins
With 33 miles between them Elis and John bring you another Isolation Tape!
#62 - Better than The Ashes
Producer Dave tells us about welcoming his twins into the world.
#61 - The Isolation Tapes: Having A Big Cry
Elis and John are settled in their Isolation Pods to bring you some much needed relief!
#60 - The Isolation Tapes: Johnny Two Sheds
Elis and John bring you another Isolation Tape from a socially safe distance.
#59 - Hands Hands Hands
Elis and John bring you more fun from a safe social distance.
#58 - The Isolation Tapes: Crying in the Urinals
Elis and John bring some much needed laughs from their isolation pods.
#57 - The Isolation Tapes: Little Lord Fauntleroy's Blue Tick Wallpaper
In our 3rd week of lockdown Elis, John & Producer Dave are back from their isolation pods
#56 - Isolation Vents, Exciting Mortgage Emails and John Deacon Masks
Elis James and John Robins bring you more much-needed laughs
#55 - The Isolation Tapes: James Dean didn’t get hay fever, did he?
Welcome to the fifth instalment of Elis and John’s Isolation Tapes.
#54 - The Isolation Tapes: Crows and Crohn's
Elis and John return to provide some relief for you from their 'Isolation Pods'.
#53 - Hull4Heroes, Merkel's House Party and 800 kilos of Soil
A new Unsung Hero, John's had a golf course built, and Elis gets Vitamin D.
#52 - The Isolation Tapes: Clever old Dagda
Elis & John return with another dose of much-needed badinage from their respective homes.
#51 - The Isolation Tapes: Clock on, clock off
Welcome to the first instalment of Elis and John’s Isolation Tapes.
#50 - Clean Gin, The Good Deed Feed and Keegan's Great Speech
Elis, John and Producer Dave try their best to offer some light relief in tricky times.
#49 - The Driving Range (Bonus #content)
John takes Elis through his paces at the driving range.
#48 - Tasty Sanitisers, Mistaken Drug Mules and Eating Eggs Forever
Elis and John treat you to an exclusive ‘podcast-only’ version of their Friday show.
#47 - Board Games (Bonus #content)
The boys head to a board games cafe (...to fulfil their contractual obligation).
#46a - Retired Golf Pros, Snooker Cues and West Country Larkin
Today, we learn that Elis is enjoying a midlife crisis, John can't transfer large files.
#46b - Retired Golf Pros, Snooker Cues and West Country Larkin
Welcome to the Elis and John podcast! Due tech problems, this is part 2/2 of episode #46.
#45 - Producer Dave’s Guide to Manchester (Bonus #Content)
Producer Dave takes Elis and John on a (mis)guided tour of his beloved Manchester.
#44 - Blunderstorms, Cryptic Crosswords and John's 2012 Rebrand
A clip of Elis kicking a ball at a 7-year old's groin threatens to spread like wildfire.
#43 - Chesham United Commentary (Bonus #Content)
Elis and John are invited down to commentate at the Meadow for Chesham v Gosport Borough.
#42 - Quiz Controversies, Cake Drawing and The Dan Walker Masterclass
Elis and John fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content.
#41 - Escape Room (Bonus #content)
The boys head to an Escape Room (...to fulfil their contractual obligation).
#40 - Harry Potter Jobsworths, Alex Horne and The Want of Prince
John is embarrassed by his fiancée on Valentine's Day and our Unsung Hero is a belter.
#39 - Bowling (Bonus #content)
The boys enjoy a game of bowling (...to fulfil their contractual obligation).
#38 - Content Corruption, Commentary and Ken Clarke's Curryhouse
Producer Dave shares his shame of 'losing' three podcast recordings.
#37 - Crazy Golf (Bonus #Content)
The boys enjoy a round of Crazy Golf (...to fulfil their contractual obligation).
#36 - Fingers On Pies, Whatsapp Fails and Bubble Bath Decadence
Elis and John fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content.
#35 - Peak Times, Chippy Tunes and The Viscount of Value
We're joined by Martin Lewis. Plus millennial slang in today's Made Up Game.
#34 - Elis's Ginormous Lev, Dirty Shame and Boots Trolley Dashes
A-grade badinage this week, as Elis and John guide you through shame and games.
#33 - Adrian’s Fat Tongue, Mind Scenarios and Football Stickers
Elis and John delve into The Shame Well and this week's story involved football stickers.
#32 - Topless Cooking, London Buses and Andy Zaltzman
Welcome to show one of 2020 for Elis James and John Robins!
#31 - Elis and John's Christmas Crackers
Relive some of Elis and John's choice cuts from the last six months on 5 Live
#30 - Russell Howard, Willy Warmers and Elis's Chunky Bum - Live From The Pub!
Fun and games as Elis and John see out the year from a pub in front of a live audience.
#29 - A Generic Central London Christmas Market (Bonus #Content)
Darts, mulled wine and velcro hammers are all big talking points in this bonus slice.
#28 - Medieval Sword Fighting, Keith Floyd and Dim Sheep
The ‘Enfant Terrible’ are back and badder than ever!
#27 - Coins, New Kids On The Block and Al Murray’s Sausage Roll
Take a tired Elis James add an ill John Robins, and weirdly, you get a blummin' great show
#26 - Alignment Meetings, The Golden Age of Welsh Football and Stormzy
Elis basks in Wales's Euro success and there's a Glastonbury-related Unsung Hero.
#25 - Boozy Cruisey, Carbon Neutral Mind Holidays and the Art of the Pre-Record
Elis and John with a Queen-based game that goes wrong and Producer Dave has some big news.
#24 - Colons, Boilers and the North South Divide
Elis and John deliver another belter of show from London and Salford respectively.
#23 - Loose and Live from Tobacco Dock
Elis and John present from East London for BBC Music Introducing Live.
Bonus #content: How Do You Cope? Trailer
Available now on BBC Sounds, a brand new podcast with Elis + John called How Do You Cope?
#22 - White lies, Bum Cameras and Bowie
Elis and John speak to the woman who photographed a lot of the Gallagher brother fights.
#21 - Lad Whispering, Corporates and Fun On The Toilet
Elis and John talk to the inventor of Bluetooth and John discusses his Hunted fantasy.
#20 - Josh Widdicombe, Boozy Birthdays and The WAFTAs
Josh Widdicombe is the guest, plus Made Up Games, Shame Well and The Weirdness Amnesty.
#19 - Party Bags, Hurdy Gurdies and Edible Christmas Trees
Another Weirdness Amnesty, a Van Morrison love in, and a lot of disdain for sat navs.
#18 - Funeral Levity, Kermode's TV and Kit Chat
Elis geeks out with footy kit designer Rob, and Dave's mum gets it wrong in church.
#17 - Petty Put-Offs, Football Debuts and Waving Cat Emojis
Due to the rugby we're 50 per cent shorter but have crammed in as much #content as we can.
#16 - Good Deeds Gone Wrong, Mayo's Eyelashes, and Unsung Heroes
The boys are back in London this week, and come armed with not one, but two new features!
#15 - Nude Timber Magnates, Kermode-gate, and Too Many Nigels
John and Elis are live from Bristol, with guests including Danny Gabbidon and Bronte Law.
#14 - Webcam Shame Well, Shower Technique and Angry Dads
Elis and John are back from Edinburgh, this week with a web cam-related Shame Well.
#13 - Live From Edinburgh with Lou Sanders, Ivo Graham and Sunil Patel
Elis and John from the Edinburgh Festival with Lou Sanders, Ivo Graham and Sunil Patel.
#12 - Live from Edinburgh with Ed Gamble and David O’Doherty
Elis and John live from Edinburgh with Ed Gamble and David O’Doherty.
#11 - Live from Edinburgh with Sarah Kendall and Suzi Ruffell
Elis James and John Robins are joined by Sarah Kendall and Suzi Ruffell in Edinburgh.
#10 - Live from Edinburgh with Matt Forde and Al Murray
Elis James and John Robins live from Edinburgh, with Al Murray and Matt Forde.
#9 - Soil Shame, Sweary Golf, and John's £40k Marathon
Elis and John with John's cricket fantasy and more frantic wheel-spinning.
#8 - The Pub (Bonus #Content)
Elis James and John Robins bring you yet another bonus podcast, from the pub!
#7 - John's House (Bonus #Content)
Elis James and John Robins bring you another bonus podcast from John's house!
#6 - Elis's House (Bonus #Content)
This week's bonus Elis James and John Robins Podcast comes from Elis's dining room!
#5 - Dishwashers, Tipsy Cricket and Ol' Johnny Three Hours Early
Nonsensical fun including confusing parking spaces and John's dream day at the cricket.
#4 - Dad Breaks, Sex Shame and Insta-Clones
John's crush on James Anderson, an unfortunate Shame Well, and too much motorway chat.
#3 - Todgers, The Fairness Desk and Clicking VAT Man
Wedding commutes, fragrant comedians and Elis has never heard of the M2 motorway.
#2 - Knackerwatch, Valley Vespas and Listener Remuneration
News of unfortunate injuries, Producer Dave's diary entries and a Grime MC called Yizzy.
#1 - Mega Mouse, Project Youth and Captain Beefheart in the Nude
It’s show one, and it didn’t disappoint. Featuring rodent advice and topless presenters.
An Audible Hors d'oeuvre
Ahead of their new 5 Live show, get to know Elis James and John Robins a little better.