Elis James and John Robins

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#257 - Tweet The Internet, ...

02.03.2023

In a return to scenes reminiscent of 2020, today's show saw Elis, John and Producer Dave broadcasting from a whole host of exotic locations; such as Cardiff, London and Cheadle Hulme. There isn't a soul on earth who knows how ...

Elis James and John Robins episodes:

02.03.2023 #257 - Tweet The Internet, Sexual Cul-De-Sacs and Tube Quiz Champ In a return to scenes reminiscent of 2020, today's show saw Elis, John and Producer Dave broadcasting from a whole host of exotic locations; such as Cardiff, London and Cheadle Hulme. There isn't a soul on earth who knows how ...
01.27.2023 #256 - Goss Bros, Source A Horse and Space Invader Ska Production… It's an Audio Always thing. Bringing the hottest goss in town… It’s an Elis and John thing. Having to tame radio’s most uncontrollable duo whilst broadcasting live to the nation, meaning you have to rely on hand gestures to ...
01.20.2023 #255 - Loving Lightly, Liner Pies and VAT Bottomed Girls The UK is going through something of a cold snap at the minute, with temperatures dropping to as low as -2 degrees Celsius. But wait: don't go filling up that hot water bottle just yet, because Elis and John are ...
01.13.2023 #254 - George Ezra, Horny Traffic and Bond’s Great Escape A hustling bustling show hit the airwaves today, as Elis and John not only laid the foundations for releasing their own Tax Year Calendar (April to April, 2023/2024), but they also said hello to friend of the show and all ...
01.06.2023 #253 - Pylon Alley, Chairman Meow and 1.2kg of Self-Reproach New Year, new you… but same old badinage from Elis James and John Robins, radio’s most lovable lummoxes. And though we hope that you all had some peaceful time off, the festive break wasn’t a period of relaxation for the ...
12.30.2022 #252 - Elis James and John Robins: The Best of 2022 Leonard I. Sweet once proclaimed "The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create", and as BBC Radio 5 Live's premium purveyors of content Elis and John are already hard at work creating a future full ...
12.25.2022 #249 - Elis and John's Made Up Games Christmas Special Games. Some of us love them, some of us take them far too seriously, some of us make them up... and this very special edition of the Elis James and John Robins show celebrates those games that have been created ...
12.23.2022 #251 - Thawduroy, Chiles Play and A Breakdown In Glencoe It's the last Friday before Christmas. You're counting down the minutes until you can leave work. Out of office turned on, fax machine turned off; you're ready to hit the road... and in front of you is a mammoth 195 ...
12.16.2022 #250 - Operation Semaphore, 22 Pill Mipes and Naga's Perfect Roasties Today, a new geo-triumvirate was born, as content proceeded to explode across the airwaves from central London (Elis), BBC Bristol (John) and Salford’s Media Citeh (Producer Dave). And with a smorgasbord of content covered including (but not limited to) bean ...
12.09.2022 #248 - Honey Traps, Window Misteries and Van Outen: The One That Got Away With something called the 'World Cup' still holding a monopoly over the airways Elis and John were shunted into an hour long quarter final shaped siding of a show today. But the presence of neither Croatians or Brazilians on the ...
12.02.2022 #247 - Melon FM, John's Hot Nuts and Fackets The spinning mule. Fred Dibnah. The Wigan kebab. Many things have rocked Greater Manchester, but none have made quite the impact as today's broadcast from Media Citeh. A quiet gasp went around the building as the revolving doors revealed that ...
11.25.2022 #246 - Educated Fleas, Pomegranate Fridges and Wee Out Your Concerns (Bonus #Content) You may have heard that something called the ‘World Cup’ is currently taking place in Qatar, and due to 5 Live’s commitment to bringing coverage of EVERY game throughout the tournament there was no live Elis and John show this ...
11.18.2022 #245 - Two Belt Tony, Good Radio Richard and Sandwiches In The Dark After recovering from the career-threatening injury he sustained whilst playing dodgeball last week John was able to make it into the studio for today’s show… and when he put his cap on five minutes before the mics went live Elis ...
11.11.2022 #244 - Stodge Then Dodge, Topknot Tony and Love Thy Rut There’s nothing worse than a sportsman sustaining an injury before a big event. Months of preparation hang in the balance, opportunities of a lifetime potentially lost forever… and just like Gareth Bale ahead of the upcoming World Cup there were ...
11.04.2022 #243 - Phone Formations, Lies Monthly and Pick Ye Candles Every once in a while Elis and John will pull a topic out of thin air that causes the text console to explode; and their ability to engage the nation is something they take pride in. However, today it was ...
10.28.2022 #242 - Davestation, Flexing For Britain and The BACS Zone It feels like a lifetime since Elis, John and Producer Dave were all in the same room together, but fresh from their respective trips away (stag do and golf do) not only were they returning to the studio… They were ...
10.21.2022 #241 - Crossman’s Mullet, Bingo Bango Bongo and Can Mentality Elis and John are both taking a much deserved break from their regular slot this week. No, they aren’t heading to a couples retreat in Bali to “find themselves”; Elis is going on a stag do and John is off ...
10.14.2022 #240 - Café del Marsterman, Lonely Fans and Weymouth Whining Due to #factors Elis and John didn’t present a live show today; but not ones to let you, the listener, miss out on their weekly dose of chat they decided to record a bonus episode. It’s laid back, it’s loosey ...
10.07.2022 07/10/2022 Elis James and John Robins fill your Friday afternoons with big laughs and top quality #content.
09.30.2022 #238 - Spartan Skodas, Curveball Carvery and The Terracotta Assassin With Elis James spending this Friday sunning himself in Wales it was down to John to choose a suitable co-host to take his place. It was a drawn out process featuring seven preliminary rounds of auditioning, two auditions in front ...
09.24.2022 #237 - Clown Of The Scrum, Party Squirrels and Darklord866 If you surveyed 100 residents of the United Kingdom and asked them what it is exactly that they want from a radio show (similar to RAJAR: radio's primary source of audience data) they'd probably list the following: a discussion with ...
09.22.2022 #236 - "I Thought I Needed A Reason To Just Give Me To Shake Things Up A Bit" (Bonus #Content) On Friday 9th September John Robins was due to go away, which meant he, Elis and Producer Dave spent the evening of Monday 5th September pre-recording a show so that you the listener didn't miss out on any content. However, ...
09.16.2022 #235 - Breakfast Broccoli, Digit Wilson and Too Hot Tubs This afternoon Elis and John returned to the airwaves of BBC 5 Live and proved once more that there is no form of broadcasting that they can’t turn their hand to. Agonisingly conscious of the sage ‘tone’ advice from Adrian ...
09.02.2022 #234 - Back On The Bix, Tea Bag Trunks and Stew Psychics Oh it’s nice to be back home isn’t it? The guys had a fun time away from each other but nothing beats the feeling of breathing the same air, nodding at the same winks and having a go at Producer ...
08.26.2022 #233 - Radio Robot, Pasty Pain and Stinky Sauntering John is almost at the end of his Fringe run, which meant that today’s show was the last from his now-beloved Edinburgh studio. But did he shed a tear in memory of his extended break up north coming to its ...
08.19.2022 #232 - Huwid Edwards, Doctor Theatre and A Mick Foley Folly This week’s show was one for the triangulation fans amongst you. Elis, John and Producer Dave presented the show from London, Edinburgh and Salford respectively; thus creating a scalene triangle that spanned the length of the nation, full to the ...
08.12.2022 #231 - Padre Pig, Ingleby Greenhow and The Autonators Elis may be the kind of person that constantly has content at the forefront of his mind and body, but even he sometimes has to put other life events first. So in order to enable him to go on holiday ...
08.05.2022 #230 - Rockless Fields, Flyering High and Passport Portraits Och aye the noo! John Robins is up in Edinburgh for the Fringe throughout the whole of August, so for today's show he joined Elis and Producer Dave live from Scotland via an ISDN line (think tin can and string ...
07.29.2022 #229 - Bathroom Balconies, Tea Bag Tribulations and Mayor Doobliani After an extended break away from each other, Elis and John returned to the airwaves of 5 Live this afternoon and reaffirmed that when they’re in the same room together they create unstoppable radio. As a side note, John will ...
07.22.2022 #228 - Tricky Chinos, Cushion Collectives and Ellen White With Elis holidaying in Bedford, Lou Sanders was once again parachuted in to keep Johnny JR in check, and what a job she did. Amongst the fun, we were given rare access to the heart of the Lionesses den, as ...
07.15.2022 #227 - The Vacation Tapes: Falkland Islands For the past few weeks sport has dominated the airwaves at 5 Live, so Elis James and John Robins got to take a much-needed break from their usual broadcasting schedule. And you know their favourite way to relax? That's right: ...
07.12.2022 #226 - Elis and John at The Podcast Show Live 2022 As part of The Podcast Show Live 2022 Elis and John were let off the leash in a matinee for the ages at the Islington Assembly Hall, taking to the stage in front of a capacity crowd of roughly 400 ...
07.08.2022 #225 - The Vacation Tapes: New York For the next few weeks sport is dominating the airwaves at 5 Live, so Elis James and John Robins get to take a much needed break from their usual broadcasting schedule. And you know their favourite way to relax? That's ...
07.05.2022 #224 - A Scottish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Three He’s navigated his way around the Emerald Isle, but now it’s time for John Robins to pilot his beloved compact SUV to pastures new. Will there be golf? Yes. Will there be wind? Just a bit. Will there be pints? ...
07.05.2022 #223 - A Scottish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Two He's navigated his way around the Emerald Isle, but now it's time for John Robins to pilot his beloved compact SUV to pastures new. Will there be golf? Yes. Will there be wind? Just a bit. Will there be pints? ...
07.05.2022 #222 - A Scottish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode One He’s navigated his way around the Emerald Isle, but now it’s time for John Robins to pilot his beloved compact SUV to pastures new. Will there be golf? Yes. Will there be wind? Just a bit. Will there be pints? ...
07.01.2022 #221 - The Vacation Tapes: Ayia Napa For the next few weeks sport is dominating the airwaves at 5 Live, so Elis James and John Robins get to take a much needed break from their usual broadcasting schedule. And you know their favourite way to relax? That's ...
06.24.2022 #220 - Batican City, Vape Island and The Dave Dollar They say that if you give a man a fish you can feed him for a day, but teach a man to fish and you can feed him for a lifetime. But what happens if you give two radio presenters ...
06.21.2022 #219 - An Irish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Three To celebrate entering his fifth decade John Robins decided to undertake the trip of a lifetime. He packed up his beloved compact SUV (the make and model of which will definitely become clear) with a bag of golf clubs, a ...
06.21.2022 #218 - An Irish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Two To celebrate entering his fifth decade John Robins decided to undertake the trip of a lifetime. He packed up his beloved compact SUV (the make and model of which will definitely become clear) with a bag of golf clubs, a ...
06.21.2022 #217 - An Irish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode One To celebrate entering his fifth decade John Robins decided to undertake the trip of a lifetime. He packed up his beloved compact SUV (the make and model of which will definitely become clear) with a bag of golf clubs, a ...
06.17.2022 #216 - Har Cire, Twin Leaks and Lashing With Livesey With the people of London basking in some of the best weather we’ve seen this year Elis and John raised the temperature even more with some red hot broadcasting that certainly left Producer Dave sweating at times. But like a ...
06.10.2022 #215 - Rum of Thorns, Stat Chat and Macca’s Margarita If you were to ask John Robins to describe today’s show he’d probably call it a whole load of foxtrot, uniform, November (or for those that detest the phonetic alphabet: fun). The nods and winks were working like a charm ...
06.03.2022 #214 - Tawdry Tents, Lost Lou and Duped John With Elis being away from the show this week it was down to the ever dependable super-sub Lou Sanders to step in and fill the content void left in his place (think of her as radio’s own Ole Gunnar Solskjær). ...
05.27.2022 #213 - Riff Tower, Lyrical Kisses and The Naked DJ Oh how the tables have turned in the worlds of the UK’s two most young and relevant broadcasters. Cast your minds back to the not too distant past and you will remember Elis being a sprightly radio presenter full of ...
05.20.2022 #212 - Stumbledore, Wrist Chips and Trans-Atlantic Lager Fresh from an appearance on the red carpet Elis entered the studio this morning with an air of swagger and confidence he’d not possessed since June 2016. John, on the other hand, entered the studio after yet another appearance on ...
05.13.2022 #211 - Lunge Lieutenants, Mansfield Action and Too Few Cooks This afternoon saw John Robins in one of the best moods he’s ever been in, and nothing was going to stop him from presenting a radio show with a smile on his face and a spring in his step (except ...
05.06.2022 #210 - Timezone Tension, Birthday BACS and Sir Michael McIntyre With John Robins now joining co-host Elis James on the more mature side of 40, the potential mood of our birthday boy was anyone’s guess today. Luckily, the pep in John’s step was there for all to see… or at ...
04.29.2022 #209 - Sheet Traffic, First Date Dave and Rent-a-Loo Big plans were in place for today’s show, as it was set to be the last time that Johnny JR appeared on radio in his 30s. However, John felt the need to remind everyone that as the youngest member of ...
04.22.2022 #208 - Sardine Starter, Bond's Batteries and Long Arm John How would you feel if you returned to work after a two-week-long trip around Ireland and Scotland? Refreshed? Maybe. Full of vigour? Quite possibly. Well, not for Johnny JR, who returned from his holiday in what can only be described ...

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Elis James and John Robins episodes:

#257 - Tweet The Internet, Sexual Cul-De-Sacs and Tube Quiz Champ

#256 - Goss Bros, Source A Horse and Space Invader Ska

#255 - Loving Lightly, Liner Pies and VAT Bottomed Girls

#254 - George Ezra, Horny Traffic and Bond’s Great Escape

#253 - Pylon Alley, Chairman Meow and 1.2kg of Self-Reproach

#252 - Elis James and John Robins: The Best of 2022

#249 - Elis and John's Made Up Games Christmas Special

#251 - Thawduroy, Chiles Play and A Breakdown In Glencoe

#250 - Operation Semaphore, 22 Pill Mipes and Naga's Perfect Roasties

#248 - Honey Traps, Window Misteries and Van Outen: The One That Got Away

#247 - Melon FM, John's Hot Nuts and Fackets

#246 - Educated Fleas, Pomegranate Fridges and Wee Out Your Concerns (Bonus #Content)

#245 - Two Belt Tony, Good Radio Richard and Sandwiches In The Dark

#244 - Stodge Then Dodge, Topknot Tony and Love Thy Rut

#243 - Phone Formations, Lies Monthly and Pick Ye Candles

#242 - Davestation, Flexing For Britain and The BACS Zone

#241 - Crossman’s Mullet, Bingo Bango Bongo and Can Mentality

#240 - Café del Marsterman, Lonely Fans and Weymouth Whining

07/10/2022

#238 - Spartan Skodas, Curveball Carvery and The Terracotta Assassin

#237 - Clown Of The Scrum, Party Squirrels and Darklord866

#236 - "I Thought I Needed A Reason To Just Give Me To Shake Things Up A Bit" (Bonus #Content)

#235 - Breakfast Broccoli, Digit Wilson and Too Hot Tubs

#234 - Back On The Bix, Tea Bag Trunks and Stew Psychics

#233 - Radio Robot, Pasty Pain and Stinky Sauntering

#232 - Huwid Edwards, Doctor Theatre and A Mick Foley Folly

#231 - Padre Pig, Ingleby Greenhow and The Autonators

#230 - Rockless Fields, Flyering High and Passport Portraits

#229 - Bathroom Balconies, Tea Bag Tribulations and Mayor Doobliani

#228 - Tricky Chinos, Cushion Collectives and Ellen White

#227 - The Vacation Tapes: Falkland Islands

#226 - Elis and John at The Podcast Show Live 2022

#225 - The Vacation Tapes: New York

#224 - A Scottish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Three

#223 - A Scottish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Two

#222 - A Scottish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode One

#221 - The Vacation Tapes: Ayia Napa

#220 - Batican City, Vape Island and The Dave Dollar

#219 - An Irish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Three

#218 - An Irish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode Two

#217 - An Irish Odyssey with John Robins: Episode One

#216 - Har Cire, Twin Leaks and Lashing With Livesey

#215 - Rum of Thorns, Stat Chat and Macca’s Margarita

#214 - Tawdry Tents, Lost Lou and Duped John

#213 - Riff Tower, Lyrical Kisses and The Naked DJ

#212 - Stumbledore, Wrist Chips and Trans-Atlantic Lager

#211 - Lunge Lieutenants, Mansfield Action and Too Few Cooks

#210 - Timezone Tension, Birthday BACS and Sir Michael McIntyre

#209 - Sheet Traffic, First Date Dave and Rent-a-Loo

#208 - Sardine Starter, Bond's Batteries and Long Arm John