Jane is considering speed-learning the lute, while Fi wonders whether we've lost the art of cooking with a mould.

They're joined by actor, writer and presenter Tony Robinson, whose new podcast Cunningcast launches tomorrow.

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Assistant Producer: Kea Browning

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There's no time for shilly shallying or dilly dallying on today's episode... Jane is on the run from her dream tortoise and Fi's promised everyone biscuits tomorrow.

They're joined by psychotherapist Stella O'Malley, author of 'What Your Teen is Trying to Tell You: Surviving, thriving and re-connecting through the teenage years'.

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We've got a new theme tune, a new moisturising regime for Jane and a new supermarket checkout career for Fi.

They're also joined by Asma Khan, UN World Food Programme Chef Advocate and the founder of the super successful restaurant Darjeeling Express.

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In this bonus episode of Off Air, Jane and Fi are live from WOW - Women of the World Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

They're joined onstage by comedian and writer Meera Syal and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar.

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Fi discusses her former ambitions to be a professional oboe player, and Jane claims Barack Obama is actually a bit of a 'cold fish' in real life.

They're joined by Anneka Rice, who's talking about Challenge Anneka, which is returning after a 30-year hiatus.

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Jane and Fi make cultural comparison and dissect the perplexing nature of a Boots...

Also, they're are joined by Roma Agrawal, the structural engineer who helped design the Shard, to consider the seven small inventions that changed the world. Her new book ‘Nuts and Bolts’ is out now.

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Assistant Producer: Eve Salusbury

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The dial on the side of the toaster has inspired a critical debate - could this be the most important experiment of our time?

Also, Jane and Fi are joined by Made in Chelsea's Spencer Matthews, who's released a documentary about the journey to find his brother's body on Mount Everest.

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Jane and Fi pitch a device to help short people feel more comfortable in the bath.

They're also joined by historian Dan Snow, who chats about his latest documentary about the Black Death.

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Jane and Fi start a fond and long farewell to the podcast music, and Jane gives her latest theatre review.

They're also joined by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist James B. Stewart, on his new book "Unscripted."

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It's International Women's Day and Jane and Fi are busy empowering. Plus Jane and Fi consider what to name their dating platform...

And crime novelist Donna Leon joins them, lulling them with her pronunciation of ‘risotto’.  

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