338 episodes

Join the UK's youngest and most relevant broadcasters Elis James and John Robins for your twice-weekly dose of big laughs and top quality #content. Hilarious, welcoming and unashamedly ashamed, let these two best friends keep you company every Tuesday and Friday.
Email: elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk
WhatsApp: 07974293022
#elisandjohn

Elis James and John Robins BBC Radio 5 Live

    • Comedy
    • 4.9 • 187 Ratings

Join the UK's youngest and most relevant broadcasters Elis James and John Robins for your twice-weekly dose of big laughs and top quality #content. Hilarious, welcoming and unashamedly ashamed, let these two best friends keep you company every Tuesday and Friday.
Email: elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk
WhatsApp: 07974293022
#elisandjohn

    #331 - Five Star Bums, Tax Over Taylor and Too Punctual For Love

    #331 - Five Star Bums, Tax Over Taylor and Too Punctual For Love

    ‘Smorgasbord’ is a word frequently deployed to describe the Elis and John podcast. A buffet-style meal of Swedish origin which is typically celebratory with guests also to help themselves from a range of dishes laid out for their choice.
    And though there’s not a Swede in sight, there is a veritable buffet of delectable content on today’s show to pick through on the table.
    A chilled open sandwich of teenage Shame here, an anecdote delicacy to cut through the weight there. Pass the hors d’oeuvres bums across the table and a helping of inventive songwriting suggestions to top that.
    Do you want to get in touch with the show? Is *all* correspondence read? The answer to both of those Qs is ‘yes’. So send it all to elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or on Whatsapp 07974 293 022. (Save the number in your contacts and message the show whenever wherever).

    • 1 hr 19 min
    #330 - Sleepy Elis, A Corporate Shill for Big Thick and David Gandy

    #330 - Sleepy Elis, A Corporate Shill for Big Thick and David Gandy

    Knees are shaking and pulses are racing as none other than international superstar model David Gandy stops by for a chat to answer all of Elis and John’s questions about modelling. Confronted with such handsomeness, how does everyone cope? Well, Elis ‘feels things’, John swears, and Dave’s glasses steam up.
    An unwell and remote John goes fully digital, a listener wins a marathon, and Elis’s commentating skills shine once again.
    If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022

    • 1 hr
    #329 - Sacked for Sadness, Hated for Content, and A Steady Hand on the Tiller of Love

    #329 - Sacked for Sadness, Hated for Content, and A Steady Hand on the Tiller of Love

    The boys are beset by worries this week: John is in a tizz over whether his faulty car will be covered its warranty, and Elis is suspicious that the neighbours are talking about him and his newly-scratched car behind his back. Thankfully these worries are soothed by scorching anecdotes about trying to smoke a cigar, and getting sacked from a mid-afternoon quiz show for looking too sad.
    Producer Dave’s willpower meets its match in a packet of chocolate biscuits, English accents are hidden from Scottish schoolchildren, and another Dave extols the virtues of living abroad.
    If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022

    • 1 hr 10 min
    #328 - The Golden Age of Whaling, Five Whimsical Bananas, and A Robin and A Swift

    #328 - The Golden Age of Whaling, Five Whimsical Bananas, and A Robin and A Swift

    Today’s episode tackles the Big Questions, but only if by Big Questions you mean specifically: what spotted insect is causing John to yelp in bed? Would Elis or John have thrived on a 19th century whaling vessel? And how would John’s life change if he started going out with one of the most famous women in the world?
    As usual, motorways feature, Elis gets lampooned for missing out on seeing one of John’s musical heroes live, and we all learn a valuable lesson: when a podcast matters, John matters.
    If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022

    • 1 hr 9 min
    #327 - Tim’s Rumpus Room, Pork Chop Calves and Buckinghamshire Living

    #327 - Tim’s Rumpus Room, Pork Chop Calves and Buckinghamshire Living

    If you thought this show was your safe space away from pop behemoth Taylor Swift’s single handed takeover of popular culture then sadly you’d be wrong. For it’s Swiftmas Day (well if you view this in a linear fashion rather than circular) and John’s neck deep in it.
    Also the reverberations of Elis stepping on John’s turf continue to ripple through gains space and time, whilst the question of pâté comes under the spotlight.
    If you’ve got any crucial information that simply must see the light of day then to get in touch it’s elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022

    • 1 hr 10 min
    #326 - Chiles Parsnips, Elis St. John, and Superfruit Cigs

    #326 - Chiles Parsnips, Elis St. John, and Superfruit Cigs

    What do the blue touch paper and the switchboards have in common? They’ve both been lit, that’s what. Elis and John have been inundated with some of our greatest set of emails EVER! And in that the models flow in like it's fashion week; from snacks to footwear, from 1940s yearning women to teenage graffitiing delinquents. This episode has them all.
    Elsewhere, things get racy, Elis’s newfound gym buff status comes under heavy fire, and John is rocked to his very core by some news at Junction 16 on the M4.
    If you want to get in touch with the show then email elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp on 07974 293 022

    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
187 Ratings

187 Ratings

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5 stars from America

As directed, I am obediently submitting my 5 star review. I do NOT want to find out what “or else” means.

123JMcG ,

Best podcast ever.

I wish this was a daily podcast. These three are so enjoyable. Such a fun and positive listen.

Neko Nite ,

Yes Please

I’ve been listening to E&J since 2014. Their podcasts have made me a better person. John’s candor about his mental health helped me address my own. Elis’ love of Wales has made me support them in international football and discover several excellent musicians.

Dave is also an absolute legend.

10/10

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