Elis James and John Robins

Elis James and John Robins

BBC Radio 5 Live

Episodes 535
Avg. Duration 1h 17m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (265)
Since May 2019
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Schedule
Every Few Days
Format
Episodic
Consistency
80%
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podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk

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About This Podcast

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.

Listen to the Elis James and John Robins podcast every Tuesday and Friday on BBC Sounds.

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Recent Episodes

#528 - A Remembersplore, Miserable Coat Man and The Early Human Scene

Apr 03, 2026 1h 6m

Strap yourself in because boy do we have a highbrow show for you today. Quoting Heidegger? Check. Ruminations on the nature of the present? Check. Elis S’ing himself in a park in Cardiff after a…

#527 - Ab Merchants, Bleeding VAT and Ladybirdaggedon

Mar 31, 2026 53m

It’s a rollercoaster of a show for Elis James. He has the opportunity to rectify recent Welsh footballing disappointment by becoming the only player in Cymru Connection history to connect with 5…

#526 - Huw Bris, Sir Psycho Sexy and Your Mexico 86

Mar 27, 2026 1h 4m

“You were hungover thinking about darts.” “You are scum.” “You are a waste that has wasted himself.” “How do you like that John?” “Why don’t you just melt in the park you never walked through enough…

#525 - Lostalgia, Fornication Nation and Narberth to Nefyn Nude

Mar 24, 2026 1h 1m

Elis has come off the back of a midi week but that’s not a problem, because the hive mind has another great TV format to which the networks can say “I love it, so I’m going to say ‘no’.” ‘John’s…

#524 - The Purple Pill, Hits & Mems and John Robins In The Manosphere

Mar 20, 2026 1h

It’s all Hits and Mems today as we imagine two media worlds that John Robins could have inhabited. These being: Bristol local radio (1-4pm) and the manosphere. Traffic, travel and the afternoon…

#523 - Tender Thomas, A Good Beast and Checkout Confidential

Mar 17, 2026 1h 11m

The confidence of one of the great confidence players takes a battering this week. What starts off as some light-hearted fun around the London Marathon (after Johnny JR reveals some exciting news),…

#522 - Fast Twitch Diplomacy, Jeez & Onion and To Do With The Weavers

Mar 13, 2026 1h 14m

The studio is wafting with sandalwood and intense male musk because Dave’s got a new scent, something which is causing John much nasal fascination. But yet again, the big story is a huge Elis James…

#521 - Subversive Regional, Call Roger Bannister and All At Sea in a Brandscape

Mar 10, 2026 1h

John Robins feels enormous. His Christmas Day, Ryder Cup and Tax Deadline Day have all come at once. That’s right, a new supermarket has opened near his house, and he’s primed and ready to make…

#520 - Moheathcliffe, #FindTheFlax and Che Guevara On QI

Mar 06, 2026 1h

What do Sir Steve Redgrave, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, David Beckham and John Robins have in common? None of them were asked on QI. Elis has though, and it’s clearly going…

#519 - Big Seed, Big Sad John and Big Voiced Clive

Mar 03, 2026 1h 3m

John is not going to dance to their tune. Who’s tune? The people who design the layouts of supermarkets, that’s who. Sure, they can play their seductive little ditties, but Johnny JR ain’t dancing.…

#518 - An 18 Yard Sprint, Sovereignty Not Dominion and Big Diolch Energy

Feb 27, 2026 57m

Elis is in the middle of a megaweek. He’s about to do a 100m race for charity that he wishes could be 18 yards, he’s been to 10 Downing Street because Sir Keir is in love with him, and he’s been…

#517 - A Peruvian Exit, A 14 Pocket Scenario and A Neyland in the Coffin

Feb 24, 2026 1h 18m

Elis has Barrel of Eggs’ed it. Or more accurately, Isy has. The new car has met its match in the form of inner-London car park tight corners. But for a show that holds content on the highest pedestal…

#516 - Master of The Memoir, French Flag Fancy and I Am Full of Eggs

Feb 20, 2026 1h

It’s Melvin Brain in the chair today as we go all Radio 4. What is thought? What is the self? High. Brow. This is the Best Comedy show at the British Podcast Awards 2025. Parenting Hell simply isn't…

#515 - Lads FM, Acquire It and Do you Want Vibes with That?

Feb 17, 2026 1h 3m

It’s a shame this year’s Oscar nominations have been named because John’s new film idea could have swept the board. Watch out John Ford with your record 4 wins for Best Director, watch out James…

#514 - Chinese Geese, Caribbean Soaks and Emre Can Headspace

Feb 13, 2026 52m

It’s limbs in the studio as a box of brownies and a couple of books have lifted Elis out of a funk. What great news for bookworms with low blood sugar. But the internal glucose alarm isn’t the only…

#513 - John Laughter, Alan Giggles and Pierre Novellie

Feb 10, 2026 1h 13m

Due to factors it’s another ride on the remote record train as the Bucks-Hulme-Palace trifecta is enacted once again. But fear not, for geographical limitation does not lead to content limitation,…

#512 - Stasi Mealtime, Clown Stance and There’s A Lot Going On With You

Feb 06, 2026 1h

Today we discover there’s a lot going on with John. “News to me” you might say with an eye roll planted at the front of your visage. However, we’re in the more physical realm for once, as his clown…

#511 - Chorister Humour, The Veg Guesser and What a Husband!

Feb 03, 2026 1h 6m

How well do Elis and Producer Dave really know their wives? After being asked about Hannah’s hopes and dreams a few weeks ago, Dave finally returns with the answers, and Elis can’t resist trying his…

#510 - It’s Not A Drawer, Creosote i Bumry and The Spirit of Shelford

Jan 30, 2026 55m

Today is all about bravery. Lord Nelson levels. John’s back is playing up. Why? “Oil rig level” dangerous activities in cleaning his below knee height fridge. So he’s wheeled in on a big telly for a…

#509 - Cognitive Incline, Watching Swans In Watford and The World’s Rarest Goose

Jan 27, 2026 59m

“Caernarfon Heritage Steam Train, why must you forsake me?” Now that’s a taste of what to expect on this episode. The next step in Elis’s English language stand up return has hit the buffers as he…

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