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I feel the same about marriage as I do black pudding... (with Prof. Alice Roberts)
Ep. 425
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We're building a wall... of postcards! Keep em coming. Jane and Fi also chat MAFs, fruity ITV, black pudding and derelict buildings.
Plus, Professor Alice Roberts, anatomist and biological anthropologist, discusses delivering the Octavia Hill Lecture in partnership with the National Trust and Times Radio.
If you fancy sending us a postcard, the address is:
Jane and Fi
Times Radio, News UK
1 London Bridge Street
London
SE1 9GF
Please send your suggestions for the next book club pick!
If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio
Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi
Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury
Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler
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