Elis James and John Robins
BBC Radio 5 live
Elis James and John Robins
BBC Radio 5 live
Sunday 13 June 2021 : Euros fever has hit the 5 Live schedule, and today marked the first edition of Elis and John's European Sundays. Despite early signs that...
Friday 11 June 2021 : An absolute triumph of a show today, with potentially the best text topic of all time. Elis practised having a producer talk into his ear...
Friday 04 June 2021 : Today marked Elis and John's 100th live show on 5 Live - despite many thinking they might not even make it into double figures - and to...
Friday 28 May 2021 : John is starting to become 'The Boy Who Cried Sacked', because in today’s show he once again fired and rehired Producer Dave; except this...
Friday 21 May 2021 : In today’s show John revealed his intercostal golfing injury, Elis discussed his upcoming BBC television project (which he’s allowed to...
Friday 14 May 2021 : This week's show was one for the purists as it had a little bit of everything. There was some classic Elis (another one of his six funny...
Friday 07 May 2021 : This week, John raises the roof with some remarkable rhymes, Elis continues to live without a fridge, and the chaps launch a brand new...
Friday 30 April 2021 : Today's Made Up Game has actual real-life props, Elis's 'funny voices' feature gets creepy, and John excuses himself from a Zoom call to go...
Friday 23 April 2021 : After a tense start to proceedings because John couldn't successfully login to the BBC text system, things improved as the afternoon...
Friday 16 April 2021 : For the first time since 2020, James and Robins were back together in the studio, bringing relevant #content to the masses while looking...
Wednesday 14 April 2021 : After more than 12 months of lockdown #content it's finally the big day (not Elis's sister's birthday). The boys bid farewell to The...
Saturday 10 April 2021 : Something a bit different today due to a change to the 5 Live schedule. John reveals his PRAM problems, Elis dreams about having a single...
Wednesday 07 April 2021 : In what will hopefully be the last episode from true isolation (they’ll be making the most of the pub garden for next week’s final...
Friday 02 April 2021 : Aside from one slip of the tongue that is barely noticeable and a few messy interruptions here and there (proof if proof be need be that no...
Wednesday 31 March 2021 : John & Elis keep getting told by friends' wives that they all fancy Producer Dave. However, John (38) has now seen Old Man Robins...
Friday 26 March 2021 : Today, we're joined by a surprise Ask John contributor, John is required to offer up a number of corrections and clarifications, and we're...
Wednesday 24 March 2021 : This week the guys ponder “how far do you need to run before it stops getting sexy?”, and are lucky enough to once again be joined by...
Friday 19 March 2021 : Blink and you'll miss today's show, as the horses running around in circles meant the content juggernaut of Elis James and John Robins was...
Wednesday 17 March 2021 : Vintage stuff from Elis, John and Producer Dave today with all frequencies of the electromagnetic #content spectrum touched upon; namely...
Friday 12 March 2021 : Today's Made Up Game features a heady and nostalgic mix of Mark Goodier, Ultra Naté and Dina Carroll, we're interrupted with pleasant...
Wednesday 10 March 2021 : Set a reminder for April 12th. Not because pub gardens reopen, but because it’s Elis’s sister's birthday and he’s on a one man mission...
Friday 05 March 2021 : After John finished a pen (a feat Elis claimed could never be achieved), graphologist Tracey took it upon herself to analyse the lads'...
Wednesday 03 March 2021 : Hypothetically, if you were dared to eat a deathly chilli pickle would you continue to eat the whole jar at your own behest? No? Well John...
Friday 26 February 2021 : As Elis and John continue to bring A-grade content to the masses from their respective homes, it's now widely accepted that the internet...
Wednesday 24 February 2021 : The lads discuss if Elis has what it takes to play League 1 football, if John could scale El Capitan (after six cans and with no extra...
Elis James and John Robins
BBC Radio 5 live
#160 - European Sundays: Gala Days, Igor Chiles and Bland Crisps
Euros fever has hit the 5 Live schedule, and today marked the first edition of Elis and John's European Sundays. Despite early signs that...
#159 - Swifty In Greenock, Boxing Gophers and Prosecco O’Clock
An absolute triumph of a show today, with potentially the best text topic of all time. Elis practised having a producer talk into his ear...
#158 - Shergar, Vanilla Ice & All Things Nice
Today marked Elis and John's 100th live show on 5 Live - despite many thinking they might not even make it into double figures - and to...
#157 - Faulty Fish Burgers, Elis’s Suit Strife and Handsome Greg James
John is starting to become 'The Boy Who Cried Sacked', because in today’s show he once again fired and rehired Producer Dave; except this...
#156 - Downing Outlets, Elis’s Car (TM) and Owen Wilson Optimism
In today’s show John revealed his intercostal golfing injury, Elis discussed his upcoming BBC television project (which he’s allowed to...
#155 - FA Cup Fabricators, 6am Dog Walkers and The Dangers of Turmeric
This week's show was one for the purists as it had a little bit of everything. There was some classic Elis (another one of his six funny...
#154 - Tip Talk, Japanese Bowling and The Key to Advertising
This week, John raises the roof with some remarkable rhymes, Elis continues to live without a fridge, and the chaps launch a brand new...
#153 - Fussy Fridges, Petroleum Pioneers and Bad Blowing
Today's Made Up Game has actual real-life props, Elis's 'funny voices' feature gets creepy, and John excuses himself from a Zoom call to go...
#152 - Hobmas Eve, Muted Weddings and BMI BS
After a tense start to proceedings because John couldn't successfully login to the BBC text system, things improved as the afternoon...
#151 - Ridiculous Sting, Maud The Goat and Craven's Bingo
For the first time since 2020, James and Robins were back together in the studio, bringing relevant #content to the masses while looking...
#150 - The Isolation Tapes: Fin.
After more than 12 months of lockdown #content it's finally the big day (not Elis's sister's birthday). The boys bid farewell to The...
#149 - Kevin and the Bean… and Dave (Bonus #content)
Something a bit different today due to a change to the 5 Live schedule. John reveals his PRAM problems, Elis dreams about having a single...
#148 - The Isolation Tapes: Dave’s Sexy Friends
In what will hopefully be the last episode from true isolation (they’ll be making the most of the pub garden for next week’s final...
#147 - May Day, Hard Hats and Mediocre Britain
Aside from one slip of the tongue that is barely noticeable and a few messy interruptions here and there (proof if proof be need be that no...
#146 - The Isolation Tapes: Primed and Exfoliated
John & Elis keep getting told by friends' wives that they all fancy Producer Dave. However, John (38) has now seen Old Man Robins...
#145 - Finnish Frolicking, Census Sensibility and Naked Wakes
Today, we're joined by a surprise Ask John contributor, John is required to offer up a number of corrections and clarifications, and we're...
#144 - The Isolation Tapes: We All Have Opinions
This week the guys ponder “how far do you need to run before it stops getting sexy?”, and are lucky enough to once again be joined by...
#143 - Insane Domains, Effusive Adrian and Futuristic Newsletters
Blink and you'll miss today's show, as the horses running around in circles meant the content juggernaut of Elis James and John Robins was...
#142 - The Isolation Tapes: Life Is First Boredom, Then Fear
Vintage stuff from Elis, John and Producer Dave today with all frequencies of the electromagnetic #content spectrum touched upon; namely...
#141 - Feline Apertures, Big Toothpaste and Radio Robins
Today's Made Up Game features a heady and nostalgic mix of Mark Goodier, Ultra Naté and Dina Carroll, we're interrupted with pleasant...
#140 - The Isolation Tapes: Elis's Sister's Birthday
Set a reminder for April 12th. Not because pub gardens reopen, but because it’s Elis’s sister's birthday and he’s on a one man mission...
#139 - Foreign Trees, Elusive Elis and Two Dozen Spices
After John finished a pen (a feat Elis claimed could never be achieved), graphologist Tracey took it upon herself to analyse the lads'...
#138 - The Isolation Tapes: Perilous Pickles
Hypothetically, if you were dared to eat a deathly chilli pickle would you continue to eat the whole jar at your own behest? No? Well John...
#137 - Market Stall Magic, Destructive Shuttlecocks and First Time Flukes
As Elis and John continue to bring A-grade content to the masses from their respective homes, it's now widely accepted that the internet...
#136 - The Isolation Tapes: Mr Rotovator
The lads discuss if Elis has what it takes to play League 1 football, if John could scale El Capitan (after six cans and with no extra...
