Elis James and John Robins Podcast
Join Elis and John for your twice-weekly dose of big laughs and top quality #content.
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.
Email: elisandjohn@bbc.co.uk
#elisandjohn
Episodes to download
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#514 - Chinese Geese, Caribbean Soaks and Emre Can Headspace
Friday
A fire alert causes chaos and is the podcast an anti-aphrodisiac?
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#513 - John Laughter, Alan Giggles and Pierre Novellie
Last Tuesday
Pierre Novellie stops by to adjudicate the Cymru Connection.
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#512 - Stasi Mealtime, Clown Stance and There’s A Lot Going On With You
Fri 6 Feb 2026
A doctor has been examining John's clown feet and crisp ankles.
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#511 - Chorister Humour, The Veg Guesser and What a Husband!
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Elis finds himself in Cymru Connecting heaven and John unearths a new talent.
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#510 - It’s Not A Drawer, Creosote i Bumry and The Spirit of Shelford
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Today is all about bravery and fridge drawers - or the lack thereof.
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#509 - Cognitive Incline, Watching Swans In Watford and The World’s Rarest Goose
Tue 27 Jan 2026
Elis struggles to make wealth managers laugh and John's got a new mantra for life.
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#508 - Megabed, Five Salmon and Evidence of Beavers
Fri 23 Jan 2026
John builds a Megabed and Elis has a gig to play to 22 year olds.
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#507 - A Rice Mouse, Digital Fruit and Josh Widdicombe
Tue 20 Jan 2026
Josh Widdicombe lifts the lid on Elis's lofty ambitions.
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#506 - Well Well Well Well Well
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Who’s that unrecognisable figure? Why, it’s Circuit Elis! And he’s so back.
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#505 - Head House, The Malzeard Option and Deep Blue John
Tue 13 Jan 2026
John puts forward his patented 'How To Beat a Lie Detector' method.
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#504 - Re: Hell, Quezzies and The Cancellation Tapes
Fri 9 Jan 2026
John gets tips on how to win the London Marathon.
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#503 - Succulent PBs, Bless Warwick and 8 Billion Johns
Tue 6 Jan 2026
John reveals his 28 point World King plan...
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#502 - Cheating Shoes, A 46% Complaint Ratio and New Year Old John
Fri 2 Jan 2026
It may be a new year, but it’s an old John we find on today’s podcast...
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#501 - The Best of 2025
Tue 30 Dec 2025
Elis and John look back on their best bits from the past year.
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#500 - Elis and John’s Christmas Cracker
Tue 23 Dec 2025
Elis and John take part in festive frivolity and celebrate their 500th episode!
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#499 - Digital Oil, Peak Christmas and Love Shakes Piles
Fri 19 Dec 2025
John's eaten two helpings of pancakes and we’re in a race against time.
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#498 - Chilli Rice, Grieving Upside Down and Thames!
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Elis has had a taste of power. All hail the new Elis James.
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#497 - Badiography, Gunge Limitations and Snippy WhatsApps From The 1pm Bath
Fri 12 Dec 2025
What would a Daveless world look like? Elis and John imagine such a place.
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#496 - Cloud 7, 40 Guffs and Elements of Edmonds
Tue 9 Dec 2025
John does some winning, Elis does some Connecting, and there's talk about Noel Edmonds.
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#495 - Oil Gangs, Fiddler of the Roof and Bags In The Sex Shop
Fri 5 Dec 2025
John goes through all the smoke points of all the oils.
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#494 - Classic 6 7, The Best Brazil and Will Punk Tomorrow
Tue 2 Dec 2025
John nearly gets accosted to fill a leading role and Elis spies some live blunders.
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#493 - Yeovil Creatives, Scared of My Mate and What Are Your Oils?
Fri 28 Nov 2025
What oils does Elis James possess?
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#492 - Transit Guffs, Ania Magliano and Mr Big Boggle
Tue 25 Nov 2025
John is back from eye-climbing in the Alps and he's got plans for the BBC.
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#491 - The PM, 10 Downing Street and A Big Chinese
Fri 21 Nov 2025
Elis and John meet the Prime Minister.
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#490 - Tom Rosenthal, Thrown by Doves and Adjust or Leave
Tue 18 Nov 2025
Tom Rosenthal talks affairs, internet fads and conspiracy theories.
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#489 - Robins’ Nest, Introducing Doubt and The Zeitgeest
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Could Elis and John be the next hosts of Strictly Come Dancing?!
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#488 - The Tregib Vibe, Discounting Pabs and Greg James
Tue 11 Nov 2025
Elis and John are wowed by the beauty of Greg James.
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#487 - Ghoul (General), Ian the Liar and Having 10 Kids & Turning To Sludge
Fri 7 Nov 2025
John marks three years of sobriety and Elis's mouse plague continues unabated.
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#486 - Panicdoting, CMs for the DB and The Birthday Boy’s Low
Tue 4 Nov 2025
Today we celebrate one of Wales’s finest exports; the Cymru Connector himself Elis James!
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#485 - Promoting Crispin, 1% Cats and We’ve Got Enough Sports
Fri 31 Oct 2025
The boys uncover the layers of a man who continues to fascinate them: Bell Tower Crispin.
Clips
The best visualised #content from Elis and John.
Shame Well
Venture down Elis and John's Shame Well to hear the most toe curling stories ever told.
How Do You Cope? …with Elis and John
Elis James and John Robins chat to a range of guests about their own challenges in life.
