#414 - Yesterday’s Bone, Book Humour and The Coalface We Call Prose

Elis James and John Robins

BBC

Comedy

4.8 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

John’s currently penning something which will change global culture. But what if we lift the bonnet of his genius? That is what we find out on today’s show.

For in that bonce is a V8 plucking words from the ether with such vim and vigour, and combining those words to make phrases, clauses and sentences. Word constructs which then combine to make reflections and musings that will make people go “huh, that’s profound” like nothing before.

The ease with which John hammers out words at such a pace would make Jilly Cooper, professional blush causer, blush. Pages churned out with an efficiency that if this were Bob Cratchit doing office based tasks then Scrooge would offer him a raise.

Elsewhere, there is combat over the combativeness of features and where the blame for that lies, whilst once again Elis is unreasonably put under time pressure to think of things. Plus, have you ever just snogged someone constantly for an hour?

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Transcript

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0:00.0	he was one of the most enigmatic owners in football
0:04.4	can you describe Vladimir Romanoff in one word mysterious
0:07.7	his roller coaster reign of hearts had incredible highs
0:11.7	heart made by Wengold O'Nell and remarkable lows
0:15.4	he fires the coach right there on the bus in front of all the team
0:19.1	so who was Vladimir Romanov?
0:21.8	And where is he now?
0:22.9	If you gave this storyline to a Hollywood filmmaker,
0:25.8	get rejected too incredulous.
0:28.3	I'm Martin Geisler,
0:29.6	and this is Romanov, Tsar of Hearts.
0:32.4	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:35.6	BBC Sounds, music, Radio, Podcasts.
1:01.4	Hello, everyone. Hello everyone and welcome to the Ellis James and John Robbins show.
1:07.2	Since word got out that I, John Robbins, am writing my first book, speculation has been rife about what exactly the world's most promising Pensman is going to produce.
1:11.6	What can readers expect from a man being touted as Umberto Echo for Generation Club Card?
1:18.4	Well, I can confirm that not only will this book launch one of the great literary careers,
1:25.9	but also a brand new literary genre, combining the holy grails of the great American careers, but also a brand new literary genre,
1:28.4	combining the holy grails of the great American novel,
1:31.3	the sizzling summer smash, and the haunting emotional memoir.
1:34.9	It's a genre rapidly becoming known in publishing circles as Great Summer Heft Lit.
1:40.4	But what have you processed, John?
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