OFF AIR... EXTRA (with Baroness Scotland)
Off Air... with Jane and Fi
The Times
4.7 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Happy Friday! We're bringing you a bonus episode this Friday featuring an interview from our Times Radio afternoon show (2-4pm, Monday to Thursday).
Jane speaks to Baroness Patricia Scotland, she's enjoyed a glittering career which has included three notable firsts: the UK’s first black, female QC; the first female Attorney General and the first woman to hold the position of Secretary General of the Commonwealth. Jane speaks to her about her legacy, reparations, climate change and what she makes of new President of the United States...
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Offair is sponsored by Wild Frontiers Travel. |
| 0:04.0 | So, Fee, tell me, where's on your travel bucket list? |
| 0:08.0 | Well, I would really like to go too much emptier places |
| 0:11.0 | because I live in the heart of a beating city, so I think Mongolia. |
| 0:16.0 | Well, with Wild Frontiers Travel, you'll see more with those who know the way. |
| 0:24.0 | Want to go off the beaten track and away from all the tourist crowds? |
| 0:28.9 | You got it. From wine tastings in Georgia to epic journeys along the Silk Road, |
| 0:34.1 | wild frontiers provide unforgettable experiences in some of the most incredible places on earth. |
| 0:38.1 | What's more, with everything taken care of by the experts, you'll have the freedom to take it all in and the freedom to never stop seeking. So whether you want to travel |
| 0:43.1 | solo or on one of their small group tours or with family or friends on a private tailor-made trip, |
| 0:48.7 | you can visit wild frontiers travel.com. This episode of Offair is sponsored by EDF, Britain's biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. |
| 0:58.4 | Now, Jane, are you thinking about the environment when it comes to the energy for your home? |
| 1:03.1 | Well, I am, but I'm also thinking about my bills. It is a bit of a balancing act. |
| 1:07.1 | Well, you are in luck, because at EDF, they're not just generating zero carbon electricity. |
| 1:12.8 | They're helping you save cash and carbon. Take EDF's Sunday Save a Challenge. Shift your |
| 1:18.9 | weekday peak usage by 40%, and you could earn up to 16 hours of free electricity to use the following |
| 1:25.8 | Sunday. When you install solar panels and a battery |
| 1:28.8 | with EDF, you could pay zero for your electricity. EDF is leading the charge in zero carbon |
| 1:35.0 | electricity. They generate more British wind, nuclear and solar electricity than anyone else. |
| 1:41.4 | And if you drive an EV, you can charge it overnight for under a tenor. |
| 1:45.5 | It's good for your wallet and for the planet. |
| 1:47.6 | So, ready to save cash and carbon? |
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