# #543 - Lovely Pen, The Lumley Route and Unchopped for 15 Years

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Podcast: [Elis James and John Robins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/elis-james-and-john-robins-718379)
Published: 2026-05-26T14:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.elisandjohn.com
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Duration seconds: 3943

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It’s a show that asks more questions than it answers. For starters, could Elis and John host Strictly? How are the boys related to classic board game Guess Who? And can you spell catastrophe without top rate cash? These amuse-bouches are followed up with meatier questions: why was John interviewed at a law firm? Why has Elis been under London’s strongest thumbs? And why is Dave telling a man called Ed that he’s ready to take his trousers off? Most of these are answered, plus find out what John had erroneously left unchopped for 15 years, and Elis takes us down a whole new route in the nation’s favourite 60-second Welsh-based acquaintances game, The Cymru Connection. To save Producer Michael’s job, send in some nice messages about his great production work to hello@elisandjohn.com. For lots of exclusive EJJR #content, join our Patreon at patreon.com/elisandjohn. For weekly visual highlights, head to youtube.com/@elisandjohn. For everything else, head to elisandjohn.com. The Elis James and John Robins Show is a Significant Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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