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Episodes

The Elephant in the Room
3
June 4, 2026

The Elephant in the Room

Episode 3 explores a bit of a controversial topic, as one of Susie's writing students proudly presents some of her work and someone gets very cross. Strong language is applied. The cast is Erika Sanderson as Susie, Catherine Pip as Melody, Andrea Richardson as Angela, Christopher McDougall as Andy Flloyd Kennedy as Helen, Janey and Jess. The music is from "In the Labyrinth" by John T Labarbera. The episode was written, produced and sound designed by me, Flloyd Kennedy. You can support the progra...
The Elephant in the Room
3
June 4, 2026

The Elephant in the Room

Episode 3 explores a bit of a controversial topic, as one of Susie's writing students proudly presents some of her work and someone gets very cross. Strong language is applied. The cast is Erika Sanderson as Susie Catherine Pip as Melody Andrea Richardson as Angela Christopher McDougall as Andy Flloyd Kennedy as Helen, Janey and Jess The music is from "In the Labyrinth" by John T Labarbera. The episode was written, produced and sound designed by me, Flloyd Kennedy. You can support the programm...
The Elephant in the Room
Am I Old Yet?
The Elephant in the Room
Something to Say
2
April 30, 2026

Something to Say

Helen needs to start going out again, picking up the threads of her life, so she has signed up to one of her granddaughter Susie's writing workshops. This results in a bit of soul searching, a smidgeon of philosophising, and a dash of ponderings on the writing process. The cast is Erika Sanderson as Susie Andrea Richardson as Angela Ted Gray as the janitor Flloyd Kennedy as Helen. The music is by John T La Barbera, from his album "In the Labyrinth as well as Helen's themes from Season 12. Full t...
Another Day
1
April 2, 2026

Another Day

Season 13 kicks off with a brand new chapter in Helen's life. Is she old old? She certainly is, in her opinion. We pick up the story a couple of months after the end of Season 12. Her daughter Janey has moved with husband Jon to Edinburgh. Her next door neighbours have put their flat on the market. And Helen has discovered that she is not fully recovered from the accident, when her head came into close and sudden contact with the pavement. Erika Sanderson returns to give voice to Helen's grandda...
Something to Say
2
April 2, 2026

Something to Say

Helen needs to start going out again, picking up the threads of her life, so she has signed up to one of her granddaughter Susie's writing workshops. This results in a bit of soul searching, a smidgeon of philosophising, and a dash of ponderings on the writing process. The cast is Erika Sanderson as Susie Andrea Richardson as Angela Ted Gray as the janitor Flloyd Kennedy as Helen. The music is by John T La Barbera, from his album "In the Labyrinth as well as Helen's themes from Season 12. The So...
Something to Say
Am I Old Yet?
Something to Say
Another Day
1
April 2, 2026

Another Day

Season 13 kicks off with a brand new chapter in Helen's life. Is she old old? She certainly is, in her opinion. We pick up the story a couple of months after the end of Season 12. Her daughter Janey has moved with husband Jon to Edinburgh. Her next door neighbours have put their flat on the market. And Helen has discovered that she is not fully recovered from the accident, when her head came into close and sudden contact with the pavement. Erika Sanderson returns to give voice to Helen's grandda...
Another Day
Am I Old Yet?
Another Day
Game, Set and Match
6
Jan. 2, 2026

Game, Set and Match

Episode 6, the finale. Helen, our elderly heroine, is still unconscious after her collision with the pavement. Jon and Janey and Susie are still anxiously awaiting the results of the scan, and the medical staff in the Accident and Emergency Department are just about keeping their heads above water with the weekend rush as well as random relatives - or are they? You heard, in alphabetical order: Roy R Carruthers as Philip Kate Hanley-Corley as Jessica Norton Flloyd Kennedy as Helen and Janey, We...
Game, Set and Match
Am I Old Yet?
Game, Set and Match
Game, Set and Match
6
Jan. 1, 2026

Game, Set and Match

Episode 6, the finale. Helen, our elderly heroine, is still unconscious after her collision with the pavement. Jon and Janey and Susie are still anxiously awaiting the results of the scan, and the medical staff in the Accident and Emergency Department are just about keeping their heads above water with the weekend rush as well as random relatives - or are they? You heard, in alphabetical order: Roy R Carruthers as Philip Kate Hanley-Corley as Jessica Norton Flloyd Kennedy as Helen and Janey, Wen...
Waiting Game
5
Dec. 25, 2025

Waiting Game

This is Episode 5 of Season 12. It's very late at night, several hours after our elderly protagonist, Helen, was brought in unconscious after an unfortunate collision. The hospital staff at A&E (that's Accident and Emergency for our non UK listeners) are now exhausted as they come to the end of a very long shift. While our elderly protagonist, Helen, is still drifting in her mind between trying to get to grips with her current situation, and having flashback memories of events from her earlier l...
Waiting Game
5
Dec. 25, 2025

Waiting Game

This is Episode 5 of Season 12. It's very late at night, several hours after our elderly protagonist, Helen, was brought in unconscious after an unfortunate collision. The hospital staff at A&E (that's Accident and Emergency for our non UK listeners) are now exhausted as they come to the end of a very long shift. While our elderly protagonist, Helen, is still drifting in her mind between trying to get to grips with her current situation, and having flashback memories of events from her earlier l...
Waiting Game
Am I Old Yet?
Waiting Game
Purgatory
4
Dec. 18, 2025

Purgatory

This is Episode 4 of Season 12. Helen is still unconscious, as far as the medical profession can detect, but she's keeping herself amused in her head. And getting very bored. Her daughter Janey and son-in-law Jonathan are also trying to keep their spirits up, while the medical staff have problems of their own to contend with. You heard Roy R Carruthers as Philip, Patricia Gray as the Cafe Lady, John Warner as Jonathan, Frances Broudie Oldridge as Nurse Freda, Christopher McDougall as Dr Harold G...
Purgatory
4
Dec. 18, 2025

Purgatory

This is Episode 4 of Season 12. Helen is still unconscious, as far as the medical profession can detect, but she's keeping herself amused in her head. And getting very bored. Her daughter Janey and son-in-law Jonathan are also trying to keep their spirits up, while the medical staff have problems of their own to contend with. You heard Roy R Carruthers as Philip, Patricia Gray as the Cafe Lady, John Warner as Jonathan, Frances Broudie Oldridge as Nurse Freda, Christopher McDougall as Dr Harold G...
Purgatory
Am I Old Yet?
Purgatory
Am I Dead Yet?
2
Dec. 11, 2025

Am I Dead Yet?

Helen, as you've probably worked out for yourselves, has had an accident and is presently in a coma in the Accident and Emergency Dept, where the staff are trying to figure out who she is. Helen, in her head, is desperate to know where she is, while her daughter Janey is also desperate to find her mother, helped by Helen's neighbour, Jennifer. The cast is: Frances Broudie Oldridge as Nurse Freda, Wendy Lap as Nurse Cassy, Christopher McDougall as Dr Harold Godley, Roy R Carruthers as Philip, Joh...
Am I Dead Yet?
3
Dec. 11, 2025

Am I Dead Yet?

Helen, as you've probably worked out for yourselves, has had an accident and is presently in a coma in the Accident and Emergency Dept, where the staff are trying to figure out who she is. Helen, in her head, is desperate to know where she is, while her daughter Janey is also desperate to find her mother, helped by Helen's neighbour, Jennifer. The cast is: Frances Broudie Oldridge as Nurse Freda, Wendy Lap as Nurse Cassy, Christopher McDougall as Dr Harold Godley, Roy R Carruthers as Philip, Joh...
Am I Dead Yet?
Am I Old Yet?
Am I Dead Yet?
Where Am I?
2
Dec. 6, 2025

Where Am I?

Episode 2 of Season 12 continues with the mystery of whatever happened to Helen. Her neighbour Jennifer offers to help look for her, while Helen seems to be looking for herself. Ferdie was played by Chris Roust, Charmian by Catherine Pip, Roy Carruthers was Tom the Paramedic. Wendy Lap played Lou the Paramedic, as well as Nurse Cassy and Mrs McMillan. Christopher McDougall played Dr Harold Godley and the policeman, Frances Broudie Oldridge was Nurse Freda. Helen as a child, and as a teenager was...
Where Am I?
2
Dec. 6, 2025

Where Am I?

Episode 2 of Season 12 continues with the mystery of whatever happened to Helen. Her neighbour Jennifer offers to help look for her, while Helen seems to be looking for herself. Ferdie was played by Chris Roust, Charmian by Catherine Pip, Roy Carruthers was Tom the Paramedic. Wendy Lap played Lou the Paramedic, as well as Nurse Cassy and Mrs McMillan. Christopher McDougall played Dr Harold Godley and the policeman, Frances Broudie Oldridge was Nurse Freda. Helen as a child, and as a teenager was...
Where Am I?
Am I Old Yet?
Where Am I?
What's up, Helen?
1
Nov. 27, 2025

What's up, Helen?

"Am I Old Yet?" Instead of our usual format of short stand-alone episodes in the life of Helen Docherty, Season 12 kicks off in the form of a 6-episode serial, so make sure you subscribe to receive each new episode as it drops. And if you'd like to support the production, you can do that at buymeacoffee.com/amIoldyet. Helen is 81 years old, and she's fed up with lots of things, especially the News, but an invitation to spend the evening with her daughter Janey is not to be turned down. Can she g...
What's up, Helen?
1
Nov. 27, 2025

What's up, Helen?

"Am I Old Yet?" Instead of our usual format of short stand-alone episodes in the life of Helen Docherty, Season 12 kicks off in the form of a 6-episode serial, so make sure you subscribe to receive each new episode as it drops. And if you'd like to support the production, you can do that at buymeacoffee.com/amIoldyet. Helen is 81 years old, and she's fed up with lots of things, especially the News, but an invitation to spend the evening with her daughter Janey is not to be turned down. Can she g...
What's up, Helen?
Am I Old Yet?
What's up, Helen?
Preview for Season 12
Nov. 24, 2025

Preview for Season 12

Hey there! Just to let you know I am beavering away recording, editing and creating the sound design for Season 12 "Am I Dead Yet?" (actually, that really a working title, haven't made any final decision yet...) This season features the glorious vocal talents of some of your favourite AIOY actors, Christopher McDougall, Wendy Lap, Frances Broudie Oldridge, Roy R Carruthers, with newcomers Patricia Gray and Kate Hanley-Corley, as well as Flloyd Kennedy. Yep, me again. It would be hugely appreci...
Return of the Bread
Nov. 21, 2025

Return of the Bread

"Return of the Bread" is a bonus episode which marks a departure for TMT, in that it is our first attempt at a crossover episode. Characters from our two podcasts, "Am I Old Yet?" and "Baked Off! Live Laugh Loaves!" meet up in Helen's favourite Cheese Shop Cafe in south London, where cafe owner Ilse is getting ready for the lunch time trade. It's been a quiet morning so far, but things are about to hot up when the participants of Caroline's online cookery class arrive from various parts of the U...
Return of the Bread
Am I Old Yet?
Return of the Bread
Return of the Bread
Nov. 20, 2025

Return of the Bread

"Return of the Bread" is a bonus episode which marks a departure for TMT, in that it is our first attempt at a crossover episode. Characters from our two podcasts, "Am I Old Yet?" and "Baked Off! Live Laugh Loaves!" meet up in Helen's favourite Cheese Shop Cafe in south London, where cafe owner Ilse is getting ready for the lunch time trade. It's been a quiet morning so far, but things are about to hot up when the participants of Caroline's online cookery class arrive from various parts of the U...
Horrible Futures
Oct. 31, 2025

Horrible Futures

My contribution to the Halloween madness that's all around us. A story old as time and still about to come true. Be afraid. Be very afraid. The image is courtesy of the Australian Academy of Science, and you'll find further information at their website https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/australian-bushfires-why-they-are-unprecedented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...
Horrible Futures
Oct. 31, 2025

Horrible Futures

My contribution to the Halloween madness that's all around us. A story old as time and still about to come true. Be afraid. Be very afraid. The image is courtesy of the Australian Academy of Science, and you'll find further information at their website https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/australian-bushfires-why-they-are-unprecedented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Horrible Futures
Am I Old Yet?
Horrible Futures
An Origin Story
Oct. 7, 2025

An Origin Story

I'm now half way through production of Season 12, which I hope to begin releasing to you by the end of November. In the meantime, here is a bonus for you. It's a recording of a poem I wrote a couple of years ago, inspired by a painting by my then 14 year old granddaughter, Natalie Kennedy. It was performed earlier this year at an event in Liverpool involving poets and jazz musicians improvising along with them. So many people came up after the performance and asked if there was a recording of it...