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, John Warner as Jon Marsden, Erika Sanderson as Susie, and Flloyd Kennedy, as Janey, Jennifer, Ilse and Joey.

The musical themes are by John T La Barbera.

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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 played by Kate Hanley-Corley, Thomas was played by Piyush Agarwal, and grownup Helen and Janey were played by me, Flloyd Kennedy.

The sound design is getting more complicated by the minute, but here's what I've managed: hospital emergency department was recorded by me at the Royal Liverpool, the cafe ambience was recorded at the Sweet Pea Cafe in West Kirkby. Road traffic, ambulance and police car sirens were recorded on Smithdown Road.

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The birds in Scene 8 were recorded by John Warner in his Brisbane garden. They include mynah birds , cockatiels and butcher birds.

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"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 get down to the shops and back in time without running into any trouble? In this day and age? If you would like to listen to all 6 episodes in one Omnibus Edition, just head over to Patreon.com/amIoldyet to make a donation or to subscribe.

The cast is:

John Warner as Jon (that's Janey's husband), Patricia Gray as the shopkeeper, Erika Sanderson as Susie and Flloyd Kennedy as Helen, Janey, Jennifer and Joey. The music is by John T La Barbera.

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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 appreciated if you can donate to our crowdfunding campaign - all the details, plus perks and merch available at https://crowdfundr.com/aioySeason12. Episodes will hopefully be available for release towards the end of November.

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"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 United Kingdom to meet up with their tutor Margot, who is about to fly in from Australia for a visit.

You heard, in order of appearance:

Flloyd Kennedy as Ilse, Helen and Margot; Wendy Lap as Rosemary and Katie; Erika Sanderson as Susie and Juliana; Andrea Richardson as Caroline, Christopher McDougall as Duncan, Karim Kronfli as Pierre and Roy R Carruthers as Freddie. The music was by John T La Barbera, and the script and production design was by Flloyd Kennedy.

Season 12 will begin to drop at the end of this month. And if you would care to support our production costs, please consider donating or subscribing at buymeacoffee.com/amIoldyet. Thanks for listening. Stay safe.

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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.

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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, that I decided to go ahead and make one. So Pablo Sonaillon (double bass), Alex McDowall (guitar) and I headed to Crosstown Studios where the fabulous Jon Lawton recorded and mixed it for us. I do hope you enjoy it.

Our crowdfunding campaign to raise the funds to pay the professional voice actors for Season 12 can be reached at https://crowdfundr.com/aioySeason12. If you've been enjoying the show, I hope you appreciate just how wonderful these artists are, and how grateful we all are that they've been providing many voices over the past 4 years voluntarily. Just because they love the podcast. We'll be most grateful if you can donate, and also, if you would share the link as far and wide as you can. Thank you.

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"Am I Old Yet?" is on hiatus at the moment, while I refresh myself and come up with some more adventures to send Helen on. Meantime, here is an audio fiction I think you will enjoy. "The Perfect Sentence" is a concept album, by Jeff Van Dreason, co-creator of "Greater Boston", and it's available on Bandcamp, Spotify and Apple Music or wherever you stream your music. It's part narrated, part acted, with a beautiful soundscape, and it concerns grief, friendship, art, memory, and so much more. This is the first track, just to give you a taster.

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Thunder's Mouth Theatre presents: "Oh Susie!" Episode 11 of Season 11. And yes, it does feel weird concluding a season on an odd number. But, as I'm fond of telling my students and clients, 'weird' is a great word, it means 'something I'm not used to, so I'm expanding my universe'.  We pick up where we left off at the end of Episode 10, when Susie offers herself to take up Preshanni's job as the wait staff in Mrs Patel's cafe. Her mother is not happy...

You heard Lushika Preethrajh as Mrs Patel, and Flloyd Kennedy as Helen, Janey and Susie. The music is "In the Labyrinth" by John T La Barbera, and you can hear more of John's lovely music on Spotify and on Bandcamp. Thank to the Fable and Folly Network for their support, and encouragement. Please check out their sponsors at FableandFolly.com/sponsors. And if you'd like to join in our friendly Discord community. You just need to subscribe and donate over at patreon.com/amIoldyet. Wishing you all a wonderful summer. Thanks for listening. Stay safe.

Full transcript is available at amIoldyet.com/s11e11

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This is Part 1 of Episode 10, or you can just call it Episode 10, because Megaphone will call the next one Episode 11, no matter what I call it.  Never mind. Helen and Susie are still on a mission to find out what is going on with Preshanni, the young woman who went messing a couple of episodes ago. They know where she is - back with her family in South Africa, but they still don’t know why. Mrs Patel, Preshanni’s former employer, might have the answer, but Susie still has something that’s bothering her, and Helen intends to find out what it is. Enjoy 

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Thunder’s Mouth Theatre presents... “In Search of  Preshanni” Episode 9 of Season 11. Helen and Susie  are still concerned that Preshanni went missing just after Ciara went off to France, so they on their way to Mary’s house to see if Ciara left any information behind, indicating where Preshanni might have gone.  I wonder if I can manage to wrap up the mystery in the next episode, in which case that will be a ‘wrap’ for Season 11!  This episode was written and performed by me, Flloyd Kennedy. The music is by John T La Barbera, from his album In The Labyrinth, available on Spotify.  You can support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/amIoldyet, which gives you access to all the episodes, totally ad free! As well as to our community discord group, along with other perks. Thanks also to Fable and Folly network for their support. Please visit fableandfolly.com/sponsors.

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