The Old Fools

Ian Martin (writer: Veep), David Quantick (also writer: Veep) and guests. Sort of topical, cultural rants and conversation from the point of view of older people who still give a damn about the world around them. The inside pages of the broadsheets: Entertainment, broadcasting, nature, science, obituaries, lifestyle, environment, business, fashion, health. If it's got their goat, you'll know about it.

Season two - THE HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/2025

2.9 Laura Shavin returns! Emojis are too small! Making fun of Americans! Offa's Dyke! 04/01/2025

2.8 Liz Buckley! Chessington! Easter Trees! Americans Eating mustard! Paul McCartney? 03/25/2025

2.7 Sylvia Patterson! Stump! Micro plastics! Manchester United! Elective extinctions! STUMP! 03/18/2025

2.6 Sali Hughes! Right Wing Tik Tok! Noisy neighbours! Filming at concerts! 03/11/2025

2.5 Kate Haldane! Internal Monologues! Bear Hunts! Quantick's Quiz! Haptic harnesses! 03/04/2025

2.4 Rebecca Front! Sanatogen! SOS Messages! Cyclists on Social Media! 02/25/2025

2.3 Lisa Holdsworth! Rachel Reeves! Ben Elton! Sealed Knot re-enactments! Dumb Prime Minister's Questions! 02/17/2025

2.2 Jenny Landreth! Jazz! Boomerangst! The Archbishop of Canterbury! Both Will Smiths! 02/10/2025

2.1 Emma Kennedy! My Feet are Killing me! Sex sent me to the ER! Finish on a song! 02/03/2025

10. Old Fools Christmas 2024 12/21/2024

9. Kate Moss; Poetry; Murdoch and Succession; Dick Van Dyke and Coldplay 12/16/2024

8. The Hot Hit Man; The Observer strike; Hawk Tuah Coin; Marching; When martial Law goes wrong; Outdoor eating 12/09/2024

7. David gets AI'd; Wallace; Christmas films; Band Aid; Godless Heaven and huggable spirits 12/02/2024

6. Prescott; Manifesting; 40 words for snow: Damian Hirst's genitals; Nit-picking; David Bowie (reprise) 11/25/2024

5. Dylan; Monbiot; Agony; Prisons; Jim the podcast dog. 11/19/2024

4. Lighthouses; Self-care Tolkien style; Jane Austen is dead and Prime Ministers 11/11/2024

3. John and Yoko, Bonfires, Retirement, Icebergs and Downing Street Paintings 11/04/2024

2. Rivals; The NHS; Paddington Bear and the photocopy Tories. 10/28/2024

1. Artificial ITV, Pay-to-Protest and Russell Brand 10/21/2024