Answer Me This! - Format

Format

The format of the show is Helen and Olly answering listeners' questions, submitted via email, answerphone or Skype, with subjects ranging from personal problems and factual queries to philosophical dilemmas or everyday petty quibbles. The episodes are punctuated by jingles, many of which feature comedians Joanna Neary, Holly Walsh, Tom Price, Lizzie Roper and Stuart Goldsmith, and musicians Martin White, Jay Foreman, and Gavin Osborn.

Guests on the show have included Helen's brother Andy Zaltzman, Ian Collins, Pappy's Fun Club, Josie Long, Jackie Mason and Jon Ronson. For the 200th edition of the show in December 2011, Helen, Olly and Martin travelled to East Sussex, Stanmore and Wolverhampton to interview their families for a special episode of the podcast.

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