You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.

I'm Siddhartha Cesset, an assistant commissioner of Podcasts for BBC Sounds.

I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of

podcasts on all sorts of subjects, relationships, identity, comedy, even one

that mixes poetry, music and inner city life. So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next

fact checking, a feature and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its

audience and maybe that's you. So if you like this

podcast check out some others on BBC Sounds.

BBC Sounds, music radio Radio Podcasts.

You're listening to Monday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. The Wow, those two are very happy in there.

They've got Zanda's farm sets spread out across the carpet and he's showing Maddie

how to make a hay bell out of dried grass.

What do you reckon that boy might be when he grows up?

Oh yeah and I hope their futures aren't based on what they're interested in now

or else Madd is destined to be either a slime worker or a nose picker when she grows up.

Was everything set for your first PTA meeting his chair?

Hardly.

I just thought it would be useful to nail everything down for the

disco before D day and Wednesday. I'm just emailing the agenda with the link right

now then I'll log on in five minutes and start admitting people. I want the whole thing to be efficient

and determined to keep everyone on track just moving through the agenda point by point.

Okay, sounds like a plan, but don't be surprised when people want to have their say they always do

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