You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about the

podcast I work on. I'm Dan Clark and I commissioned factual podcasts at the BBC.

It's a massive area but I'd sum it up as stories to help us make sense of the forces shaping the world.

What podcasting does is give us the space and the time to take brilliant BBC journalism

and tell amazing compelling stories that really get behind the headlines.

And what I get really excited about is when we find a way of drawing you into a subject

you might not even have thought you were interested in.

Whether it's investigations, science, tech, politics, culture, true crime, the environment,

you can always discover more with a podcast on BBC Sounds.

BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.

You're listening to Thursday's episode of The Archers, from BBC Radio 4. Oh, afternoon, Maranda. Are you stocking up?

Hello, Yillion, yes.

Replenishing the vage at Blossom Hill.

How was the holiday?

Brian's nicely rested? Well, he was. Yes. Um, listen, could we perhaps meet for coffee later? I need to ask some advice.

From me? He's very upset.

Where we all are.

I don't know how to help, so please, can we put aside our fencing foils just for a short while we really need to

put our heads together yes of course I'll let you know when I'm free. The tea room here suit you?

Perfect. Thank you, Lillian. I'll see you later then.

Okay.

Oh,, George.

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