Hello, I'm Nick Robinson.

Political thinking is taking a break over the summer,

but we'll be back in September with interviews

that try to get under the skin of the people

who shape our national life,

not just the politicians,

but the playwrights and the comics,

the union leaders and the senior civil servants.

Anyone in short who shapes our political thinking.

There's no need to wait, though,

because of course you're bound to have missed

some really excellent episodes,

and you can find them all

on the BBC Radio Eye Player

or on your normal podcast provider,

able to listen to whenever it suits you.

Hope you'll keep listening

and be with me for the first of the new series

in early September.