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

I'm Sadata Sese, 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, podcasts.

Hello, I'm Harriet Gilbert.

Thank you for downloading a good read, the podcasts,

where two guests and I recommend books we love and describe why we love them.

We don't always see eye to eye, but I hope you'll find some great reading suggestions here.

Hello, with me today to recommend books they've enjoyed our first, the comedian Rachel Parris,

best known for her satirical segments on The Mash Report and Late Night Mash,

and as a founding member of improv group, Ostentatious.

Her book, Advice from Strangers, came out in paperback last year,

and she's currently touring the UK with the show Poise.

With Rachel, his broadcaster and author Sonali Shah,

host of Escape to the Country on BBC One and of Magic Radio's Sunday Breakfast Show.

Sanarly is also a reporter with the BBC live events team,

appeared in the latest series of BBC 2's pilgrimage,

and is the author of a children's book, The Best DiVali Ever.

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