Bonus Q&A – BBC jargon, who makes Today and covering the US election

How do independent MPs work together to hold the government to
account? What do the producers behind Today do? And why does the
programme mark the end of each hour with the pips?


Amol and Nick return with answers to more listener questions.


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The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson, both
presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today. Amol was the BBC’s media
editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent,
he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has
presented the Today programme since 2015, he was the BBC’s
political editor for ten years before that and also previously
worked as ITV’s political editor.


You can listen to the latest episode of The Today Podcast any
time on your smart speaker by saying “Smart Speaker, ask BBC
Sounds to play The Today Podcast.”


The senior producer is Tom Smithard, the producer is Hatty Nash,
research and digital production from Joe Wilkinson. The editor is
Louisa Lewis. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.
Technical production from Hannah Montgomery.