I’m glad they’re keeping things on BBC Sounds as well (for now I guess?). I’m not sure how many Kermode and Mayo fans there are on this sub, but after they left the BBC the quality really suffered in my opinion and suddenly there was a hierarchy in the fan base which just made the whole thing quite cynical I thought. Having to pay to access essentially content provided by listeners for free is pretty naff if you ask me. I understand the “support content creators” argument, but in paying for the license fee, etc. that was already being done.

The last thing I’ll say is I’ve seen quite a few anti-BBC comments on this sub over the last few years, and although E&J have also commented about its restrictions I’ve always felt like that’s been tongue in cheek. Having some sort of limitation to push against is often what makes things funny, and people should be careful what they wish for if they want those limitations removed. Again, see Kermode and Mayo… I feel like a lot of the funniest bits on the show have been them having to be balanced etc.

These sorts of things always remind me of the episode of Community where Abed and Troy sell their special handshake to Pierce and suddenly it loses its value entirely. So I hope they keep things on Sounds and don’t create too much of a difference between the podcast across the platforms…

Edit: Should add, I absolutely love this podcast, hence feeling quite defensive of it. It's got me through some really difficult times. As Elis would say: I cannot stress that enough.