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What’s the best way of keeping in touch with key issues in local government? One way is to watch Podcasts and Webcasts on employment law, workforce strategies, pay issues, and much more. Usefully, podcasts transcripts are also made available.

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll hear on accessing the latest podcast dated December 2010.

• You will hear about ways in which employers can make changes to terms and conditions of employment
• You can get an overview of managing the transition period to remove the default retirement age from 6 April 2011
• You will be able to listen to top tips to prepare for the Agency Workers Regulations coming into force on 1 October 2011.

Helpfully, each module displays the duration of the podcast letting you better plan your time.

Once a week, on Mondays BBC Radio 1Xtra lets you download a new 20-min UK music mix in an MP3 format. This friendly site has been a leader in its field since it began in 2002 (1Xtra was first aired at 6pm on August 16 that year. Rampage and KC were the first DJs, and Dangerous by Rodney P & Skitz was the first record played).

In keeping with the times, the site now provides, among plenty of other downloads, the Homegrown podcast of unsigned UK music. Access BBC Radio 1Xtra podcasts, and choose from a number of ways to listen to fresh music – listening online, or after downloading the podcast, or by scheduling automatic downloads every week.

There can be little doubt that the BBC, that superb bastion of free speech, is one of the world’s leading providers of free podcasts. Looking at the BBC Podcast page shows just how wide ranging their choice of free pod casts really is. There’s everything from sports, to news; current affairs podcats to historical dramas; Comedy, religion, children’s drama podcasts; free learning podcasts; podcasts in Welsh and any number of foreign languages. If you like free content then you should make the time to get to know the BBC’s podcast options.