Boris Johnson and Britain’s Covid-19 crisis
Britain’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has led his country’s efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. At one level it turned into a very personal mission. At the beginning of April he was hosp...
14 Touko 202026min
Wuhan: The beginning of coronavirus Covid-19
It is week one of the coronavirus. In this critical time, decisions were made that set the entire trajectory of the crisis. The program uses exclusive interviews with a cast of characters who were on ...
12 Touko 202027min
One hundred days of Brexit
How ‘get Brexit done’ turned into ‘StayatHome’ through the experiences of four first time MPs. They represent constituencies across the North of England – places where voters had switched traditional ...
10 Touko 202050min
Coronavirus Global Conversations: Haircuts after lockdown
We bring together three hairdressers from around the world to talk about how their lives have changed because of the pandemic. Marcel in Jerusalem and Marion in Berlin can cut their clients' hair agai...
10 Touko 202027min
Coronavirus and Asia
The impact of Covid-19 on Asia is explored with a panel of leading public health experts, politicians and analysts from across the region. What can be done to slow down the spread of the virus? And ho...
9 Touko 202050min
Don't log off - part five
Across every continent, people are trying to make sense of a new world – one that happens mostly behind closed doors and often alone. Alan Dein connects with seven individuals whose lives have shifted...
8 Touko 202024min
Hanging by a thread: Bangladesh’s garment workers
In March, Aafiyah was told the garment factory where she worked would be closing. And like many other garment workers, she was left destitute in the slums of Dhaka. Bangladesh’s garment industry emplo...
7 Touko 202027min
The Response: Coronavirus - Lockdown tales from Brazil, Germany and Australia
Listeners from Brazil, Germany, Rwanda, Australia and Norway report on their experiences of lockdown, from reaction to Jair Bolsanaro's coronavirus policies to the partial easing of lockdown in German...
5 Touko 202027min
