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The Duchess of Cornwall joins Emma Barnett to undertake her first ever radio guest edit. She reflects on what we’ve all learned about ourselves in lockdown, chatting about safe homes, loneliness, cooking, dogs and everything in between.Through her charity interests, Camilla discusses what has taken on new importance in the time of coronavirus. She explains how it was “so hard not to hug her grandchildren” when she saw them again after three-and-a-half months, and tells Emma about her prowess as a “silver swan” dancer. In this 5 Live News Special, you can hear the first 30 minutes of the duchess’s guest edit. To listen to the full programme, search for ‘The Emma Barnett Show’ in BBC Sounds, and select the episode from 7 July.

6 Jul 202030min

The pandemic has forced change on all our lives - for some temporarily, for others things will never be the same again. But could it be a turning point not just for individuals, but for societies? This week BBC Radio is coming together for Rethink - exploring how things could change after the pandemic, in our own lives and collectively, and whether that change could be for the better. We’ve asked an eclectic collection of contributors to tell us not what they predict will happen, but what they want to happen.Former world champion hurdler Colin Jackson asks how we can learn to look after our bodies better.

25 Jun 202052min

Poet Benjamin Zephaniah and Sonia Winifred who is a Labour Cabinet Member for Equalities & Culture on Lambeth Council talk to Colin Murray about the people who arrived from the Caribbean to start a new life in Britain 72 years ago who became known as the Windrush generation. Sonia Winifred’s parents made that journey in 1957, then Sonia made the same one in 1965. Poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah’s mother made the journey in 1957 one year before he was born in 1958. They talk about the hopes they had when they arrived, the racism they experienced and the Windrush scandal which emerged in 2017 and still affects people today.

24 Jun 202050min

As part of the BBC's Rethink project, 5 Live is looking at how life could change after COVID-19. As care homes residents were particularly vulnerable during the pandemic, 5 Live's Rachel Burden and Chris Warburton ask experts and callers what changes they would like to see in the care system going forward.

23 Jun 202045min

Hollywood actor Sean Penn talks to 5 Live's Emma Barnett about his prominent role in getting Americans tested for coronavirus, the importance of community response, and the future of cinema post-pandemic.This interview was originally broadcast on 5 Live's Emma Barnett show on Tuesday, 16 June 2020.

17 Jun 202020min

André Leon Talley has spent almost 50 years at the heart of the fashion world, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Andy Warhol. Not bad for a man who describes himself as "a poor black boy from North Carolina." The former editor-at-large of Vogue talks to 5 Live's Emma Barnett about the George Floyd protests, racism, sexual abuse and what it was like being Anna Wintour’s right-hand man.

11 Jun 202032min

BBC Radio 5 Live’s Dotun Adebayo has been keeping a diary of his thoughts and feelings over recent days following the death of George Floyd in the US. Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in police custody on 25 May. Video footage showed a white police officer kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes while he is pinned to the floor. The Up All Night presenter reflected on events with Tony Livesey and Anna Foster on 5 Live Drive in a deeply personal and emotional interview.

8 Jun 202028min

American four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson speaks to BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Chris Latchem about the impact of the death of George Floyd. Mr Floyd, an unarmed black man, died while being restrained by a white Minneapolis police officer on 25 May. Protests have been held across the US and UK.

5 Jun 202021min