<p>Coronavirus has made conversation complicated. It also means there are lots of difficult things that need to be said. In the third episode of his lockdown podcast, Mark Thomas talks to health workers about communication. Mark's mum, meanwhile, cheerfully contemplates her own demise.</p>

Coronavirus has made conversation complicated. It also means there are lots of difficult things that need to be said. In the third episode of his lockdown podcast, Mark Thomas talks to health workers about communication. Mark's mum, meanwhile, cheerfully contemplates her own demise.

Episode 3: It's good to talk

Comedian and activist Mark Thomas has moved back in with his mum for the duration of the pandemic. He's 57 and she's 85. He says she's curmudgeonly; she says he's the most aggravating person on the planet. In this six-part podcast, he reflects on their lockdown life together while investigating the wider impact of COVID-19. Every night, Mark calls health and care workers across the country for a chat. Humbling and often heartbreaking, these conversations reveal what life is like on the coronavirus front line.

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Episode 3: It's good to talk

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