Social Distancer

I speculate wildly about Gary Davies, question whether Michael Gove is the person to lead us out of this unprecedented crisis, get eaten by a wolf, lose my legs and give you the perfect reason to hang up on the livefeed of my funeral.

I talk about how the world might look 10 years after the COVID-19 crisis. Major, urgent global change had happened in 8 weeks, so never again will anyone believe those who say we can't make the changes necessary over 8 years to combat the worst impacts of the climate catastrophe. Tom, an old friend, reports from rural Shropshire where COVID-19 has only recently changed people's routines.

I wash the shopping delivery and maintain my self-isolation. Noel sends a iconoclastic journal reading from New York, currently the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We go outside to play and get some sun. I am vigilant to the possibility that the errant neighbours may infect us. I write a sign telling people to get away from our house. My medical emergency takes the weekend off. Catherine reads a poem, the perfect way to spend a few minutes to relax.

I have a medical emergency that means we have to break the self-isolation to go to the medical centre. We have in-car reporting from the medical centre car park! I tell the story of my middle of the night encounter with Giant Doctor.

I have a bizarre health scare, a friend waits to hear from Rishi Sunak and I ask the biggest question of all!

Everything looks the same but everything is different. The world outside the window looks beautiful but is toxic.

I talk about how strange it is to be an orphan during a global crisis. On a much lighter note, the youngest daughter of the family on their walk chooses a fantastic word to describe water.

A special pod addressing Boris Johnson's announcement that all shops apart from food shops and pharmacies, and all public areas in the UK are to close immediately.

Friends who are also social distancing send a report of a recent walk.