Recently, I spoke to five people in five different cities across four continents, about their experience of lockdown in this time of crisis. Across the
Under the Rainbow (Britain in Lockdown, Part 3)
April is cruelly sunny right now, giving us the rarest of beasts- a British Easter weekend heavy with blossom and twenty-five degree warmth. After a
Combatting COVID-19: An Interview with Virologist George Lomonosoff
Last Thursday, I interviewed virologist George Lomonosoff, an expert in the use of plants to express and produce therapeutic molecules for vaccines and diagnostic tests.
First Fear, then Boredom (Britain in Lockdown, Part 2)
We’ve had one week in lockdown so far. Very soon, I’ll be bringing you an in-depth interview with a virologist, and hopefully some shorter ‘fireside
Infinite Beaches and the End of the Road (Britain in Lockdown, Part 1)
We got sadder as the weekend wore on. Partly it was the sadness of the shuttered shops and empty streets, partly it was the vague
Spring Back (The Blossom and the Memory)
‘There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember. And there is pansies, that’s for thoughts […] there’s fennel for you, and columbines. There’s rue
The Worlds Outside 