Don't log off: Daria, love and war

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Alan Dein's series of global conversations is now a decade old. Via social media he has crossed the word and heard true stories of love, pain and downright craziness. In those 10 years many of those he first encountered have become digital friends. Now in this time of war and upheaval he reconnects with Daria in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, who has unexpectedly found love.

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0:00.0	I had this secret. I robbed banks in my spare time.
0:06.3	Lives less ordinary from the BBC World Service.
0:09.6	This is not a good thing to do because police are after you.
0:14.8	Find out more at the end of this podcast.
0:18.5	I'm Alan Dean and this is Don't Log Off.
0:23.5	For me, it all began 20 years ago.
0:26.6	Chance encounters with complete strangers across the globe.
0:31.4	Hello?
0:32.1	Yeah? Can you hear me?
0:33.1	You're ringing a pay fan.
0:34.1	Speaking to anyone who would pick up a ringing phone.
0:37.3	Where is this telephone box?
0:38.8	I'm more problem than it might be.
0:42.8	Then, came Don't Log Off.
0:44.9	Hello.
0:45.9	Hello, is that Luna?
0:47.4	I'm in Bangalore, in Jerusalem.
0:49.2	Sydney.
0:49.7	In Wirekill, Ecuador.
0:51.0	We're adventuring to the online world and connect with complete strangers and old friends
0:56.9	in their homes at work or when they're on the move.
1:00.1	This is where my three kids, for me, it's heartbreaking.
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