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The Documentary Podcast

Don’t log off: My life, my world

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.32.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Alan Dein follows Margaret in Uganda, who cares for nine children orphaned by Aids and who has HIV herself. Told through interviews and her own smartphone recordings, it’s an inspiring story of hope and resilience as Margaret deals with lockdown and the loss of loved ones.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello is this Farhan speaking?

0:02.8

Hello is this Leano?

0:04.8

Hey, hey Ellen.

0:05.8

I'm Alan Dean and over the past year I followed the stories of people on every continent

0:11.6

for my series,'t log off. I am in Bangalore in Jerusalem.

0:16.9

Sydney in Waiakil, Ecuador. This time I want to tell just one of those stories.

0:22.4

Hello Margaret. Oh how are you? I want to tell just one of those stories.

0:22.5

Hello Margaret!

0:24.0

Oh, how are you Alan?

0:25.4

In depth and up close.

0:27.4

Actually, I am so much worried.

0:29.8

Through interviews, the baby was born in lockdown and her own smartphone recordings

0:36.0

but it is so acting you know I feel so hot this is the powerful and inspiring story of Margaret in Uganda over this pandemic year.

0:47.6

I'm just praying that God continues to protect us.

0:50.7

Welcome to Don't Lug off, My Life My World, on the BBC World Service.

0:57.0

Okay, so this is my eucalyptus forest.

1:01.0

I love walking around it because of the fresh air. But I also enjoy the

1:09.8

view. It is so beautiful. It looks so beautiful, you know?

1:17.0

Yeah, it's so lovely. I first spoke to Margaret in April 2020.

1:29.0

Good evening.

1:30.0

Good morning.

1:31.0

Where are you?

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