Don't log off - part four
The Documentary Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 April 2020
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Alan Dein talks to people around the world about the challenges of family life in lockdown. He connects with Margaret in Uganda who has adopted many children orphaned by HIV. And he reaches out to Alezz in Peru, a trans non-binary person who is confined to their bedroom as their parents struggle to accept them. He also speaks to Pawel who got trapped in Poland at the start of January and does not know when he will be able to return home to his wife in China.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello I'm Linda and I'm Mercy and we're the presenters of Parentland and the BBC World Service |
| 0:05.6 | The podcast for anyone interested in raising children. |
| 0:09.0 | Before you listen to your chosen podcast we want to let you know that Parentland is back. |
| 0:13.4 | To help answer any questions you have about parenting during the pandemic. |
| 0:17.7 | From Delhi to Dhaka, Sauita to Shanghai, |
| 0:20.2 | if you have questions about staying healthy, the best way to explain coronavirus to your kids, |
| 0:25.0 | or just surviving the family during lockdown. |
| 0:28.0 | Our Parentland experts might have the answers you need. |
| 0:31.0 | So search for Parentland wherever you get your podcasts |
| 0:35.8 | the streets are empty the world is locked down but human beings need to connect |
| 0:42.3 | hello is this ales But human beings need to connect. |
| 0:42.6 | Hello is this Alice? |
| 0:44.0 | Hi, Alan, how are you? |
| 0:45.6 | Ah, hello, Alan. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm reaching out across the globe. |
| 0:50.0 | Tell me how are you? |
| 0:51.0 | I'm doing all right. |
| 0:52.0 | I'm currently home for a time to every continent. I live in Lima in Peru. |
| 0:57.1 | Tell me what is lockdown like in Dhaka. |
| 1:00.5 | Regarding the situation in Sudan. |
| 1:03.0 | Finding out what unites us all at this time of crisis. |
| 1:08.0 | So life has been very tough. |
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