Don't log off - part six

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Alan Dein connects with people who are anxious about their family business during the coronavirus pandemic. Maria Ester in Ecuador is worried about her family’s heavy machinery business while trying to keep her 81-year-old mother safe in one of the Latin America’s worst affected cities. And young farmer Rohan in Jamaica recalls his late father’s wisdom as he tries to keep the family farm running in the midst of a drought and Covid-19. Meanwhile, Sami in Iraq misses his beloved bookshop which has had to close its doors because of lockdown. Plus, Alan speaks to a woman working in one place on earth which is free from the virus - Antarctica.

Transcript

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0:00.0	The world's borders are closed. The future is uncertain. We're keeping our distance.
0:07.0	But human beings still need to connect.
0:11.0	Alan, hello. I'm hearing you very Kelly.
0:14.0	How are you?
0:15.0	Good to hear your voice?
0:16.0	Same, same.
0:17.0	Hope you're doing good.
0:19.0	I've been reaching out across the globe, to every continent.
0:23.0	I am in Waiakil, Ecuador.
0:24.8	I'm at Davis Station in Antarctica.
0:27.2	I'm living in Kirkuk.
0:28.9	Searching for the things that unite us in this time of crisis. You can still see the fear in people's eyes.
0:36.7	What seemed to be a certainty before is so uncertain now.
0:41.1	Why? Why ask? Why? What happened? I'm
0:44.3	Why? Why? Why? What happened? I'm Alan Dean and this is don't log off
0:49.9	on the BBC World Service.
0:53.0	Hello, Rohan.
0:55.0	Hi, nice to hear from you today.
0:57.0	Where are you?
0:58.0	I'm in Manchester, Jamaica.
1:00.0	28-year-old Rohan is a farmer.
1:03.0	Irish potatoes, sweet peppers,
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