Across the UK, across continental North America and around the world on the internet by webcast

and by podcast, my name is Howard Hughes and this is the return of the unexplained.

Well, as somebody said maybe a number of people once said we live in interesting times.

The whole world gripped by this global pandemic of COVID-19 and every country seemingly trying

to find a different way through it as the death toll rises and the number of cases increase

in many places. We are learning all the time. I am massively hopeful that medical science

will bring us a breakthrough about this. I don't have any special knowledge I've never

been a psychic. I never will be, but I have a feeling that with a big international effort

being made, that is the way that things will pan out. We will see.

In the meantime here in the UK, I'm hunkered and bunkered down. We are allowed to go out

if we need to get essential shopping. Once a day for a little walk around as long as

we keep two meters distant from other people and observe rules of using hand gel. If you've

got it, constant washing of hands and being very, very careful. You know, I can tell you

my own story here before we get to the guest and anything else here and some shout outs

as well, which I think we need. My own story was that yesterday planned like a military

operation. I had to go out and get some shopping. I had a list in my head of things that I

wanted to get. So first of all, I went to one of the big supermarkets around here. It

was half past eight in the morning and there was a queue all the way around the car park,

sneaking around it. So that was a non starter, a no go. Then I went to a smaller supermarkets.

I arrived there about 20 to 9 a.m. and was able to get the things that I needed pretty

much. Lots of empty shelves, though many things just not available. You try getting hand,

monetiser. You try getting long life milk, which I use a lot here because I don't go through

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