EU launches mass vaccination

Also in the programme; Lorenzo Pregliasco, an Italian resident who recorded an audio diary for the BBC at the start of lockdown in March, returns to describe what has changed in the 9 months since. Also the Belarusian artists inspiring the protests.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are: Paula Erizanu a Moldovan-born journalist and Gareth McLean a British writer and dramatist.

(Picture: Nurse offers a small present to a patient recovering from COVID-19, at Attiko hospital in Athens, Greece, 23 December 2020 (issued 26 December 2020. CREDIT: EPA/YANNIS KOLESIDIS)