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World Service,16 May 2020,23 mins

SeriesDon't Log Off

Don't log off - part six

The Documentary

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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 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.

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