Six months after lockdown, everybody was tired
The tone of the programme was deliberately different.
Around six months had passed since the first UK lockdown and coronavirus cases were climbing again.
New restrictions were being discussed.
Scott and Chris acknowledged the frustration.
People had spent months following rules, changing routines and missing normal life.
Being told to make another effort could feel exhausting.
But they wanted the show to be a warm hug rather than another lecture.
Chris thought about his paramedic brother
Chris said his mind immediately went to his younger brother, who worked as a paramedic.
That made the statistics and arguments much more personal.
He did not like headlines which simply blamed young people for rising cases.
He had seen reckless behaviour across age groups.
But he also knew that individual choices could affect vulnerable relatives, strangers and frontline workers.
The basic message was simple:
keep going and look after each other.
Scott heard somebody refuse a mask because of “image”
Scott had overheard somebody saying they did not want to wear a face covering because it damaged their image.
He had almost challenged them and later wished he had.
For Scott, wearing a mask on public transport or in shops was one of the easiest things people could do while everyone waited for life to improve.
The pair repeatedly stressed that the situation was not permanent.
The point was to get through it.
Heather’s diary reached day three
At university, Heather said the unusual rules were already beginning to feel more normal.
Her flatmates were still finding ways to socialise within the restrictions.
That largely meant spending more time in the flat rather than disappearing into packed Freshers’ Week club nights.
The problem was that they were running out of drinking games.
Chris was delighted to help.
Chris produced a frighteningly long list of drinking games
Jenga.
Never Have I Ever.
Beer Pong.
Ring of Fire.
Thumper.
Straight Face.
Most Likely To.
Attached at the Hip.
Fuzzy Duck.
Irish Snap.
Friends and Enemies.
Paranoia.
And then:
Bite the Bag.
Heather did not know it.
Scott did not know several of Chris’s suggestions either.
Chris sounded as though he had been waiting years for somebody to request this particular area of expertise.
By the end Heather admitted she could not remember half the names.
Don’t Look It Up returned to bizarre cover versions
The quiz continued the month’s obsession with familiar music transformed into unfamiliar styles.
The idea remained deliberately simple:
take something everybody knows, remove the clues they normally rely on and see whether memory still works.
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