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Fi Glover presents a new and extended weekly edition of the programme with voices past and present, old and new on the shared experience of being in lockdown and beyond. In this edition two volunteers who work with a charity delivering food speak for the first time. From different backgrounds they've found themselves - and the community - united in a common cause, but reflect on prejudices towards Muslims and whether attitudes will change. A father and son in Belfast talk about how things might be different going back to school and rare bird sightings in the back garden. Two university students compare notes on the uncertainty hanging over their future. And a survivor of Covid 19 has a heartfelt conversation with his nurse.

The Listening Project is a Radio 4 initiative that offers a snapshot of contemporary Britain in which people across the UK volunteer to have a conversation. The conversations are being gathered across the UK by teams of producers from local and national radio stations who facilitate each encounter. Every conversation lasts up to an hour, and is then edited to extract the key moments of connection between the participants. Most of the unedited conversations are being archived by the British Library and used to build up a collection of voices capturing a unique portrait of the UK in this decade of the millennium. You can learn more about The Listening Project by visiting bbc.co.uk/listeningproject

Producer Neil McCarthy