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Covid-19 is set to prompt radical long term changes to how we live and work, so what lessons can be learnt when we eventually emerge from the pandemic? Could the changes in the way we work herald higher productivity and happier people in the future?

Martin Webber speaks to some of the people who managed to thrive during a very difficult year, including the milkman who saw a boom in deliveries and the dancer who found work in South Korea when the London stage went dark.

Plus, this year has seen our cities coming under pressure as they struggled to withstand the impact of the coronavirus. Housing, transport, air quality and sanitation all came under the spotlight and in some places were found wanting. City centres were deserted as shops shut and people stayed away. But in some city streets there was a new community spirit as people faced the pandemic together and supported the neighbours they'd never met before.
Tamasin Ford investigates what the future could be for our cities, and asks how they need to change if they are to survive, and even flourish.

(Image: A sign announces that a restaurant is "safely open" in Los Angeles, California. Credit: Getty Images).