Returning to work is a minefield – but at least we have it better than TV actors
The IndependentI’ve just been into The Independent‘s offices and sat alone at a large desk that I used to share with nine colleagues before the coronavirus crisis. Doing ideas meetings and all interviews via Zoom is the new normal for us, but whatever methods we use to navigate the pandemic are not half as odd as those for people working in TV. Next week, the long-running BBC soap EastEnders is returning with new episodes after filming stopped due to Covid-19. A new set of guidelines for filming scenes of intimacy during the pandemic includes reviewing scripts to see if physical interaction can be replaced with emotional intimacy. But as Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby proved earlier this week when they moved This Morning viewers to tears with a coronavirus-proof hug on the ITV chat show, nothing beats the real thing.
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