On the same wavelength: how radio keeps us connected during coronavirus

It’s not unusual to feel the low-level churn of anxiety every day, and scrolling through news headlines and social media warnings is only fuelling it.

Watching TV offers escapism, but what has really come into its own in the coronavirus crisis is radio.

Just when the rise of podcasts and playlists had threatened to take the shine off linear shows, it has hit the perfect tone to get the country through the long weeks of isolation.