so was the decision to film in scotland it taken before the pandemic, or afterwards? oh, it was taken post, it was taken. we had a plan, i think we are heading to russia, we got some way down planning that. but when we couldn t actually really in stoneham say we are going ahead it s very difficult, a lot of people are freelance you can t be booking them, it s very expensive if it then falls down and then we thought, well, where can we be pretty guaranteed to be able to go? let s go close to home. that s when, in discussion, we said, hang on a minute. the scottish highlands is some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, let s go there. and then we had, as always, the daft question that we wanted to answer in the course of this show, which in this instance was if you re of a certain age, you ll remember looking out of the window of your family home, and on the drive in the family car, which is always some drab coloured, drab shaped, dreary little, i don t know, vauxhall vi
persuading people not to turn it off may prove tricky. rory cellan jones, bbc news, west london. rory will bejoining us here on the sofa just after half eight. so, if you have any questions about the test and trace app, and how it might still be used in the fight against covid, do drop us an email or a tweet. no questions dude daft. to adapt. a daft question is often the best question. let s take a look at this morning s front pages. nearly all of the papers are leading on the announcement by borisjohnson that he plans to scrap most covid rules in england later this month. the telegraph s headline reads, it s now or never , with the paper saying the prime minister suggested that britain might not return to normality if it did not seize the opportunity now. the guardian calls the move a gamble on its front page, and points out that when borisjohnson revokes the covid regulations, he ll be making england the most unrestricted society in europe .