Sun 24 Jan 2021 05.30 EST
My heart went out to Jonathan Agnew, having to commentate on Englandâs first Test by watching the television in his attic instead of being in Sri Lankaâs Galle stadium, because of a Covid travel ban. âYou donât feel in the game,â Aggers told a BBC news reporter, after opening
Test Match Special from his home. I know how he feels, but there are compensations to on-screen experiences.
This week, from my attic, Iâve been watching short films commissioned by the London international mime festivalâs ever resourceful directors, Helen Lannaghan and Joseph Seelig, reacting to current restrictions by moving events online. For the first time since its 1977 debut, people worldwide can experience the crazy diversity of work for which the festival is justly famous.