After all: Hitching a ride in a ‘real-life’ time machine

In a recent BBC Radio 4 programme, the audience was asked what had saved them during the first year of the lockdowns, and it was nice to hear that several listeners - rather than crediting Netflix serials and wild Zoom parties - said "books". It justified my decision to open a 'beat-the-lockdown' virtual book club for E&T readers several months ago.