2020 As It Happened

Faced with a global health emergency, the world went into lockdown in 2020. The public distanced themselves from loved ones, learning to live and work online. Ordinary citizens stepped up and became extraordinary - many recognised as heroes. People fought back the tears and lived through the tiers, in a year of losing so much and so many. This wasn't though the full story of 2020. Through it all, millions sought political change - from campaigning for greater racial equality to demanding climate action. Across the globe, people volunteered to make a difference and innovated to create a better tomorrow. Looking back on the truly unprecedented year of events which saw lives and the world change like never before, this is 2020, as it happened. Featuring adapted reporting and analysis from directors of The Speaker - a youth-driven impartial news media company on a mission to inspire the next generation in politics.