The Covid Inquiry Podcast

Baroness Hallett delivers the third of the Inquiry's reports, this one covering the impact on the NHS of the pandemic. She concludes that healthcare systems in the UK only just survived and the impact on staff and patients was devastating. Jim Reed reports.

The public hearings in the Covid Inquiry finish with an exploration of the the impact of the pandemic on a range of areas - from mental health services to homelessness. In sometimes distressing testimony, families who lost loved ones explain the impact of not being able to hold full funerals or wakes for them. Jim Reed reports.If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this episode, details of help and support are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline

The Covid Inquiry hears evidence from Rishi Sunak. The former prime minister served as chancellor during the height of the pandemic and was behind measures such as furlough. He told the Inquiry the government's support for self-employed workers was "imperfectly targeted" but "generous". Ben King reports.

The Covid Inquiry takes evidence on how the Treasury responded to the start of the pandemic and the imposition of lockdown. One of the key witnesses giving evidence was Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey. Theo Leggett reports.

The Covid Inquiry hears how - as covid infections spread rapidly across the country - the Government designed a furlough scheme and intervened to support businesses. With evidence from Dr Tim Leunig, described as the economic architect of furlough, and former ministers in the Scottish and Welsh governments. Theo Leggett reports.

The Covid Inquiry begins a new module looking at the impact of the pandemic on the UK economy. In its first week of evidence the Inquiry hears about the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) - more commonly known as furlough - and how it operated. Theo Leggett reports.

Baroness Hallett, Chair of the Inquiry, delivers her second report into the way the four governments of the UK responded to the pandemic. Summarising her conclusions as 'too little, too late', she outlines a failure by each government "to appreciate the scale of the threat or the urgency of the response it demanded". Jim Reed reports.

The Covid Inquiry takes its final week of evidence into how the pandemic affected children and young people. Among those appearing at the Inquiry are former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chief Medical Officer for England Sir Chris Whitty, and former Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford. Vanessa Clarke reports.

The Covid Inquiry takes evidence on how and when decisions were taken to close schools during the pandemic. Gavin Williamson, then England's Education Secretary, describes how his department interacted with Number 10. This episode contains some strong language. Vanessa Clarke reports.

The Covid Inquiry takes a second week of evidence on how children and young people were affected by the pandemic. This week, Alison Morton from the Institute of Health Visiting describes the impact of stopping home visits to new parents, and how staff were redeployed. There is also evidence from Chief Nursing Officer for England Duncan Burton, Scottish First Minister John Swinney, and representatives of schools with high numbers of disadvantaged students. Vanessa Clarke reports.