As news of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK broke, Rhod Gilbert raced to a care home in West Wales to help his dad Malcolm, who is blind and has limited movement after a heart attack. “The care home locked down earlier than most and we got a message saying not to visit,” says Rhod, who splits his time between London and Wales with his wife, comedy writer Sian Harries. “Because he can’t see and he can’t move I got him a smart speaker. “I shoved it through the window along with a wi-fi modem while I stood out in the rain at about 10 at night, telling these carers how to set it up. “He’s had an audiobook a day for the last six weeks or so.” Sadly, Rhod, 51, doesn’t know whether his brief glimpse through the window will be the last time