The scientists behind the scenes tell the extraordinary story of what really happened in the run up to the first lockdown, when ministers claimed to be 'following the science'. n investigation into just how closely Boris Johnson and the Government followed the scientific evidence throughout the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. Scientists at the heart of Britain's response to the virus reveal what happened behind the scenes, and how problems accessing key data caused flaws in the modelling process that meant fighting the virus was an uphill battle from the very beginning