Jay Blades confronts his struggle to read in Jay Blades: Learning To Read At 51
Published: 22 July 2021
Jay BladesLearning to read is going to be the toughest challenge for me. On this journey I ll be meeting people who can t read, for whatever reason, and hopefully helping them. I d love this film to inspire the millions of other adults in the same situation as me. - Jay Blades
Jay Blades, presenter of The Repair Shop, has decided it s finally time to learn to read. Until he was in his 30s, Jay concealed a big secret: he has the reading ability of a child. Throughout his life he has found ways of avoiding the written word and this film will dig deep into how this has shaped him.