My PhD was on illiteracy in the C19th novel and I’m dyslexic, I’m about to start watching Channel 4’s ‘The Write-offs’ - it works with 8 adults intensively who are struggling with literacy. I’m dubious about representation here, but interested to see how the programme manages it

I’m not loving the titles spelling ‘London’, ‘Lundun’ to a typewriter noise and then correcting the spelling as a quirky opener...

And a funny clip from the season finale as one of the participants spells ‘cock’ aloud instead of ‘clock’ to laughter from the audience. Here’s hoping the narrative begins to turn...

Ok so Sandi Toksvig has just introduced her son’s dyslexia - sensible approach about finding alternative ways to access literacy. Seems that she’s on the right page re. rejecting the deficit model - this is good

8.5 million in UK with poor literacy now - it’s not a historical problem!