‘I've never wept more...'
TV Times|September 19, 2020
Sandi Toksvig on a personal connection to her new show on adult illiteracy
Sean Marland
‘I've never wept more...'

THE WRITE OFFS

NEW TUESDAY / C4 / 9.30PM / EP 1 of 2 / FACTUAL

Sandi Toksvig is not one to be pigeonholed. Actor, author, comedian and presenter all feature on a CV that spans five decades. But she tells TV Times that her latest show, C4’s The Write Offs, is one of her proudest achievements.

The inspirational two-part series sees Sandi give eight brave adults, aged from 22 to 66, who struggle with reading and writing, a chance to overcome something that has always held them back.

Here, in an exclusive interview, Sandi, 62, explains why the subject is so close to her heart…

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