Overview
- The former Channel 4 newscaster has disclosed he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2023 and chose to go public this month ahead of the documentary Jon Snow: A Last Big Story.
- Channel 4 will broadcast the film on Saturday, June 20, which follows Snow as he continues to work and aims to show life after diagnosis.
- Dr Precious Lunga, Snow’s wife and a neuroscientist, said the couple felt people had “struck him off” because of fear and ignorance about dementia and that sharing their story was meant to start a public conversation.
- Sir Jonathan Pryce, a long‑time friend, said he had noticed small changes in Snow in recent years and praised the documentary for presenting a positive, human view of living with Alzheimer’s.
- Snow and supporters, backed by Alzheimer’s Society, are endorsing an open letter asking the government for earlier, more accurate diagnosis access and high‑quality dementia training for the social care workforce, with the film intended to bolster that advocacy.