Tash: Learning to read at 44
Stacey meets Tash, who is learning to read at 44. Stacey finds out how Tash hid her inability to read for 20 years, why she is making a change and what the next chapter might be.
Stacey Dooley returns to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds and Radio 5 Live with her new podcast series, meeting impressive individuals as they start a new chapter in their lives.
In this first episode, Stacey meets Tash, who has plucked up the courage to learn how to read at the age of 44. For 20 years, Tash's friends and colleagues had no idea she couldn't read - as she had developed many ingenious ways of covering it up. Stacey finds out how the situation has impacted Tash's life, why she decided to make a change and what the next chapter might have in store...
Have you got a story you would like to share? If you are embarking on your own fresh start, let us know using the hashtag #staceydooleypodcast or email stacey@bbc.co.uk.
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Credits:
Presenter: Stacey Dooley
Producers: Blanca MuΓ±oz, Francesca Bent
Executive producer: Natasha Johansson
Digital producers: Sam Ashton, Stephen Trenchard
This has been a Little Dooley production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 Live and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds
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Stacey Dooley
Stacey Dooley meets people from all walks of life and hears their fascinating stories.
