
Jay is a furniture restorer and television presenter, who founded Jay & Co, a social enterprise that helps disadvantaged and disengaged groups. He gained a BA in Criminology and Philosophy at Buckinghamshire New University despite having a reading age of just eleven.
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Unlikely besties Dame Judi Dench and Jay Blades take each other down memory lane, as they share the experiences that shaped their lives and that ultimately brought them together

Jay Blades, presenter of The Repair Shop, has decided it’s finally time to learn to read. He has been told he has the reading age of an 11-year-old. Throughout his life he has found ways of avoiding the written word, and this film digs deep into how this has shaped him.

Mary Berry teaches three hopeless kitchen novices to create surprise festive feasts for those closest to them. Mary’s pupils - Jake, Jess and Claire - all have one thing in common: they have never cooked a meal from scratch in their lives.
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