Former rugby league player Rob Burrow, who uses a computer to talk after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, will make history when he reads a CBeebies Bedtime Story using special technology. The ex-Leeds Rhino and Great Britain scrum-half, 40, will read Tom Percival’s Tilda Tries Again.
The story is about a girl who suddenly finds her world changed and things that were once easy more challenging. He will read it on International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Saturday.
The inspirational tale tells how Tilda finds a new way to approach her problems – and believe in herself. It will be the first time on the BBC children’s show a story is read using the special eye-controlled gear, which is able to recreate a version of Burrow’s Yorkshire accent.
