Former rugby league player Rob Burrow will be reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story using ground-breaking technology in a first for the show. Rob, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, communicates via a computer.
He will read the story using an eye-controlled computer, which recreates the words into a version of Rob’s own voice, allowing him to retain his native Yorkshire accent. This is the first time technology like this will be used to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story.
Rob will be reading 'Tilda Tries Again' by Tom Percival about a young girl who finds that one day her world is turned topsy-turvy, nothing feels right and things that were once easy now seem incredibly challenging. Talking about reading the story Rob explained it was important for reading to be accessible for everyone.
