Jon Snow may have Alzheimer’s – but he’s still changing the world

Last Big Story follows Jon Snow as he chases one last extraordinary scoop (Picture: Courtesy of Channel 4/Basement Films)

‘This is a film about your career and who you are now,’ director Laura Warner tells a hazy Jon Snow in the back of a black cab.

So, who is Jon Snow now?

Five years after retiring from Channel 4 News, Snow lives with his wife, Dr Precious Lunga, a neuroscientist, and three years ago was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most feared conditions that can befall someone. Yet the steely newsreader remains remarkably hopeful.

He’s shar...