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Channel 4 has announced a new documentary Jon Snow: A Last Big Story. 

Forever associated with Channel 4 News, Jon Snow bestrode the airwaves for a generation, holding the powerful to account. Now, this feature-length documentary, made in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Society, follows the broadcasting icon as, faced with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, he rediscovers his purpose in doing what he has always done: exposing injustice, by fighting for a Zambian community whose land and water have been decimated by a mining disaster being covered up by officials. 

The film follows Jon and his wife, Dr Precious Lunga, as they come to terms with Jon’s Alzheimer's diagnosis. Precious, a neuroscientist, knows that the worst thing for Jon is to suffer behind closed doors and the couple are determined to live the fullest life possible with the years they have left together. 

Speaking about his diagnosis in the film, Jon says: “At the beginning I wanted to hide it, there’s so much prejudice. Any sort of hint of mental decay, you're sort of dead. There are moments when it pops up but it's not an all day, every day condition, and that's what I cling onto.” 

Jon also says: “I’ve witnessed a great deal, I hope I’ve learned something – but I’ve still got a huge amount to learn. We all have. There’s still more to do.” 

Together, they embark on a journey - a film intended to reveal Jon's condition to the world, but while on safari at Victoria Falls Jon hears about a catastrophic mining disaster that has received almost no media coverage. With Precious' support, Jon embarks on one last big story. Over the course of a year, alongside his friend and former colleague Ben de Pear and with the help of an inspiring team of Zambian campaigners, Jon uncovers one of the worst mining and ecological disasters of modern times and sets off on a mission to get the forgotten victims justice. 

Jon Snow is one of the most well-respected and widely recognised British broadcasters of a generation. His 30+ years at Channel 4 News from 1989 to 2021 took him around the world to report on stories including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the release of Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama's inauguration.

6 June 2026                                         

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