Overview

• Sunday’s episode showed Asghar’s surprise appearance at a “mystery guest” assembly for pupils preparing for GCSEs.
• Matthew Burton, now headteacher, reflected on the 2013 moment when a music-and-headphones technique unlocked Asghar’s speech.
• Asghar, who now works as a motivational speaker, told students doctors once warned he might never speak fluently.
• Viewers reacted emotionally on social media as reunion clips circulated following the broadcast.
• Channel 4’s 2025 revival returns to Thornhill Community Academy with new stories from current pupils, airing Sundays at 8pm.