Who will take BBC’s virtual lessons? The Doctor, of course

The footballer Sergio Agüero, the Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker and the EastEnders actor Danny Dyer will be among the celebrities leading lessons as part of the BBC’s plans to help to educate the nation’s schoolchildren during the Covid-19 crisis. The broadcaster has announced details of its virtual learning programme, which launches today as children would normally have returned to their classrooms after the Easter holidays.