Occupation: Author Birth: January 13, 1926
Paddington Bear was a refugee with a label - 'Please look after this bear. Thank you', and he had a little suitcase..
It's nice having a bear about the house..
My daughter Karen was born in 1958, the year my first Paddington book came out, so she grew up with him..
As a cameraman, I was paid to stand within a few feet of Yehudi Menuhin performing. I saw Rudolph Nureyev dancing. I couldn't believe I was being pai….
I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended up a senior cameraman with my….
Every small boy wanted to be a steam engine driver when they grew up in the old days, including me. There's something very special about them - the n….
I have a flat in Paris and go there a lot, but the Eurostar's much more civilised than flying..