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Paddington Bear (though his name is just Paddington; the "Bear" simply serves to confirm his species) is a fictional character in British children's literature.He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book A Bear Called Paddington by British author Michael Bond.
Paddington is a media franchise based on the character Paddington Bear created by British author Michael Bond. The franchise consists of animated television series, films, and a stage musical. The franchise consists of animated television series, films, and a stage musical.
After he'd produced several plays and short stories, and had become a BBC television cameraman (he worked on Blue Peter for a time), his first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was published by Collins in 1958. Barbara Ker Wilson had read his draft at one sitting and she then phoned Bond at the number given. She was put through to Lime Grove ...
Thanks to well over 100 books — starting with “A Bear Called Paddington” in 1958 — and several TV adaptations, he’d reached the lofty heights of “national treasure,” a status mostly ...
While he first appeared in the 1958 book A Bear Called Paddington, he has since been featured in more than 20 stories written by British author Michael Bond and illustrator Peggy Fortnum ...
Paddington is a British children's animated television series based on the Paddington Bear stories written by Michael Bond.Broadcast from 1976 to 1980, the series was scripted by Bond himself, and produced by FilmFair; [1] it was narrated by Michael Hordern, who also voiced all of the characters.
The UK’s favourite anthropomorphic bear, Paddington, has been granted a British passport.. The character, full name Paddington Brown, was born and orphaned in Peru as a cub and arrived in London ...
Fortnum's best-known works are her illustrations of Michael Bond's character Paddington Bear. [5] In 1958 she illustrated Paddington's debut the first edition of A Bear Called Paddington [6] and her original illustrations were used by HarperCollins in its 1998 reissue of A Bear Called Paddington, which celebrated the character's 40th ...