--- title: "3 Bbc Quotes By Michael Bond" description: "3 Bbc quotes by Michael Bond. Plus more from Michael Bond and more Bbc sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/michael-bond-37583_air_in-1941-the-bbc-was-setting-up-local-low_1587766.jpg" --- > [In 1941, the BBC was setting up local, low-powered transmitters that were switched off if there was an air raid so they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/in-1941-the-bbc-was-setting-up-local-low-powered-transmitters-that/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/michael-bond-37583_air_in-1941-the-bbc-was-setting-up-local-low_1587766.jpg) > [After the war, I went to the BBC monitoring service in Caversham, a suburb of Reading. It was a big aerial system…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/after-the-war-i-went-to-the-bbc-monitoring-service-in-caversham-a/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a92/michael-bond-37583_aerial_after-the-war-i-went-to-the-bbc-monitori_1921529.jpg) > [I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/i-worked-on-blue-peter-and-tonight-and-lots-of-tv-plays-filmed-people/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/michael-bond-37583_bbc_i-worked-on-blue-peter-and-tonight-and-l_3157752.jpg) ## Other authors on Bbc ## More by Michael Bond > [Paddington Bear was a refugee with a label - 'Please look after this bear. Thank you', and he had a little suitcase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/paddington-bear-was-a-refugee-with-a-label-please-look-after-this/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [“Please look after this bear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/please-look-after-this-bear/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [“I'm not a criminal,” said Paddington, hotly. “I'm a bear!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/i-m-not-a-criminal-said-paddington-hotly-i-m-a-bear/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [“It's nice having a bear about the house.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/it-s-nice-having-a-bear-about-the-house/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/every-small-boy-wanted-to-be-a-steam-engine-driver-when-they-grew-up/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [In 1941, the BBC was setting up local, low-powered transmitters that were switched off if there was an air raid so they couldn't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/in-1941-the-bbc-was-setting-up-local-low-powered-transmitters-that/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [The great advantage of having a bear as a central character is that he can combine the innocence of a child with the sophistication…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/the-great-advantage-of-having-a-bear-as-a-central-character-is-that/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [After the war, I went to the BBC monitoring service in Caversham, a suburb of Reading. It was a big aerial system to listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/after-the-war-i-went-to-the-bbc-monitoring-service-in-caversham-a/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [My daughter Karen was born in 1958, the year my first Paddington book came out, so she grew up with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/my-daughter-karen-was-born-in-1958-the-year-my-first-paddington-book/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/as-a-cameraman-i-was-paid-to-stand-within-a-few-feet-of-yehudi/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [I have a flat in Paris and go there a lot, but the Eurostar's much more civilised than flying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/i-have-a-flat-in-paris-and-go-there-a-lot-but-the-eurostar-s-much/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) > [I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended up a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bond/i-worked-on-blue-peter-and-tonight-and-lots-of-tv-plays-filmed-people/) [Michael Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bond/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bbc/michael-bond/#itemlist", "name": "3 Bbc Quotes By Michael Bond", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In 1941, the BBC was setting up local, low-powered transmitters that were switched off if there was an air raid so they couldn't be used by German planes to navigate. 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