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 noise, the smell, the steam coming out everywhere. — Michael Bond Copy Share Image
Paddington Bear was a refugee with a label - 'Please look after this bear. Thank you', and he had a little suitcase. — Michael Bond Copy Share
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… — Michael Bond Copy Share
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… — Michael Bond Copy Share
The great advantage of having a bear as a central character is that he can combine the innocence of a child with the sophistication… — Michael Bond Copy Share
After the war, I went to the BBC monitoring service in Caversham, a suburb of Reading. It was a big aerial system to listen… — Michael Bond Copy Share
My daughter Karen was born in 1958, the year my first Paddington book came out, so she grew up with him. — Michael Bond Copy Share
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… — Michael Bond Copy Share
I have a flat in Paris and go there a lot, but the Eurostar's much more civilised than flying. — Michael Bond Copy Share
I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended up a… — Michael Bond Copy Share
