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Bears and Forebears

By Michael Bond

Michael Band, the creator of Paddington Bear, lets us in on the secrets behind the marmalade sandwiches and tells of his career in the early day of the BBC.

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Author: Michael Bond

Format: Hardback

Release Date: 25 Jul 1996

Pages: 256

Price: £18.00 (Export Price) , £18.00, €28.40

Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading. He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years. In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children’s literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997. Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great literary legacies of our time.