“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 own crew. I'd had my first short story published in 1947, and when my writing really started to take off I decided to go freelance, and eventually left the BBC in 1965.” PeopleWritingFirstsPlayStoriesLeftMy OwnTvsDecidedBlueTonightShort StoryPeterCrewSeniorCameramanFilm Crew Author:Michael Bond
“My daughter Karen was born in 1958, the year my first Paddington book came out, so she grew up with him.” YearsFirstsBookBornGrewGrew UpDaughterMy Daughter Author:Michael Bond
