A Birthday Treat" – The Browns visit the seaside resort of Brightsea to celebrate Paddington's birthday. Whilst there, Paddington takes an interest in a new leisure activity. Archipelago, World. "Michael Bond". HarperCollins UK. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017 . Retrieved 28 June 2017. HarperCollins secures six-year publishing partnership for Paddington". Archived from the original on 11 July 2017 . Retrieved 10 April 2017. Paddington Flies a Kite" – A picnic in the park leads to some unexpected 'noises off' at an outdoor production of Hamlet.

Statue of Paddington in his classic look, blue duffel coat and red hat, designed by Bond, at Paddington station A Visit to the Cinema" – The Browns go to see a cowboy film. When the special attraction is cancelled, Paddington comes to the rescue. I was quite looking forward to it, having never read this famed story, but even I have to admit it plodded along rather slowly and with little reward. My British-born friends laughingly call me more "British" than them and since everything about Paddington Bear is very Britishy (even though the bear himself comes from Darkest Peru), I still had to concede to Emma's obvious boredom. Mishaps with tea time jam were the most enjoyment we could wring from this and it just wasn't cutting the mustard...however, if it cut the cheese we would've been rolling on the floor in stitches. In 2011, Mill Creek Entertainment under the licence of Cookie Jar Entertainment released the complete original 1975 Paddington Bear series on DVD. The 3-disc set also featured three half-hour television specials, "Paddington Birthday Bonanza", "Paddington Goes To School" and "Paddington Goes to the Movies" along with 15 bonus episodes of The Wombles and Huxley Pig. It also had special features for children on DVD-ROM. Nicholas Lezard (19 January 2005). "Classic of the month: A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 15 October 2008.

The stowaway and his label

HarperCollins secures six-year publishing partnership for Paddington". Archived from the original on 11 July 2017 . Retrieved 29 June 2017. Nguyen, Dean Van. "Gwen Stefani and Pharrell collaboration 'Shine' released online". NME. Time Inc. UK. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Comings and Goings at Number Thirty-two" – The Browns host a visitor from Peru in the run-up to Christmas.

Mr Gruber is tolerant and hospitable, educated and a guardian of all that is precious and beautiful from the past. And as an older more experienced refugee, he plays a valuable role in signposting for Paddington the way to negotiate a safe place in an alien culture and how to cope with the trauma of uprooting and remaking “the self”. It is this vulnerability, moved from fiction to reality, that the playwright Michael Morpurgo believes makes the Paddington story powerful to this day. Happy birthday little bear – Sunderland Echo, 26 June 2008". Archived from the original on 27 January 2009 . Retrieved 26 June 2008. Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine's president was the voice of Paddington". The Independent. 28 February 2022 . Retrieved 5 October 2022. Thomas Michael Bond was born on 13 January 1926 in Newbury, Berkshire. [1] He was raised in Reading, where his visits to Reading railway station to watch the Cornish Riviera Express pass through started a love of trains. His father was a manager for the post office. [2] He was educated at Presentation College in Reading. His time there was unhappy. He told The Guardian in November 2014 that his parents had chosen the school "for the simple reason [that his] mother liked the colour of the blazers ... she didn't make many mistakes in life, but that was one of them". He left education aged 14, despite his parents' wishes for him to go to university. [2] The Second World War was under way and he went to work in a solicitor's office for a year, and then as an engineer's assistant for the BBC. [3] Parking Problems" – After Paddington's shopping basket on wheels is towed away, his visit to the local police station does not go according to plan.

Paddington Passes Through" – Paddington mislays his shopping basket on wheels in BBC TV Centre, leading to his impromptu appearance on a number of BBC programmes. Ship, Chris (4 June 2022). "The Queen surprises Platinum party-goers with Paddington Bear comic sketch". ITV News . Retrieved 4 June 2022. Richard Lea (11 December 2007). "Paddington Bear faces questions on asylum status". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 15 October 2008. Paddington frequents the nearby Portobello Road market, where he is respected by the shopkeepers for driving a hard bargain. Mr Curry Lets Off Steam" – Mr Curry bags himself a free go at Mr Brown's new sauna bath, but lives to regret it.

Flood, Alison (8 April 2014). "Paddington Bear to tell his own origin story in new book of letters". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2014. Hugh Bonneville, who plays Mr Brown in the film adaptation and its sequel, set for release later this year, said in a statement: “It seems particularly poignant that we should learn of dear Michael Bond’s death on the last day of shooting our second film about his unique, loveable creation.

Yossman, K.J. (28 February 2022). "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Was Voice of Paddington Bear". Variety . Retrieved 2 October 2022. a b "Michael Bond, Paddington Bear Creator, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times . Retrieved 23 November 2023. Paddington Saves the Day" – The Browns' car gets a puncture and Mr Brown organises an al-fresco meal.

Paddington Spills the Beans" – Paddington speaks to an investigative reporter. The Browns worry about the consequences.

They arrived at Windsor Gardens and Paddington's knees began to wobble when the Browns told him he was to meet Mrs Bird. He wondered if she would like him but he need not have worried for, after expressing surprise at them having a bear with them, she said, as Paddington politely raised his hat to her, 'Well, he has good manners, I'll say that for him.' a b Vincent, Alice (28 June 2017). "Paddington Bear: 13 things you didn't know". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 3 July 2019.