Michael Bond

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Michael Bond

Born January 13, 1926 · Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK

Died June 27, 2017 · aged 91

Thomas Michael Bond CBE (January 13, 1926 – June 27, 2017) was a British author. He is best known for a series of fictional stories for children, featuring the character of Paddington Bear. More than 35 million Paddington books have been sold around the world, and the characters have also appeared in a popular film series (featuring Paddington and Paddington 2 to date) and on television. His first…

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Paddington in PeruPaddington in Peru · 2024
Paddington in Peru
6.82024
MovieAdventureComedy
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest and up to the mountain peaks of Peru.
Paddington 2Paddington 2 · 2017
Paddington 2
7.52017
MovieAdventureComedy
Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
PaddingtonPaddington · 2014
Paddington
7.12014
MovieComedyAdventure
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
Paddington BearPaddington Bear · 1976
Paddington Bear
1976
Movie
Dressed in his characteristic blue duffle coat and oversized hat, the helpful and cuddlesome Paddington has a gift of putting his paws where he shouldn't, creating hours of hilariously sticky situations! A stow-away from darkest Peru, Paddington eventually finds himself alone in Paddington Station. When the Brown family take him home, they get a lot more than they bargained for. This release contains both original TV series, 56 episodes and three special editions, collected on one box set.
Paddington Bear: The Early YearsPaddington Bear: The Early Years · 2001
Paddington Bear: The Early Years
9.02001
MovieDocumentary
Retracing the footsteps of the beloved Paddington Bear, Stephen Fry travels to the Cloud Forests of Peru in search of the rare Spectacled Bear.
Paddington Bear Goes to the MoviesPaddington Bear Goes to the Movies · 1980
Paddington Bear Goes to the Movies
6.31980
MovieAnimationFamily
Paddington, having just seen Gene Kelly on the cinema screen, takes to the streets in a rain storm with his umbrella. Join him as he starts singin' and dancin' in the rain.
VV · 1983
V
7.81983
SeriesAction & AdventureDrama
Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The Visitors that emerge are humanlike in appearance and extend the hand of friendship. Our planet's resources are just what these aliens need to survive. And for its future survival, unsuspecting humankind will need... a miracle!
PaddingtonPaddington · 1976
Paddington
1976
Series
The classic British children's animated television series based on the Paddington Bear stories written by Michael Bond. Broadcast from 1976 to 1980, the series was scripted by Bond himself, and produced by FilmFair. It was narrated by Michael Hordern, who also voiced all of the characters.

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The HerbsThe Herbs · 1968
The Herbs
9.01968
SeriesAnimation
The Herbs is a television series for young children made for the BBC by Graham Clutterbuck's FilmFair company. It was written by Michael Bond, directed by Ivor Wood using 3D stop motion model animation and first transmitted from 12 February 1968 in the BBC1 Watch with Mother timeslot. There were 13 episodes in the series, each one 15 minutes long. A spin-off series entitled The Adventures of Parsley was transmitted from 6 April 1970 in the 5-minute period between the end of children's TV and the BBC Evening News. This had 32 episodes, some of which were released on VHS as Parsley the Lion and Friends. The Herbs consisted of a fantasy mix of human and animal characters inhabiting the magical walled garden of a country estate. At the beginning of each episode, the narrator spoke the magic word, "Herbidacious", which caused the garden gate to open. As with The Magic Roundabout, the sophisticated writing style and narrative delivery of The Herbs meant that the appeal was somewhat broader than was originally intended, and much of Parsley's droll humour undoubtedly went over the heads of the age group that was its main target. Consequently, it still retains a following among those who watched it when it was first broadcast.

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