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Gerrie's belief that she and Barrie were both "a couple of innocents"

Nico talking about Barrie's many male friends, from Robert Falcon Scott to Bernard Freyberg VC

Nico talking about Barrie's visits to Eton

Gerrie's feeling that George Booth might have done more for the boys once Barrie took over their lives.

Sebastian Earl remembering Gerald du Maurier - and a delightful incident with Tallulah Bankhead....

Nico's conviction that Barrie "had no sexual interest of any sort or kind. He was 100% neuter and 100% innocent, I'm absolutely certain of it."

Lord Boothby talking about Barrie's impotence - C P Snow's comments

Norma Douglas-Henry talks about George, Josephine and Michael

Part 1 of Sheridan Morley's superb interview with Nico Llewelyn Davies, recorded in September 1978 and broadcast by the BBC on Radio 4. My gratitude to Sheridan for allowing me to share it on this site. As the programme lasted 30 minutes, I've divided it

Nico describes Barrie stirring his coffee while his wife Mary remembers how her father (Lord Northbourne)used to call him "poor little man".

Nico describes Mary Rose's island, and remembers standing with Barrie when he first had the idea for the play in 1912. See JMB&TLB p206 - or in colour in the photo gallery.

Elisabeth Bergner remembers Barrie visiting the film set of "As You L:ike It", and how his cough caused endless retakes ...

Gerrie's reaction to my belief that Michael's death was an accident.

Nico's classic story about Thomas Hardy being mistaken for a reporter at a rehearsal of Mary Rose and being unceremoniously evicted...

Nico's love of music and playing the piano, unlike his brothers. His story of going off with Michael to buy their first gramophone records ...