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"However conceited or vain it may be," says Nico, "it completely made his life having these five boys"...

Nico telling how Barrie used to predict the length of a cold by how far he cough out his false tooth - only to find that the story is in "The Little White Bird". [Apologies for poor sound]

Barrie's love of games in general and cricket in particular

Nico's wife Mary's belief that it was Barrie's great stroke of luck at being "given a ready-made family"

Nico talking about Peter's three sons: Rivvy, George and Peter (jnr). All three were doing well - in 1978. Tragically, all three inherited their mother's wasting disease, Huntington's chorea, and by 1995, all three were dead: most tragically, Peter jnr,

Nico’s belief that all Michael’s letters were destroyed

Nico talking about Mary Hodgson - "a wholly unique woman. ... She was unquestionably the most important person in my life." Nico hesitates in telling a ghastly story about her - until encouraged by Sharon and I (continues on next clip)

Nico taking about Ammhuinsuidh's various owners

Nico talks about Denis Mackail, and making him cut his 1941 biography on Barrie, "The Story of JMB"

Nico's wife Mary regarding Michael as a highbrow

Barrie's "tremendous flirtation" with American review, resulting in "Hello Ragtime" which Nico saw 20 times!

Looking at a photocopy of Barrie's passport, giving his height as 5' 3.5", Nico remembers his delight while at Eton that Barrie could never have got into tails

None of the Davies boys ever lost the Peter Pan tag, but Nico was the only one who "liked it rather than disliked it. Peter loathed it..."

Nico looking through the Glan Hafren photo album, with Medina and Eiluned Lewis, Michael, Nico and JMB

Nico talking about the "wonderful holidays" in Scotland - Scourie in 1911, Amhuinnsuidh in 1912, Killiecrankie in 1913, the Bridge of Orchy in 1914...