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Nico retelling Barrie's classic macabre joke, "Mind that post", which I used in "The Lost Boys"...

Nico reminiscing about Barrie’s "manservant" Harry Brown, a guided tour through Adelphi Terrace, and an amusing story about Harry Brown and Maggie Barrie’s son, the chess champion Willie Winter. Not for the scatalogically faint-hearted...

Nico remembering the casting sessions for the silent film of Peter Pan - how he rooted for Marion Davies - and his disappointment that his room at Eton was not used for Captain Hook's cabin.

Nico remembering Mary Rose's island - "far too small to land on". Not so - Sharon and I did just that in 1978, though admittedly there was barely room for the pair of us - see photos in the database.

Nico remembering how Barrie managed to evade jury duty

Nico remembering his mother to Ann Bell (who played Sylvia) and Rodney Bennett

Nico remembering Emma du Maurier

Nico remarking on the fact that he never once heard Barrie talking about his mother (Margaret Ogilvy), even when he took Nico and Michael to Kirriemuir.

Nico recounting Barrie's hat-trick at Stanway, his love of cricket, and his superb company.

Nico recalling how Barrie could determine the severity of an on-coming cold by how far his false tooth flew across the room when he coughed!

Nico rattling off the cast list of stars surrounding Barrie on the roof of the Colliseum in 1916 for a charity performance of "The Admirable Crichton" - see the Etcetera (&c) home page, or search for "Colliseum 1916" in the database for a key.

Nico putting "Mary Rose" at the top of his list of Barrie's plays.

Nico on the rights to Barrie's plays, and Cynthia Asquith.

Nico on Michael being "close to a genius"

Nico on Mary Hodgson, her character and family in Morecambe