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"However conceited or vain it may be," says Nico, "it completely made his life having these five boys"...
"However conceited or vain it may be," says Nico, "it completely made his life having these five boy (Read More)
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]
Nico telling how Barrie used to predict the length of a cold by how far he cough out his false tooth (Read More)
Barrie's love of games in general and cricket in particular
Barrie's love of games in general and cricket in particular (Read More)
Nico's wife Mary's belief that it was Barrie's great stroke of luck at being "given a ready-made family"
Nico's wife Mary's belief that it was Barrie's great stroke of luck at being "given a ready-made fam (Read More)
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 talking about Peter's three sons: Rivvy, George and Peter (jnr). All three were doing well - in (Read More)
Nico’s belief that all Michael’s letters were destroyed
Nico’s belief that all Michael’s letters will have been destroyed - although it was months before we (Read More)
Peter Pan was revived annually from 1905 until World War 2, when the blitz was deemed too dangerous a risk for young audiences (most of whom had been evacuated). In order to fill the gap, Jean Forbes-Robertson consented to record her 1929 performance.
Peter Pan was revived annually from 1905 until World War 2, when the blitz was deemed too dangerous (Read More)
Barrie making a speech at the unveiling of Thomas Hardy's statue in Dorchester, 2 September 1931: "Well ladies and gentlemen, you mustn’t make any noise, or the weather will find out that something untoward has happened. When the child Hardy was born, the
Barrie making a speech at the unveiling of Thomas Hardy's statue in Dorchester, 2 September 1931: "W (Read More)
Barrie making a speech at Kirriemuir in June 1930, and recounting how as a child he had split the lip of his best friend, James Robb. "We were digging up a gooseberry bush in his mother’s garden, and I missed it, but I got him. We then bolted in opposite
Barrie making a speech at Kirriemuir in June 1930, and recounting how as a child he had split the li (Read More)
Nico's annecdote about working for Winston Churchill's election campaign in the 20's.
Nico's annecdote about working for Winston Churchill's election campaign in the 20's. (Read More)