Ian Holm asks Nico about how he got on with his brothers, which leads into a discussion about Jack, and Nico's feeling that I've been too cruel to him in the script. Rodney Bennett joins in, and although Nico seems to think I cut the objectionable lines,
Ian Holm asks Nico about how he got on with his brothers, which leads into a discussion about Jack, (Read More)
Nico talking about Gerrie and the surviving copy of <i>The Boy Castaways</i>
Nico talking about Gerrie and the surviving copy of The Boy Castaways (Read More)
Lord Boothby talking about Michael's literary influences. Was he a romantic? The effect that Michael's death had on just about everyone, particularly Roger Senhouse.
Lord Boothby talking about Michael's literary influences. Was he a romantic? The effect that Michael (Read More)
Gerrie remembering her engagement to Jack
Gerrie remembering her engagement to Jack (Read More)
Nico recounting Barrie's hat-trick at Stanway, his love of cricket, and his superb company.
Nico recounting Barrie's hat-trick at Stanway, his love of cricket, and his superb company. (Read More)
Prompted by a letter from Michael to Mary Hodgson ("the most important thing in our lives in those days"), Nico tells how when Michael went to Eton he cried for the first two years "whereas I was happy from the first five minutes."
Prompted by a letter from Michael to Mary Hodgson ("the most important thing in our lives in those d (Read More)
Nico showing us "the best picture ever taken of Uncle Jim" - Barrie standing with Luath, photographed by Nicholson for Nana's costume (search for "Luath" in the database)
Nico showing us "the best picture ever taken of Uncle Jim" - Barrie standing with Luath, photographe (Read More)
Barrie's "tremendous flirtation" with American review, resulting in "Hello Ragtime" which Nico saw 20 times!
Barrie's "tremendous flirtation" with American review, resulting in "Hello Ragtime" which Nico saw 2 (Read More)
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 the casting sessions for the silent film of Peter Pan - how he rooted for Marion Da (Read More)
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..."
None of the Davies boys ever lost the Peter Pan tag, but Nico was the only one who "liked it rather (Read More)