Sweney, Mark (12 September 2007). "Paddington gets taste for Marmite". London: MediaGuardian.co.uk . Retrieved 13 September 2007.

Michael Bond: 'Paddington stands up for things, he's, not afraid of going to the top and giving them a hard stare' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 September 2019.There is a recurring cast of characters, all of whom are in some way entangled in Paddington's misadventures. These include:

This collection is usually listed as the tenth in the main series, as the Blue Peter Collections and picture books are regarded as separate series. http://www.paddington.com/gb/books/novels/ Vo, Alex (18 January 2018). "Paddington 2 Breaks a Rotten Tomatoes Record. Here's How Its Director Reacted". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018 . Retrieved 9 June 2022. Paddington Takes the Biscuit" – Paddington and the Browns celebrate Halloween. Mr Gruber is unimpressed. Paddington Bear - Icons of England". Archived from the original on 3 September 2006 . Retrieved 12 July 2008. Icons of England – Paddington Bear. Accessed 12 July 2008 a b Vincent, Alice (28 June 2017). "Paddington Bear: 13 things you didn't know". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 3 July 2019.Bond continued to write short stories for magazines after returning to the BBC at the end of the war. He went first to the monitoring service in Caversham Park, which was full of foreign nationals listening to foreign broadcasts, so “there were an awful lot of interesting people – they all had a story to tell”, and then became a cameraman, eventually working on Blue Peter.

Paddington arrives as a stowaway coming from "Darkest Peru," sent by his Aunt Lucy, one of only a few known relatives aside from Uncle Pastuzo who gave Paddington his hat, who has gone to live in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima. [20] He claims, "I came in a lifeboat and ate marmalade. Bears like marmalade." He tells them that no one can understand his Peruvian name, so the Browns decide to call him Paddington after the railway station in which he was found. M&S tells the story of how Paddington saved Christmas in 'feel-good' festive campaign". Marketing Week . Retrieved 7 June 2022. Paddington Goes for Gold (2012) A single-story picture book, aimed at younger readers. Released to coincide with London hosting the Summer Olympic Games. Love from Paddington (2014) A book of letters from Paddington and his Aunt Lucy, which retell stories seen in the previous collections from Paddington's perspective. [35] Paddington's Finest Hour (2017) a b Dusenberry, Lisa and Dusenberry. "Paddington Bear." In Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society, edited by Carlisle, Rodney P. Thousand Oaks, CA, USA: Sage Publications, 2009.Mr Curry Lets Off Steam" – Mr Curry bags himself a free go at Mr Brown's new sauna bath, but lives to regret it. Studio Canal and the British Board of Film Classification narrowly missed feeling the full force of a hard stare after Paddington was awarded a PG certificate rather than the U that would be more usual for a children’s film of this type, due to “mild bad language” and “mild innuendo”. Bond, who had yet to see the film when the rating was confirmed, was reportedly dismayed at the prospect of sex and swearing, declaring that he would be very upset and “might not sleep well”. Fortunately, a muffled “bloody” and the sight of Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville cross-dressing as a charlady was the extent of the depravity, and a relieved Bond declared the film “a delight from start to finish”. Semlyen, Phil de (18 October 2016). "Paddington 2 starts shooting with Hugh Grant and Brendan Gleeson aboard". Empire. Paddington Goes to Town" – Paddington, the Brown family, and Mr Gruber visit the Christmas lights and decorations in the west end of London.

Paddington Stars in a New Series of Marmite Ads". Archived from the original on 11 October 2007 . Retrieved 29 June 2017. The 2017 Marks & Spencer Christmas advertisement for television shows Paddington mistaking a petty criminal for Santa Claus and helping him right the wrong by returning the gifts to their rightful owners. [88]Paddington Here and Now (2008) Published as part of the series' 50th-anniversary celebrations. [40] [41] [42] In 2010, Paddington Bear was first used in marketing for Robertson's, appearing on the jars of their Golden Shred marmalade. [84] [85] In November 2014, a balloon with Paddington Bear was introduced in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [1] A song about Paddington Bear, " Shine" was released on 13 January 2015 by Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams, to coincide with the U.S. release of Paddington. [86] Statue of Paddington, donated by the British Embassy in Lima, in Parque Salazar, Miraflores, Lima Paddington: the technology behind the small bear from Darkest Peru". The Telegraph . Retrieved 25 November 2023. It was finished before Michael Bond's death. The final book in the "Paddington" series to be written by the creator himself was released on 27 June 2018 to mark the anniversary of the day that Michael Bond died and the 60th anniversary of A Bear Called Paddington (1958). [36] Special publications [ edit ]