Paddington Station, the London terminus for the "grandest railway in England", [6] the Great Western Railway, opened in 1854. It was designed by the GWR's own architect, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel was assisted by Matthew Digby Wyatt in the architectural detailing but the construction design was Brunel's alone. He was influenced by Sir Joseph Paxton's design for the Crystal Palace, particularly in relation to the glazed roofs. [6] The station is a Grade I listed building. [7] Description [ edit ] The statue in its original location, 2012 A Birthday Treat" – The Browns visit the seaside resort of Brightsea to celebrate Paddington's birthday. Whilst there, Paddington takes an interest in a new leisure activity. Paddington Takes the Test (1979) [34] The eleventh collection in the main series includes these stories:

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

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Main article: Paddington (film series) A Paddington Bear at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2015 Paddington has become one of the most beloved British fictional characters—a Paddington Bear stuffed toy was chosen by British tunnellers as the first item to pass through to their French counterparts when the two sides of the Channel Tunnel were linked in 1994. [4] Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles and have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. As of June 2016, the Paddington Bear franchise was owned by Vivendi's StudioCanal. Bond, however, continued to own the publishing rights to his series, which was licensed to HarperCollins in April 2017. [5] April 23, Clark Collis; EDT, 2022 at 12:00 PM. "Nicolas Cage thinks 'Paddington 2' is 'actually quite wonderful' ". EW.com . Retrieved 28 April 2022. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)

There you have it. Paddington doesn't need an analysis, nor does it need a critic to highlight how much of a wonder it is. It is an unusually magical and unusually well-crafted family movie that needs to be watched immediately. Take you mom, take your dad, take your sister, take your brother — take anybody. Because, like the little girl who sat behind me during its extraordinary 95 minutes, I like the bear. The Queen and Paddington: How a bear became an unlikely royal mascot". BBC News. 15 September 2022 . Retrieved 15 September 2022. Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine's president was the voice of Paddington". The Independent. 28 February 2022 . Retrieved 5 October 2022. Pedro Pascal and Nic Cage give Paddington 2 the respect it deserves in new Massive Talent clip". MSN . Retrieved 28 April 2022.Paddington where? Author Michael Bond's daughter reveals truth of". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022 . Retrieved 19 July 2018. Dawtrey, Adam (13 September 2007). " 'WB bears down on 'Paddington' film". Variety . Retrieved 14 September 2007. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp.443–444. ISBN 978-1538103739.

M&S tells the story of how Paddington saved Christmas in 'feel-good' festive campaign". Marketing Week . Retrieved 7 June 2022. Paddington Bear: 13 things you didn't know". The Telegraph. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Goings-On at Number Thirty-two" – Paddington mistakes a man installing the Browns' new television for a burglar. An explorer named Montgomery Clyde (Tim Downie) documents his trip to Darkest Peru. He comes across a rather intelligent species of bears. Although he tries to take one in, he decides to bond with them and learns that they can talk and have a great appetite for marmalade. Clyde says he's learned a lot from the bears, and he wonders if the bears have learned anything from him. All About Paddington". Paddington.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015 . Retrieved 13 January 2015.

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A Chance Encounter" – On his way to see Mr Gruber, Paddington meets a very persistent sports journalist. Party at the Palace: The Queen meets Paddington Bear for jubilee celebrations". BBC . Retrieved 5 June 2022. In the 2022 film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Paddington 2 was referenced when the characters Javi ( Pedro Pascal) and Nicolas Cage ( Nicolas Cage) were discussing their favourite movies. [91] When asked why Paddington 2 was referred to, director Tom Gormican said "It's a perfect movie...we were big fans" and Cage described it as "wonderful". [92] 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.

The New York Times praised the original book A Bear Called Paddington (1958). [73] Similarly, The Horn Book Guide, a bimonthly magazine dedicated to reviewing children's literature, praised the short story Paddington Helps Out (1960). [74] Both articles emphasise the welcoming Brown family and how the book captures Paddington's adventurous, charming, and funny attitude. [73] [74] Further, The New York Times' article highlights the resemblance of Paddington to a child, indicating that 6 to 9 year olds could enjoy both the colourful illustrations and the book's content. [73] Lucy: Paddington's aunt from Darkest Peru. The film establishes that she and Uncle Pastuzo rescued Paddington rather than being biologically related to him. She was his legal guardian until she had to move into the Home for Retired Bears in Lima, Peru. In the movie, after a deadly earthquake, she informs Paddington that she is too old to travel to London with him, although in Paddington 2, the residents of Windsor Gardens arrange for her to come to London and see it for herself. In the film adaptation, the explorer Montgomery Clyde names her "Lucy" after his mother. a b "Michael Bond, Paddington Bear Creator, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times . Retrieved 23 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 ] Baftas 2015: Fry and Claflin announce nominations". BBC News. 9 January 2015 . Retrieved 23 April 2023.

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. When he gets annoyed with someone, he often gives them one of his special "hard stares", taught to him by Aunt Lucy, which causes them to become flushed and embarrassed. Paddington's adventures usually arise from him misunderstanding something and trying to right (what he perceives to be) unfair or unjust situations. This typically ends with him messing things up in some way. But in all his adventures, he ends up on top and everyone involved can laugh about it. A notable exception is the Browns' next-door neighbour Mr Curry who in every adventure ends up in trouble. Paddington Bear audiobooks have been read by a number of celebrities. In 2007, Stephen Fry narrated the audiobook More About Paddington (1959), and in 2008 he received the Audie Award for Young Listeners' Title from the Audio Publishers Association in the U.S. [82] Paddington's love of marmalade sandwiches—referenced in this marmalade-themed Paddington statue by the actor John Hurt—saw him appear in marketing for Robertson's golden shred. Pop royalty and Paddington star at Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert". BBC. 4 June 2022 . Retrieved 4 June 2022.