Portobello Road the road in the song "Portobello Belle" on their second album "Communiqué". The cult British children's book character Paddington Bear, featured in the books written by Michael Bond, enjoys visiting Portobello Market on a daily basis. His friend Mr. Gruber owns an antique shop on the Portobello Road, with whom Paddington has his elevenses every day. The Portobello Road and its colorful restaurants, pubs, and local culture is featured prominently in Martin Amis's 1989 dark satirical novel "London Fields." The street and its name also appeared regularly on the hit TV series "Minder". The board game "Portobello Market" is named
The Adventures of Paddington Bear The Adventures of Paddington Bear The Adventures of Paddington Bear is a British-Canadian-French animated children's television series. It is based on the book "Paddington Bear" by Michael Bond and was written by Bruce Robb. It was produced by CINAR and Protecrea and ran for 117 episodes. The show aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV from November 2008 to August 2009. However, all CINAR references in these broadcasts have been replaced by Cookie Jar references. It was also shown on HBO, as of 2017, it now airs on Starz Kids and Family and