Paddington Bear Paddington Bear Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book "A Bear Called Paddington" and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists. The friendly bear from Peru—with his old hat, battered suitcase (complete with a secret compartment, enabling it to hold more items than it would appear to), duffle coat and love of marmalade—has become a classic character from English children's literature. Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles
Marmalade Atkins lead role. Also featuring John Bird and Lynda Marchal as her parents Mr & Mrs Atkins (the latter replaced by Carol MacReady for the "Marmalade at Work" series), the programmes were produced by Thames Television for ITV. The show's creator, Andrew Davies, went on to author a series of Marmalade Atkins books. The theme track for "Educating Marmalade" was written and performed by Bad Manners. Marmalade Atkins Marmalade Atkins is a children's fictional character created by the writer Andrew Davies. Marmalade first appeared in the book "Marmalade and Rufus" in 1979, and the character was later brought to television in