In the 1960s, Lee and his wife returned to Slad to live near his childhood home, where they remained for the rest of his life, though for many years he retained a flat in Chelsea, coming to London to work during the week and returning to Slad at weekends. Lee revealed on the BBC1 "Wogan" show in 1985 that he was frequently asked by children visiting Slad as part of their O-Level study of "Cider with Rosie" "where Laurie Lee was buried", assuming that the author was dead.