Winnie the Pooh's story

Writer Brian Sibley discusses the writer of Winnie the Pooh, his son, and the up and coming film about the family behind the classic children's book.

For me, watching the film was a curious experience, mainly because I know too much about the subject. I have a written books, radio plays and programmes touching on the movie's story-line, as well as having known the 'real life Christopher Robin' and corresponded with his mother, his nanny and the artist, Ernest H Shepard who drew the unforgettable illustrations. So, my judgement is probably tainted with both too much knowledge of How Things Actually Were