Anthony Buckeridge died in 2004 aged 92, but his books were
enjoyed by thousands of children and he educated them at the same time. I found
out one very interesting fact today. When I looked on Wikipedia for info about
Jennings I discovered that the Jennings books were serialised on Children’s
Hour on BBC radio in 1958. Jennings was played by a child actor called John
Mitchell who became famous in the 60’s as Mitch Mitchell drummer of the Jimi
Hendrix Experience. You learn something new every day!
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Jennings Follows A Clue
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2 comments:
Pat
I was just looking at your blog today (24th June) and came across your Jennings piece. They were some of my favourite books too. I had several and would read them repeatedly. I'm pleased to say my son enjoyed them as well, more than the other literature available in the 80s and 90s. I can still remember some of the lines that made me laugh out loud as a child.
Stay well
Jez
Hi Jez,
Great to hear from you again. Hope you are well. Thanks for reading my Jennings piece. I always knew you had good taste.
All the best,
Pat.
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