Paddington Bear: To marmalade's rescue from darkest Peru". The Independent . Retrieved 6 June 2022.

A Spoonful of Paddington" – Paddington takes up spoon bending after seeing Uri Geller on Blue Peter.Paddington's Christmas Surprise" – Paddington's visitor organises a surprise trip for the Brown family. Paddington Strikes a Chord" – The arrival of a special piano in Mr Gruber's shop leads to a memorable recital. a b Smith, Angela. "Paddington Bear: A Case Study of Immigration and Otherness." Children's Literature in Education 37, no. 1 (2006): 35-50. doi:10.1007/s10583-005-9453-3.

An Unexpected Party" – The Browns celebrate Paddington's (temporary) return to Peru with a farewell party. A Birthday Treat" – The Browns visit the seaside resort of Brightsea to celebrate Paddington's birthday. Whilst there, Paddington takes an interest in a new leisure activity. All About Paddington". Paddington.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015 . Retrieved 13 January 2015. That really began the cult. The books were translated into 40 languages, including Latin, and sold 35m copies worldwide. The 2014 film, starring Hugh Bonneville and Nicole Kidman, used Ben Whishaw’s voice, animatronics and CGI to bring the bear to life (Bond had a cameo as “Kindly Gentleman”). The sequel is to be released later this year.

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Paddington has become one of the most beloved British fictional characters—a Paddington Bear stuffed toy was chosen by British tunnellers as the first item to pass through to their French counterparts when the two sides of the Channel Tunnel were linked in 1994. [4] Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles and have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. As of June 2016, the Paddington Bear franchise was owned by Vivendi's StudioCanal. Bond, however, continued to own the publishing rights to his series, which was licensed to HarperCollins in April 2017. [5] HarperCollins secures six-year publishing partnership for Paddington". Archived from the original on 11 July 2017 . Retrieved 10 April 2017. Michael Bond: 'Paddington stands up for things, he's, not afraid of going to the top and giving them a hard stare' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 September 2019.

The rights for Paddington are now owned by Paddington and Company Ltd, which was previously owned by Mr Bond. In 2016, it was sold to French media giant Vivendi, which itself owns StudioCanal - the film company behind Paddington 2 and a planned third Paddington movie. Everything Comes to Those Who Wait" – Paddington's attempts to go carol singing do not go according to plan. Paddington Bear is among the most popular characters in children's literature. The actor Stephen Fry, who narrated Paddington audiobooks, stated "Michael Bond's bear is a Great British icon with his charm, humour, spirit of adventure and generosity". [65] Devan Coggan writing for Entertainment Weekly saw a similarity between Paddington and Winnie-the-Pooh, referring to them as two "extremely polite British bears without pants", adding that "both bears share a philosophy of kindness and integrity". [72]Comedian and later President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky voiced Paddington in the Ukrainian dubbing of the films Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017). [70] Upon hearing of this, Bonneville tweeted "Thank you, President Zelensky" at the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022. [71] A third film in the series, Paddington in Peru, began filming in July 2023. [6] Reception and analysis [ edit ] A popular fictional character in retail, Paddington stuffed toys featured in the Christmas shopwindow at Selfridges department store in London to coincide with the release of the 2014 film Paddington