Paddington Bear ranks among the best-loved characters in British children’s literature, a status confirmed by the two hit films made about his adventures and by his recent screen appearance with the late Queen.
But in the heart of his creator, the writer Michael Bond, there was room enough for another favourite: a guinea pig called Olga da Polga. The star of a popular series of children’s books, this wildly inventive furry creature will now feature in a children’s television series, just as the author had always hoped.
