Raymond Briggs

[spudtater]

Everybody knows Raymond Briggs as the much-loved author/illustrator of The Snowman and Father Christmas. But did you know he also wrote a book about a kindly old couple, Jim and Hilda Bloggs, attempting to deal with the aftermath of a nuclear attack? And a book called "The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron Woman" about... well, you work it out.   8^)

Also: No idea what sort of crap to get your family and friends for christmas?

Yes, once again, I should be working.   8^P

Comments

[zotz]

When the Wind Blows was quite well-known at the time, and like The Snowman it was animated. Unlike The Snowman, it wasn't very life-affirming.

[zotz]

Indeed, it scores well enough to be an IMDB top-250 film, but doesn't make the chart because it only has 700-odd votes. The threshold is 1300. Almost worth registering.