From family film franchise to international meme(nto mori) – where isn’t Paddington these days? 🐻🍊
In our new article (free at tinyurl.com/bdtftub3) @matthewhilborn.bsky.social and I get to grips with Paddington Bear, arguing that Britain’s softest symbol may actually be its sharpest.
Though hailing from distant “darkest Peru”, Paddington Bear has become a bastion of British identity. His critically-acclaimed films (2014, 2017, 2024), starring icons of British cinema, trade on n...