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Brian Sibley

The Thomas the Tank Engine Man: A Biography Hardcover – October 1, 1995

by Brian Sibley (Author)

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This biography explores the life of the Reverend W. Awdry, the man who created Thomas the Tank Engine, revealing the story of how the railway series first came to be written and how the exploits and disasters on the real railways were used to create the escapades of Thomas and his friends on their fictional line. Illustrated with family photos, pictures from the books and railway photos and memorabilia, this 50th-anniversary biography also includes special features on the engines and events that inspired the series.

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288 pages
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English
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Egmont Childrens Books
Publication date

October 1, 1995
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9780434969098
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978-0434969098
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0434969095
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Egmont Childrens Books; 1st edition (October 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780434969098
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0434969098
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.48 pounds

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Brian Sibley

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I have been a professional writer for thirty years and a freelance broadcaster for the BBC in London for almost as long.

My career began as a radio-writer with dramatisations for the BBC which include serialisations of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", C. S. Lewis' "The Chronicles of Narnia" and Mervyn Peake's "Titus Groan" and "Gormenghast" for which I won a coveted Sony Radio Award. I have also made radio programmes on a wide variety of topics from the history of magic to the crimes of Jack the Ripper! Series of note include "A Century of Cinema", "The Sound of Movies" and "'Ain't No Mickey Mouse Business!"

My specialist interests have always been film (in particular animation) and children's literature and I have broadcast numerous radio and TV programmes and written several books about both these topics.

For the best part of a decade I presented weekly arts and film programmes on the BBC's domestic and World Service networks but have spent the last few years concentrating on books including a couple of best-sellers on the making of Peter Jackson's film trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings" and researching and writing that director's authorised biography, scheduled for publication in 2006.

I live in London with my life partner, a professional magician, in a house overcrowded with so many books, DVDs and CDs (not to mention all those old videos and gramophone records!) that it is seriously beginning to look like one of Amazon.com's smaller warehouses!

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I was very satisfied with this biography on Rev. Wilbert Awdry, it met all my expectations.

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Essential source for Thomas the Tank Engine fans

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2006

A superb companion for anybody who has enjoyed the Railway Series by the Rev W.V. Awdry or its "Thomas the Tank Engine" TV spin-off. It is the definitive biography of Wilbert Awdry and includes the story of how his talking engines came into being and achieved subsequent global success. It is packed with illustrations and beautifully written. It is a huge shame that this book is currently out of print.

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JIMMY G.

Obviously a labour of love by Mr. Sibley...

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2007

A fascinating and insightful book about the Rev. Awdry, along with the Sodor mythos that he created. Were it not for Brian's biography of WVA, many details about the man would have been lost forever when the Rev. passed away in 1997. If you can find and purchase a copy of the book, you won't be able to put it down once you begin reading it. I agree with Mr. M. Clutterbuck that it's a shame that this book is now out-of-print.

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