Alan Simpson

Jeremy Clarkson's mother Shirley is the woman behind the infamous Paddington Bear toys, and had a rollercoaster ride building her company from small beginnings into a huge soft toy manufacturer with massive sales. Her book 'Bearly Believable' is out this week, and Mark Patterson began his interview by asking her if she lives up to the blurb on the back of the book, which describes her as a 73 year old 'tour de force'...

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