David Mackee: Last News

Mr Benn creator David McKee has died aged 87 and we remember the Scottish roots of the much-loved BBC Children's show

"They’d much prefer to be in a room with an elephant than, say, a spider or a mouse," he added to The Guardian in 2019.Following the devastating news, fans of the beloved author took to Twitter to pay tribute.Fan account @therealmrbenn wrote: "I have just come off the phone with Clive Juster, and the sad news is true."David McKee sadly passed away peacefully in Nice yesterday."The word genius is overused, but David was definitely a genius and I feel so lucky to have known him.

A heartbroken family have paid tribute to a man who died after getting into difficulty in water at a Scots loch.

The Westminster Collection blog.Want to bring a little glamour to your life every day with all the most exciting real-life stories, fashion and even sex tips HOT off the press?Well, we've got you covered with our great new Hot Topics newsletter - it'll drop straight into your inbox around 7pm and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.And signing up now means you'll get a front row seat for our great new series inside the lives of the next generation of Daily Star Page 3 girls.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...David McKee said: "Mr Benn endures, I think, because people like the idea of being able to escape to another life, and at their heart they're old fashioned stories which last – the elements that make up the films, the voice,

Mr Benn was created by David McKee, whose granddad came from Fife and was a dock worker there.His dad used spent his childhood in Scotland too and his family's time here played a large part in the early stories of Mr Benn.David, 86, who now lives in France said of his grandfather: "He came from Dunfermline and worked at Rosyth before he moved south. My dad spent his youth in Scotland, too."I remember stories of Scotland and, although I didn't use any of them directly, things that happened might have come from them."I wrote a Mr Benn comic strip for a couple of years.

‘Together, we can help families get through this,’ he urged his followers. Paul chose to read Elmer and Super El, the latest in David McKee’s children’s series about the crafty elephant and he put his acting talents to use by doing the voices, which inevitably caused his followers to swoon.‘This is excellent and your voice is so beautiful,’ one bewitched fan remarked.

Normal People’s Paul Mescal reading a children’s book from his home?While we eagerly await the return of his character Connell, for a revisit of Normal People for a couple of Comic Relief episodes on RTE this week, we’ll have to make do in the meantime with a social media video.Addressing the camera, like he’s speaking directly into our souls, the 24-year-old actor has read to us a stirring rendition of Elmer and Super El by David McKee to raise funds for Save The Children.Honestly, while it was enough just to have the star read to us a little book, knowing he’s doing it all for charity just warms the cockles even more so.Wearing a simple white t-shirt and, um, is that a chain we spy, the star flicked through the picture book and gave us

supports HTML5 videoNot Now, Bernard has been one of the most-loved children’s classics since its release in 1970, and it’s been given a brand new lease of life by Ben Bailey Smith.The comedian and rapper, also known as Doc Brown, picked out his favourite children’s story for the latest instalment of Lockdown Storytime – and it’s safe to say he got right into the tale! Donning wigs and channeling all of the characters, Ben’s reading will be sure to delight young and old fans of Not Now, Bernard. 2020 marks the 40thanniversary of Bernard, who tries to get his parents’ attention to warn them of a monster in the garden – to not much success. With Bernard getting ignored by his mum and dad, things take a turn for the worse – but will his