Winnie The Pooh

Winnie-The-Pooh: The Most Famous Bear in the World

Channel 4, 6pm

Alan Titchmarsh celebrates the 90th birthday of A A Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh, the world's most recognisable bear. 

Titchmarsh travels to Cotchford Farm and the Hundred Acre Wood to see the locations that inspired the poems and books. He sets out to discover why Milne, who was already a successful playwright, changed direction and decided to write for children.

It's the 90th anniversary of the publication of the first Winnie-the-Pooh stories. Written by A A Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh has captured the imaginations of millions of fans around the world.

In this programme, Alan Titchmarsh will set out in search of the history and all the locations that inspired Milne’s poems and stories along with E H Shepard’s memorable illustrations. 

Alan celebrates Winnie-the-Pooh in his 90th year and the legacy he left behind, speaking to Milne's biographer, children’s author Brian Sibley and journalist Matthew Sweet.