When it comes to cajoling the nation into the Christmas spirit, Raymond Briggs has been doing ... of British households as a result. Both Briggs’ parents died in 1971 and he chronicled their ...

The author-illustrator Raymond Briggs, best known for his 1978 work The Snowman, has died at the age of 88. Best children’s books for the summer holidays Top ten heroes and villains of children ...

And now, this Christmas, the BBC is screening 'Ethel And Ernest' - a new film of Briggs' 1998 book about his parents. Mark Coles talks to Raymond Briggs' family and friends to find out what his ...