The Latest Breaking News from Raymond Briggs

This year we sadly said goodbye to The Wanted star Tom Parker, BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull, The Railway Children's Bernard Cribbins, and many more

The Snowman, based on author and illustrator Raymond Briggs’ 1978 picture book, is a film so joyful, sad and compelling that it has gone on to captivate children and adults every Christmas since

The scene is etched into the memories of children and adults everywhere, but things might have been very different were it not for Howard Blake's impulsive decision to tweak the music

For the 40th anniversary of The Snowman, Channel 4 will also air a documentary about how the film was first made.

Christmas is already a magical time for children, but there’s more to be found at the excellent shows taking place this winter. Charlotte Cripps picks the best of the bunch

The author was all smiles at the festive event after trekking across the Sahara Desert to raise funds for breast cancer awareness charity CoppaFeel!

Brief letters: Michael O’Leary | Joined-up thinking | Mythic rail journeys | A rejection from Raymond Briggs | What to call an egg pricker

Sage Gateshead will offer feature special menus alongside Christmas shows, including pizza and milkshakes

Raymond Briggs is the latest in a long line of writers revealed to have had little interest in children

Brief letters: Bridge of Sighs | A moment with Raymond Briggs | Ethel & Ernest | ‘Egg prick’ | Travelling companions

Raymond Briggs, who died on August 9 aged 88, transformed the way we see and value the strip cartoon and graphic novel in this country. Briggs’ great achievement was to make the form intellectually respectable through telling stories about seemingly ordinary characters, which were rendered skilfully in the egalitarian medium…