A softie at heart

Sussex illustrator Raymond Briggs is synonymous with the festive season, thanks to the enduring appeal of his children’s classics, Father Christmas and The Snowman.

But, ironically, he loathes Christmas and won’t even mention the ‘S-word’ – despite the fact that his home is crammed with Snowman spin-offs.

Angela Wintle meets this self-styled ‘miserable old git’ and discovers that his bark is really a lot worse than his bite ... and that he can actually lay on a very nice teatime spread...

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