Overview

• The author told BBC News his iPad was taken from the passenger seat of his unlocked car during a quick stop at a Co-op.
• He said the device had not backed up, resulting in the loss of substantial rough drawings and assembled pages.
• Mackesy completed the project by turning to existing sketches and recollection, calling the effort “a miracle” on BBC Radio 4.
• ‘Always Remember’ returns to the world of ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse’ with an emphasis on motherly affection and reassurance.
• The 62-year-old Oscar winner recounted readers urging him to “make another,” underscoring the emotional connection to his work.