To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. He took up swimming in his youth because he was overweight, and has subsequently completed long distance swims of the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar and the River Thames, raising millions of pounds for charity!

No, not just an interest, but they wish he’d turn a contestant and conquer the dancing world on both sides of the pond. I’ve read about the Dahl comparison (in fact the back of my book mentions it), though I may not have probably made it.It's a pale imitation of the original, where that had charm, warmth and humour, and a definite broad appeal for the whole family, this one just lacked anything unique. They gain access to the White Tower in which the Crown Jewels are kept through the complex's sewerage system and a diversion which unsettles the patrols of the Tower's Yeoman Warders. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Allen said, "The story delivers on David’s penchant for being outrageously funny, yet poignant and tender as well. Granny who might look like your typical grandma turns out surprising in her own way, though what she really wants in life is no different from others in her place.

After Mr Parker fails to thwart the heist by tipping off a policeman ( Steve Speirs), Ben and Granny are escorted by the police to the Tower. David and Tony also collaborated on the 2017 World Book Day title, BLOB, and on the blockbuster collections The World’s Worst Children 1, 2 and 3, The World’s Worst Teachers and The World’s Worst Parents. I haven’t watched him on the show (Britain’s Got Talent) or any of the adaptations, so can’t really say. He has gone on to take the children’s literary world by storm, dominating sales charts and twice winning the National Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.Granny's legacy is remembered at Christmas, when the Queen delivers a message saying that young people should be more caring towards the elderly, in which she indirectly mentions her meeting with Ben and Granny in the Tower of London.