iARTS & iWORLD
Dear Toby, How Are You?
One day, five-year-old Toby
Little was walking to school
with his mum. The previous
day he had read ‘A Letter to
New Zealand’, which follows
a letter's journey from post
box into the hands of a little
boy. Toby enjoyed the book
and wanted to write his own
letter, so he asked his mum
if he could. She said “Yes”
and Toby was excited, but
wanted to do something a
bit more ambitious. They
walked a little further and
by Ruby D
he asked: “Mum, can I write
a letter to every country in
the world?”
Three years, 1,024 letters*
and a whole book of them
later, Toby is still writing!
I chatted to Toby about his
experience with the media;
he has now appeared on
TV and radio (including
Blue Peter, BBC Breakfast,
CBBC’s Newsround and BBC
Radio 4's Saturday Live).
*1,024 letters so far! (30/09/16)
Ruby:
A Blue Peter fan myself, what can you
tell us about your exciting day there?
Toby:
I really enjoyed it. The presenters
were really lovely and kind. I met Radzi and
Lindsay…
Ruby explains:
In fact, Toby had
been presented with
a coveted gold
Blue Peter badge!
He had to keep this
top secret until the
show was screened,
which he said was
very difficult!
Ruby:
When Richard Coles interviewed you
for Saturday Live!, I hear you stayed for the
entire radio show..?
Toby:
This show was so much fun! I preferred
being on the radio to being on the TV, because I
could whisper things away from the microphone
or make a mistake without anyone noticing!
Ruby:
Did you meet any interesting people
while going between TV sets?
Toby:
I met the actor who played Dudley in
the Harry Potter films and I got a picture with
him. As I was walking through the BBC, I saw
Karim and Hacker presenting CBBC and also
met Tim Birkhead, the famous zoologist.
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