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George Bear is a regular blogger here at 大象传媒 Cambridgeshire, regaling his many fans with backstage gossip from the set of Brideshead Revisited, where he's got the starring role of Sebastian Flyte's much-loved teddy bear, Aloysius.

George with Kieron, Lucy, Colin & Olive

Brideshead Revisited, produced by St John鈥檚 Players runs from 24th-27th October at The Townley Memorial Hall, Fulbourn Institute, Fulbourn.

With first night nerves firmly behind him, George the Bear invited his friends to join him during his radio debut on 大象传媒 Radio Cambridgeshire's Sue Dougan Show. He brought his girlfriend Olive along with him for moral support, and also, because - as anyone who knows Olive would know - she'd NEVER forgive him if he left her behind!

Accompanying George and Olive were three actors (compared with George, though, they're only bit-part players!) - Kieron, Lucy and Colin.

George says "thank you" to Sue

Now, presenter Sue Dougan's interviewed hundreds of guests before - she's even had a conversation with a ferret - but this was a first for both Sue AND George.

You can listen to the full interview, and find out more about St John's Players' production of Brideshead, by clicking on the link below.

But if you simply can't wait for that to download, here are just a few snippets from Sue's interview with the inimitable George Bear:

Sue: George - did you always know that the stage was your calling?
George Bear: Absolutely. I was just waiting, but I knew that it would happen. I haven't got as many words as I'd like, though. In fact, I've got none at all...

Sue: And have rehearsals been taxing?
George Bear: Well, yes, actually. I get thrown around quite a lot - I even get thrown through windows, though mainly I get carried around by Sebastian, which I quite like because I quite like Sebastian, you see.

Sue: Have you been recognised since you've been blogging for the 大象传媒?
George's owner says that usually he lives in his carrier bag, but apparently, he's been telling everyone that he was recognised in the Post Office just the other day...

George and Olive

Then George ponders what his next role might be. It's cruelly pointed out that Hamlet might be a little out of his league, although George counters this by saying that he'd be quite keen on having a go at Macbeth... definitely a meaty second role for a teddy bear.

But it might be time to take a holiday first. The production finishes soon, and now that George has heard of so many places through the play, he's quite keen to see what Morocco's like, and he's very keen to go to Venice as well.

He's already been to his ancestral home, Castle Howard in Yorkshire, so perhaps it's time for George to take his play on tour to some of these newly-discovered places?

What's really next for George? Well, we all wish him and Olive all the best with their plans to populate the world with little "bowls" (bear-owls), and we're all hoping he'll keep in touch with his friends and fans. Or at the very least, send us a postcard...

Bye bye George Bear, and thank you!