We're very excited to have Tim Bentinck, aka David Archer, answering all your questions on The Archers, his new venture into children's fiction with the upcoming release of Colin The Campervan...and anything else you care to ask!
Timothy Bentinck is best known as the voice of David Archer in The Archers, which boasts 5 million listeners a day.
Tim's acting CV covers radio, TV, film and stage. From swashbuckling Tom Lacey in the 80s series By The Sword Divided, to starring with David Jason in The Royal Bodyguard, he has recently featured in Twenty Twelve, The Politician’s Husband, Eastenders, Lucan, Gangsta Granny and plays the Home Secretary in the forthcoming BBC spy series, The Game. He is also the voice of James Bond in The World Is Not Enough computer game and for 15 years was familiar to Londoners as the voice of “Mind the Gap” on the Piccadilly Line.
Of his debut children's book, Tim says: "When my two boys, Will and Jasper, were small, we had a campervan that was cold, rusty, and unreliable. The boys and I lovedit - my wife didn't. We dreamt of having enough money to turn it into a supercar. In 'Colin' that wish comes true."
Tim is now hard at work on his second book at his home in north London, where he lives with his wife Judy, a renowned milliner.
Visit Tim’s website for more information.
Thank you for all your questions which have been passed onto Tim.