Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.

Find out how to listen to other BBC stations

Episode details

World Service,02 Apr 2013,9 mins

The real Peter Pan

Witness History

Available for over a year

A family of real children inspired JM Barrie to write the story of Peter Pan and his Lost Boys. He first met them in Kensington Gardens in London. But their story is not a happy one. Photo: BBC The statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.

Programme Website
More episodes