Brian Sibley

Brian David Sibley (born 14th July 1949 in Wandsworth, England) is an English biographer, author and radio personality. He is most known for writing documentaries and biographies for books and radio shows, including the "Harry Potter" series, the "Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" series, and Disney. He is also known for working at BBC Radio.

He wrote The Thomas the Tank Engine Man, the biography of the Rev. W. Awdry, both in book form and as an early program for BBC Radio 4, as well as contributing to the television documentary of the same name. The book had been out of stock for years after its publication, however an updated edition was published in May 2015 by Lion Books to coincide with the 70th anniversary of The Railway Series. After Awdry passed away on the 21st of March 1997, Sibley wrote an obituary of him for The Independent. He also wrote an afterword for the Thomas the Tank Engine Treasury book in that year.

He is also known for bonus features in recent releases of Disney films on DVD and Blu-ray.

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The Railway Series

Writers		Wilbert Awdry \| Christopher Awdry \| George Awdry \| Brian Sibley
Illustrators		William Middleton \| Reginald Payne \| C. Reginald Dalby \| John T. Kenney \| Gunvor and Peter Edwards \| Clive Spong \| Stephen Lings
Publishers		Edmund Ward \| Kaye & Ward \| William Heinemann \| Egmont Publishing \| Random House Books
Narrators		Wilbert Awdry \| Johnny Morris \| Willie Rushton \| Ted Robbins \| John Gielgud \| Andrew Sachs \| Michael Angelis
Characters		Railway Series characters \| Railway Series-exclusive characters \| Awdry-created characters
Other		The Sad Story of Henry (1953) \| The Railway Stories \| Eric Marriott
Books	W.A.	The Three Railway Engines \| Thomas the Tank Engine \| James the Red Engine \| Tank Engine Thomas Again \| Troublesome Engines \| Henry the Green Engine \| Toby the Tram Engine \| Gordon the Big Engine \| Edward the Blue Engine \| Four Little Engines \| Percy the Small Engine \| The Eight Famous Engines \| Duck and the Diesel Engine \| The Little Old Engine \| The Twin Engines \| Branch Line Engines \| Gallant Old Engine \| Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine \| Mountain Engines \| Very Old Engines \| Main Line Engines \| Small Railway Engines \| Enterprising Engines \| Oliver the Western Engine \| Duke the Lost Engine \| Tramway Engines
	C.A.	Really Useful Engines \| James and the Diesel Engines \| Great Little Engines \| More About Thomas the Tank Engine \| Gordon the High-Speed Engine \| Toby, Trucks and Trouble \| Thomas and the Twins \| Jock the New Engine \| Thomas and the Great Railway Show \| Thomas Comes Home \| Henry and the Express \| Wilbert the Forest Engine \| Thomas and the Fat Controller's Engines \| New Little Engine \| Thomas and Victoria \| Thomas and his Friends \| ~~Barry the Rescue Engine~~
	Other	Thomas's Christmas Party \| Thomas Comes to Breakfast \| Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree \| Thomas and the Evil Diesel \| Thomas and Gordon Off the Rails \| Thomas and the Hurricane \| Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection \| Thomas the Tank Engine: The New Collection \| Annuals \| Mini Books \| Pop-up Books
	Companion	Twelve Happy Engines \| The Railway Series: Surprise Packet \| Railway Map of the Island of Sodor \| The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways \| The Thomas the Tank Engine Man \| Sodor: Reading Between the Lines
Lectures		Narrow Gauge Rails in Sodor \| Railways of Sodor

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