Bob The Streetcat Is in the Studio". London Live. London Live. 7 December 2018 . Retrieved 7 March 2020. [ permanent dead link] A film was optioned by London-based Shooting Script Films and its producer Adam Rolston, in March 2014. [11] In August 2015, Variety announced that Luke Treadaway was to star in the film and that Roger Spottiswoode was to direct, with shooting in London to begin in October. [14] During production, it was revealed that Bob played himself in the vast majority of the film's scenes. [15] The film was released in the UK in November 2016. [16] The World According to Bob [ edit ] Bob: No Ordinary Cat is a version of the book A Street Cat Named Bob re-written specifically for children. It was released on Valentine's Day 2013.

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A Stellar line-up competes for this year's Specsavers National Book Awards". National Book Awards 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016 . Retrieved 2 November 2015. Macaferri Music (22 November 2018). "James Bowen – And Then Came Bob [Official Video]". YouTube . Retrieved 26 August 2020. a b "YouTube: NEW MUSIC FROM JAMES BOWEN WITH THE WILD & STRAY – CHRISTMAS 2018!)". YouTube . Retrieved 23 March 2020. This was a book I read simply to satisfy my gnawing thirst for literature when I’ve devoured every book on my bookshelf. Never did I imagine to find a feline with such a big heart.

James Bowen was born in Surrey in 1979. Following his parents’ divorce, he moved to Australia with his mother and stepfather. Home life was tense and, because the family moved frequently, James was unsettled at school. He was frequently bullied, and began sniffing glue while still in education, becoming a self-confessed “tearaway kid” who would later be diagnosed with ADHD, schizophrenia and manic depression. In 1997 he returned to the UK and lived with his half-sister, but this arrangement did not last; in time, he became homeless and began sleeping on the streets. From this point, James spent almost 10 years either sleeping rough or staying briefly in charity-run shelters; it was during this time that he began to use heroin in an attempt to escape the realities of homelessness. Lobb, Adrian (3 December 2018). "Support Street Cat Bob and James Bowen's bid for Christmas number one". The Big Issue . Retrieved 7 March 2020. A special adaptation from the bestselling A Street Cat Named Bob that I read when it was first published. I followed the story of James Bowen and Bob over the years. James found Bob in 2007 and they became inseparable and legendary on the streets of London. The publication of ASCNB was the salvation for James, a reformed drug addict. Together, James and Bob faced the world - and won. More book publications followed - I have them all - and James, his girlfriend and Bob moved to the leafy suburbs of Surrey, far removed from a small flat in Tottenham. Profits from And Then Came Bob were donated to The Big Issue Foundation, supporting homeless people across the UK. [31] [25] Bowen and his team made a bid to get And Then Came Bob to a UK Christmas No. 1 in 2018. [32] [33] Awards [ edit ] https://www.bigissue.com/culture/film/tributes-pour-in-for-street-cat-bob-from-fans-all-over-the-world/

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Even though I did think that it's a little cheesy to say a cat changed his life, in this case it's the truth. Personally I think that it shows how everyone can change something if he/she finds the motivation to do so and in this case the motivation for James to change his life once and for all was Bob. In time, he began sleeping on the streets. For the next few years, Bowen either slept in the streets or stayed in shelters, most of the time terrified of his surroundings. He began begging and using heroin to deal with the pain from being homeless. Bowen was born in Surrey on 15 March 1979 to John and Penelope Bowen (née Hartford-Davis). Following his parents' divorce, three years later he moved to Australia with his mother. As they moved frequently, Bowen seldom made friends and was often bullied at school. He later dropped out of education in his second year of high school, becoming a self-confessed "tearaway kid". We are all given second chances every day of our lives, but we don’t usually take them. Then I met Bob.’James began making some good money, but his drug addiction tormented him. He wanted to do something with his life, for himself and for Bob. With the new burst of encouragement, James decided to attempt to overcome heroin all while selling magazines, hiding from street patrols, and helping Bob overcome his tendency to sneak bites from trashcans. I absolutely adore this story. I truly believe that animals have a way of knowing which human is in need of their affection. I also love true stories involving rescued animals. We rescued our cat, Miracle, from the middle of Main Street in our town when she was just two weeks old. Stories that involve animals getting a second chance at life make my heart smile. Bob was kept as an indoor cat in his later life, occasionally being walked in his harness in a local park by Bowen. A purpose-built catio was commissioned by Bowen to allow Bob secure access to their garden. [6] Gruner, Peter (16 March 2012). "Read all about it: how Bob the stray cat became a bookshop star". Islington Tribune. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012 . Retrieved 2 November 2015. Godwin, Richard (20 March 2012). "Bob the busking cat". Evening Standard . Retrieved 2 November 2015.

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Since Bob seemed keen to accompany James to work, he constructed a harness from shoelaces and began to bring him along to his regular spots in Covent Garden and Piccadilly, travelling in the window seat of the number 73 bus. The public reaction was positive and the pair became popular, their visibility increasing still further when James began selling the Big Issue. Soon the public began uploading videos of James and Bob to YouTube, and tourists from across the world would visit Covent Garden to see them. During this time, James decided to withdraw the methadone treatment; he credits his success to Bob, saying “I believe it came down to this little man. He came and asked me for help, and he needed me more than I needed to abuse my own body. He is what I wake up for every day now... he’s definitely given me the right direction to live my life.” The Little Book of Bob: Life Lessons from a Street-Wise Cat collects together pieces of wisdom Bowen has accumulated during his years sharing his life with his 'streetwise' cat. It was published by Hodder & Stoughton on 1 November 2018.a b "YouTube: James Bowen – And Then Came Bob (Official Video)". YouTube . Retrieved 23 March 2020. The story of Bob the Cat and his owner James has been told for many audiences, and this one is a lovely picture book for the youngest readers and listeners. Unlike the earlier Bob books, which were in James's voice, this one is written from the cat's point of view. Gomersall, Wendy (30 November 2011). "Saved by a cat called Bob". The Lady. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017 . Retrieved 2 November 2015. Otherwise, this adaptation of James Bowen's autobiography, his account of how he was saved by the unlikely companionship of Bob, is pretty likable stuff. Luke Treadaway's performance is perfectly fine; his depiction of a drug user who's lost everything and is living rough comes across as credible enough. If there's a sense of fantasy about the effect Bob has on his fortunes - Londoners react to Bob as though they've never seen a cat before - then you just have to go with it to an extent. The film makes it clear that Bob personifies James's salvation, and it was a lovely detail to discover one of the feline actors playing the cat was none other than Bob himself. In October 2019, it was announced that a film adaptation of the book, directed by Charles Martin Smith and written by Garry Jenkins, would be going into production in late 2019 with a view to a cinema release in 2020. [18] A Gift from Bob, was released on 6 November 2020, with both Luke Treadaway and Bob reprising their roles.