Students at one Croydon school were treated to an afternoon of entertainment when comedian and children’s author Julian Clary dropped by for a visit.

Mr Clary spent an afternoon at The South Norwood Academy, talking to Year 4 pupils.

Along with illustrator David Roberts, the pair explained via a video conference link to other schools across London, why he decided to write children’s books and how he came up with the ideas

“It’s nice to get away from the usual stuff I do for grown-ups,” Mr Clary said.

“I thought it would be liberating to be a child again.

"When I write for children I think like a child and I use that part of my imagination. It’s lovely to make grown -ups laugh but sometimes they pretend to laugh. I’ve noticed that if you can make children laugh they are really laughing.”