Bob the pigeon is a home bird at heart
A flight from Tyneside to the Channel Islands turned into a much bigger adventure for a racing pigeon and his owner as Sara Jane March discovered
- Bob became media sensation after a wrong turn took him on a 4,000-mile journey to the States
- Now the star of two books as well as a TV documentary, Bob’s adventures are being considered for children’s television and a possible movie
- Remarkable story was born out of personal tragedy
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