A celebration of the joys of fatherhood and an exploration of the responsibilites and vunerabilites that go with it. The book explores the relationship between father abd child, from 2000BC to AD 2000 using sources from fiction to personal letters and childcare manuals to modern day sitcoms. Includes entries from: Fergal Keane, Laurie Lee, Bob Dylan, Alexander Pope, Bill Cosby, Homer Simpson, Auberon Waugh and George Bernard Shaw.