The TFL station workers also wrote and read out a special message for the show, before discussing their new book titled All On The Board. For more books about wheels, rev up Driving My Tractor by Jan Dobbins, illustrated by David Sim (Barefoot), with a song available online performed by ­SteveSongs; and I’m Your Ice Cream Truck by Hannah Eliot, illustrated by Belinda Chen (Little Simon).

Back then the only way to do that was to hold up the radio with its little mics to the TV to record the music onto cassette tapes as the movie played.Here the lyrical refrain also employs reverse psychology: “Don’t close your eyes / until the twinkling stars arise. But managers were persuaded to make an exception, and before long station bosses began asking the men to brighten up ticket halls with a poem. It was hard work putting it together while we were both working full time during the pandemic and we had some hurdles to overcome, but we made it happen.

Their kind messages remind us all that we're in it together and now, with their beautiful, colourful collection of quotes, stories and drawings you can add joy to your day wherever you are and however you're feeling. If it wasn’t for All On The Board you would likely not be wondering who I am and I wouldn’t have a problem with that as I’m someone who has always found it quite normal to go unseen.From messages received from fans online, the men revealed they'd been told their book had already saved a life.

The journey he goes through is an inspiration for how to keep yourself going through the most brutal form of isolation and stress imaginable.

We had to navigate some huge obstacles to build what we have and especially the book, which had some particularly tough moments.