We had the pleasure of speaking to Alexander Armstrong about his top ten children's books of all time. 

Our collection of his wonderful recommendations includes John Buchan's classic shocker The Thirty-Nine Steps, two of Tintin's splendid adventures, and the historic children's classics such as Erich Kästner's doughty Emil and the Detectives, and a deluxe edition of Tolkien's The Hobbit . See the full list of titles below:

• Red Rackham's Treasure by Herge
• The Secret of the Unicorn by Herge
• The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
• Stig of the Dump by Clive King
• Brendon Chase by B.B
• Blackhearts in Battersea by Joan Aiken
• Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner
• The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton
• Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
• The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien