Fathers of yesteryear tend to be portrayed as cold, detached, even callous creatures. But, says Steve Humphries, the cuddly, hands-on, sentimental dads we know today are by no means a modern-day creation. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8744135.stm Lily Barron (nee Jones), left, and family when her father was home on leave Fathers of yesteryear tend to be portrayed as