Did BBC pass up All Creatures revamp because it was too WHITE? Channel 5 rakes in record 3.3m viewers for new series after corporation felt it wouldn’t appeal to prized millennial audience All Creatures Great And Small series has drawn millions of viewers to Channel 5 Show’s producer has revealed that the BBC was given … Read more
The return of All Creatures Great And Small to TV screens has captivated millions with its nostalgic, bucolic delights. But for more eagle-eyed viewers, the Channel 5 version of James Herriot’s veterinary adventures in the Yorkshire Dales contains a number of irritating inconsistencies and blunders. Several have taken to social media to point out discrepancies, … Read more
Paleontologists in the field are typically seen as experts hunched over the ground, brushing dirt off dinosaur bones in a dry, barren landscape. However, researchers are now using techniques from medicine, chemistry, engineering and physics to expose the secrets of these prehistoric creatures in labs across the world. National Geographic released its October issue with … Read more
When I was 29, I was offered a role that changed my life. It was early summer 1977, and I was on location in Devon alongside John Hurt, Alan Bates and Susannah York filming The Shout, based on a short story by Robert Graves. My role was modest but it afforded me an opportunity to … Read more
Stretching your legs while enjoying plenty of fresh air and a hint of wilderness — there can be few finer options, in my view, than a trip to the moors. And there are plenty of them — more than three million acres. Plus there’s a treat in store for nostalgia lovers now that a new … Read more
When I was a boy, the domineering Yorkshire vet Siegfried Farnon seemed a genial monster – irascible, brilliant but unpredictable, one of the explosive characters typical of my grandfathers’ prewar generation. And in the bestselling books that were the basis of Sunday night’s much-loved serial in the Seventies and Eighties, apprentice vet James Herriot was … Read more
All Creatures Great And Small, set in a vets’ practice in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s, was one of the best-loved series of the last century. It attracted audiences of more than 18 million on BBC1 in the 70s and 80s, and made stars of younger cast members Christopher Timothy, in the lead role … Read more
Jurassic sea creatures spent decades as ‘full-time ocean sailors’, crossing the sea on driftwood ‘rafts’, a study claims. Analysis of these rafts show they could last for as long as 20 years – enough time for the creatures, called crinoids, to grow to maturity, scientists reveal. The attractive marine animals, which resemble colourful sea lilies, … Read more
Land animals are, on the whole, smarter than marine creatures and scientists now believe this is because complex landscapes sped up the evolution of intelligence. Animals first left the seas and colonised land around 385million years ago but their brains were far more primitive than modern-day species. This, scientists say, is because the simplicity of … Read more
Mee-HOWL! ‘Werewolf’ cat breeder reveals her adorable kittens that look like terrifying creatures of the night Lykoi cats are famous for sparse fur coats and big eyes that give them the appearance of mini werewolves They are an incredibly rare breed of cat that only began in 2011 and usually sell for around £2,000 per … Read more