Did BBC pass up All Creatures revamp because it was too WHITE?

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

Eagle-eyed James Herriot viewers spo­­t mistakes in the remake of All Creatures Great And Small

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 are ‘Reimaging Dinosaurs’ with new technology to reveal secrets of the creatures

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

All Creatures Great And Small original leading lady reveals real drama was with co-star off-screen

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

Glued to TVs All Creatures Great And Small? This is the year to enjoy Britain’s majestic moorland

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

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the return of All Creatures Great and Small 

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 is getting a reboot, and all your favourites will be there

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

New set photos from All Creatures Great And Small reboot are revealed

Thirty years after his last TV appearance, James Herriot is returning to our screens for more veterinary adventures. Pictures have been released showing the new cast of All Creatures Great And Small on set.  They will replace the stars of the smash hit BBC version, based on the books by Alf Wight.  Action: Actor Callum … Read more

Exclusive first look at All Creatures Great and Small

A first look at the reboot of the much-loved series All Creatures Great and Small promises a heart-warming romance blossoming between the two main characters. Returning to our screens on Channel 5 this September after a 30-year absence, the drama, based on the books of James Herriot, sees Scottish actor Nicholas Ralph make his TV debut opposite … Read more

Jurassic sea creatures spent decades crossing the ocean on rafts 

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