The hitherto unknown little treasures in private collections, when they come up for auction, never cease to amaze me. I was taken with this curiosity that is from the collection of the late Bill Terry and is coming under the hammer soon at Olympia Auctions.Of course The Royal Company of Archers (the Sovereign's official bodyguard when in Scotland) were not, and are not now, archers of military ... See MoreSee Less
I love this photo of a drover and his, now extinct, Welsh Grey sheepdog. The droving sequence, with Bearded Collies, in my film ‘Dogs in the Age of Revolutions’ (on History Hit) is possibly my favourite. This photo of an extinct type is a reminder that our dogs are a fragile heritage. We need to conserve them every bit as much as we do elephants and tigers. One of my own dogs is a rescue mongre... See MoreSee Less