A series of interviews with prominent figures from the Yorkshire region.

After spending 35 years as a vet in North Yorkshire, hugely successful writer Alf Wight, pen name James Herriot, says he has no intention of giving up his veterinary career in pursuit of fame and fortune. He continues to write in his spare time, which is very little. Wight credits his wife for getting him to write his first novel, when she told him, "nobody starts writing at the age of 50." To prove her wrong, Wright immediately rushed out to buy a large stack of paper and began. His first two novels were adapted into the film All Creatures Great and Small. The original film was released in 1975 and the later adapted BBC television series aired 90 episodes from 1978 to 1990. The series remains hugely popular, with a modern reboot commissioned and broadcast in 2020.

Richard Whiteley talks to veterinary surgeon and writer Alf Wight - pen name James Herriot - whose semi-autobiographical works are the basis for a new feature film called All Creatures Great and Small.