Frankly, Martin Clunes is a national treasure.
This series was brilliant when it was on TV and I had to snap it up on DVD. If you've not seen the series before the premise is pretty simple.
Martin Clunes is an avid dog lover. He sets out to educate himself and us on the origins of Man's Best Friend with his usual dry humour and passion. I love his documentary programmes even more than his drama sereis because, as great an actor as he is, he only seems to do these documentaries about things he really cares about. Consequently we get to see the real man and the often emotional journey he goes on.
The programme is very informative, naturally high production values and the atmosphere is fantastic. Both quaintly british and also globe trottingly fantastic.
Great presenter, great topic, great series.