Clare Balding

Clare Balding | A Canine Adventure Through Britain

Recorded: Sun 21 Apr 2024

Duration: 1hr

Clare Balding | A Canine Adventure Through Britain

Spring Festival 2024

Former Cambridge Union president and Newnham alumna, award-winning broadcaster, journalist, and writer, Clare Balding shares her love of dogs and her fascination with the way they have shaped Britain across the centuries. From the mysteries of extinct breeds to the ancient dogs still thriving today, Clare journeys from Battersea to the Orkney Islands via Buckingham Palace to tell a moving and humorous tale of loyalty and partnership.  

In conversation with journalist & broadcaster Anna Lawlor.

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