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Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

James Middleton (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Goalhanger

Comedy, Kids & Family, Pets & Animals, Comedy Interviews, Society & Culture

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

We’re in Berkshire this week with the brilliant James Middleton and five of his dogs: Mabel, Isla, Luna, Inca and Nala. 


James *actually* has six dogs - but Zulu is currently staying with James’ parents, Michael and Carole Middleton, because Mabel is in season. But we had a lovely time with the fabulous five!


We met on Bucklebury Farm - which is run by James’ family - and it was animal heaven. We met sheep, ginea pigs and even a friendly beehive at one point! 


James tells us about his lifelong pining for a dog - and then his unconventional decision to get a cocker spaniel called Ella while he was studying at Edinburgh University - and then how she went on to change his life immessurably. 


He also tells us the story of doing a reading at his sister Catherine’s wedding to Prince William - and how Ella helped him to overcome his anxiety. 


Follow James on Instagram @jmidy 


James' brilliant new book about the dog who changed his life is out now. Buy your copy of Meet Ella here!



Follow Emily: 

Instagram - @emilyrebeccadean

X - @divine_miss_em


Walking The Dog is produced by Faye Lawrence

Music: Rich Jarman 

Artwork: Alice Ludlam

Photography: Karla Gowlett 



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I think I was wonderfully naive perhaps about what it actually meant. I was just thinking I was doing a reading at my sister's wedding and...

1:07.0

And how many people would have been watching?

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Or subsequently I think it's around 2 billion.

1:12.0

So yeah, I think it's around 2 billion. So yeah, I think it's still the record for the largest Bible reading ever.

1:17.0

This week on Walking the Dog, Raymond and I popped up to Berkshire

1:21.0

to take a stroll with the very wonderful James Middleton and his gorgeous

1:25.4

dogs wait for it because there's a lot of them, Zulu, Inca, Luna, Mabel, Nala and Eilah. We kicked off our walk at Bucklebury Farm, which is run by members of James's family,

1:37.1

and it's honestly animal paradise there. We saw sheep, we saw donkeys, we saw guinea pigs.

1:42.1

I think there might well have been an alpaca at one point.

1:44.8

So it's fair to say this is a man who is seriously passionate about animals in general

1:50.3

but it was dogs and specifically one dog who ended up really changing his life.

1:55.0

James is someone we've all become familiar with over the years because his sister

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