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Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Rory Cellan-Jones with Sophie from Romania (Part One)

Walking The Dog with Emily Dean

Goalhanger

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

4.73.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This week - we’re with one of the nation’s most loved dogs, Sophie from Romania - and her fantastic owner, Rory Cellan-Jones. 


Rory is a journalist and he is best known for being a BBC News technology correspondent. Rory was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in May 2019 and left the BBC after 40 years in 2021. 


Then in December 2022 - Rory and his wife Diane adopted their Romanian rescue dog, Sophie. Rory documented Sophie’s progress settling her new life on social media - and she subsequently grew a huge following, and changed Rory’s life! 


In this part of our chat, we discuss Rory’s early life, growing up with a single mother, reconnecting with his father and the experience of welcoming a nervous rescue dog into his family. 


Follow @rorycellan on Instagram


You can get your copy of Sophie From Romania here


You can get your copy of Ruskin Park here


You can listen to Movers and Shakers: a podcast about life with Parkinson’s wherever you get your podcasts! 


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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feel like to be one of the most loved dogs in the world? It's all right. The food's okay.

1:25.6

Sometimes. The walks are a bit much. Walk, walk, walk, walk,

1:31.2

it's all he talked about. This week on Walking the Dog, Ray and I popped over to Ealing and

1:36.2

West London to take a stroll with a rescue dog who's basically captured the hearts of the nation.

1:41.8

The beautiful Sophie from Romania and her wonderful human companion,

1:46.1

Rory Kethlyn Jones. Rory was best known for many years as the BBC's technology correspondent,

1:52.5

but he's now won a whole new legion of fans after sharing Sophie's adoption story on social media

1:57.8

as he tried to win the trust of this very anxious, shy and nervous dog.

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