About James Herriot
James Herriot (1916-1995) was the bestselling author of memoirs, including All Creatures Great and Small, All Things Bright and Beautiful, All Things Wise and Wonderful, The Lord God Made Them All, and Every Living Thing. At age twenty-three, he qualified for veterinary practice with the Glasgow Veterinary College and moved to the town of Thirsk in Yorkshire to work in a rural practice. He would live in, work in, and write about the region for the rest of his life. Though he dreamed for years of writing a book, his veterinary work and his family kept him busy, and he did not start writing until the age of fifty. In 1979, he was awarded the title Order of the British Empire (OBE). His veterinary practice in Yorkshire, England, is now tended by his son, Jim Wight.
About Christopher Timothy
Christopher Timothy
starred as James Herriot in All Creatures
Great and Small, the internationally renowned BBC television series based
on Herriot’s work. A veteran of stage, screen, and television, Timothy is a
winner of the prestigious Sir John Gielgud Scholarship and the Sir Laurence
Olivier Award. He also coproduced and starred in a critically acclaimed film
version of James Herriot’s Yorkshire.