The Wonder of Dogs - Series 1 (2013)

No other land mammal displays such dazzling diversity as man's best friend. In THE WONDER OF DOGS we celebrate and interrogate the dog in all its spectacularly different and unlikely forms. From ancient predator to household pet, the evolution of dogs is arguably the greatest success story in the animal kingdom. To chart the remarkable journey of the domestic dog from one common ancestor to over 200 breeds, this series takes a snapshot of the dog population in a typical English village - Brightwell in Oxfordshire. Presenters Kate Humble and Steve Leonard, together with leading experts, put the village dogs through a range of tests and explore why there's so much variety within a single species. And historian Ruth Goodman unearths the extraordinary stories behind some of the world's most iconic breeds. 2014 Windfall Films Ltd.