Jim Wight, son of author of 'All Creatures Great and Small', in conversation
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James Herriot (aka James Alfred Wight) was a famous alumnus of the Glasgow Vet School. His son, who also attended the Vet School, reflects on his father's time in Glasgow and the changes in veterinary medicine over the 150 years since it opened.
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