Professor Fiona Stafford explores famous composers devoted to certain dog breeds. Richard Wagner’s turbulent early life on the run, dragging a massive Newfoundland dog with him. Show more

Fiona Stafford explores famous composers devoted to certain dog breeds. Benjamin Britten was besotted with his dachshunds, taking them everywhere, as was Leonard Bernstein. Show more

Professor Fiona Stafford explores famous composers devoted to certain dog breeds. Elton John’s cocker spaniel was his best man. Edward Elgar was inseparable from his spaniel Marco. Show more

Fiona Stafford explores famous composers’ links to certain dog breeds. Elderly Joseph Haydn’s flirtation with a young woman and her poodle, and the myth of Chopin and a poodle. Show more

Fiona Stafford explores composers' devotion to dogs. Eccentric composer Dame Ethel Smyth was so obsessed with Old English Sheepdogs, she had five, considering them her husbands. Show more