Halcyon River Diaries, Worried About The Boy and Wags, Kids and World Cup Dreams | TV review

A lovely family living an idyllic life in the country: how perfect. And a bit irritating too, writes Sam WollastonA male kingfisher offers a freshly caught stickleback to a lady kingfisher. She takes it, and by doing so she accepts him. They get it on. Love is in the air. Love and spring and dragonflies. Otters splash playfully in the shallows. A watervole – probably Ratty himself – pokes his twitchy nose from a hole in the bank. Actually I made that one up, but it is The Wind in the Willows...

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