Meet the man who lives with ten thousand dolphins

A man who's spent four decades collecting thousands and thousands of dolphin-related objects has let our camera crew into his home for the first time.

Michael Caine from Plymouth began his collection after a childhood encounter, and his "school" has grown from there...

His bungalow is home to dolphin figurines, stuffed animals, posters, plates, mirrors, models, and even dolphin-shaped light fittings.

His love for the sea mammals started when he was just seven years old - he was out canoeing when a dolphin started swimming alongside him. He got into the water and swam with the animal, saying he "fell in love" with them.

From there, Michael's collection has grown and grown - it now takes a cleaner a whole week to get through each room.

Watch Andrea Bishop's full report here: