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Warhorses of Letters

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

More passionate letters from Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington's horse, to his hero Marengo in this epistolary equine love story.

A story of two horses united by an uncommon passion, cruelly divided by a brutal conflict.

Our heroes' fortunes fluctuate as the Napoleonic Wars get bloodier and colder making it much harder to send Valentine's cards.

Marengo ..... Stephen Fry
Copenhagen ..... Daniel Rigby
Narrator ..... Tamsin Greig

Written by Robbie Hudson and Marie Phillips.

Director: Steven Canny
Producer: Gareth Edwards.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2011. Show less

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