Warhorses of Letters

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Napoleon and Wellington's horses exchange love letters during the Napoleonic wars.

Napoleon and Wellington's horses exchange love letters against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Comedy starring Stephen Fry, Daniel Rigby and Tamsin Greig.

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Stephen Fry

Daniel Rigby

Tamsin Greig

Gareth Edwards

Marie Phillips

Robbie Hudson

Warhorses of Letters: Series 3: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 3

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Marengo is unwillingly put out to stud, and discovers the exhausting joys of parenthood.

In the tale of equine love, Marengo faces being put to stud, whilst Copenhagen discovers literature. Stars Stephen Fry. From January 2014.

More recently discovered, passionate letters between Napoleon Bonaparte's mount, Marengo, and the Duke of Wellington's Copenhagen.

Still cruelly sundered by fate despite the war having ended, Marengo is put rather unwillingly out to stud and discovers the overwhelming and exhausting joys of parenthood.

Meanwhile, Copenhagen finds a new way of passing the time - writing racy horse fan-fiction, a genre for which he turns out to have a remarkable flair...

Continuing the world's first epistolary equine love story.

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

Written on their behalf by Marie Phillips and Robbie Hudson.

Producer: Gareth Edwards.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.

Warhorses of Letters: Series 3

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Napoleon and Wellington's horses exchange love letters against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Comedy by Marie Phillips and Robert Hudson. Stars Stephen Fry and Daniel Rigby.

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