Some Hay in a Manger

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Some Hay in a Manger: Episode 2

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The letters of Sandy (a camel) and Martha (a donkey). A comic perspective on the Nativity.

The correspondence between Sandy (a camel carrying a king and some myrrh through the desert) and Martha (a donkey carrying Mary to Bethlehem). A comic perspective on the Nativity.

Sandy is an enthusiastic if slightly dim camel carrying a king and a box of myrrh through the desert. Martha is an intelligent but rather down-beat donkey carrying a heavily pregnant lady to Bethlehem. The two strike up an unusual correspondence that gives a comical take on the Christmas Story told through a series of letters...

In the second and final episode, there is no room at any of the inns in Bethlehem, although luckily there is a bit of stable space. Or there would be if it weren't for all the sheep who seem to have got completely the wrong idea about what species the Lamb of God is likely to be. A lactose-intolerant elephant, a frog and a surprisingly ingenious plan bring Sandy and Martha together to witness something miraculous. But is that going to be the end of their friendship? 

By Robert Hudson and Marie Phillips, authors of Radio 4's previous epistolary beast-based comedy Warhorses of Letters.

Starring Tamsin Greig as Martha
Joel Fry as Sandy 
Introduced by Stephen Fry

Produced by Gareth Edwards

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Comic look at the Nativity from the perspective of Sandy (a camel) and Martha (a donkey).

Comic look at the Nativity through the correspondence between Sandy, a camel carrying a wise man following a star, and Martha, a donkey carrying a pregnant lady to Bethlehem.

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