Kiss kiss hoofprint

[nineveh_uk]

My day has just been enormously improved by the second episode (alas, I missed the first) of Warhorses of Letters. It is hard to improve on the BBC's summary: "Napoleon and Wellington's horses exchange love letters against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars."

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[biascut.livejournal.com]

Isn't it AWESOME? I cannot stop saying "Oh my horsey God."

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

I love all the names, Thunderclap Out of Storm Front by Death to the French and so on.

[biascut.livejournal.com]

... who is introduced in the first episode with the disclaimer "sorry but it is his name smiley face!" And he has a natural quiff that he doesn't have to do ANYTHING to.

Is it the first time that sadomasochistic fantasies have appeared on radio 4?

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

There is no way I shall not be buying the CD. I am gutted to have missed the start.

Is it the first time that sadomasochistic fantasies have appeared on radio 4?

I guarantee they have made an appearance in an Afternoon Play, potentially in a way that made them seem incredibly boring. Although possibly not equine sadomasochistic fantasies.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Can I have your email address? I think I can help. Mine is stevyhaworth at blueyonder.co.uk

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

That is possibly the best summary EVER. Must iplayer it now.

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

Also, even before having listened, I can't help wondering if it has been nominated for Yuletide.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Are nominations actually happening yet? I've seen lots about how they'll work, but I don't think I've seen the announcment they are live.

[tudorpot.livejournal.com]

I posted a link to it last week after I heard the first episode. Outrageous. I hope someone does write it for Yuletide

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

I had missed that - I am an idiot!

[tudorpot.livejournal.com]

I found it via a rec on my Heyer list. There needs to be a comm where people post recs to BBC shows like this. Having recently acquired access to high speed internet at home, I was laughing my head off listening to this and a few other shows.

[caulkhead.livejournal.com]

"Is Russia hot? It will be with you in it." ::howls::

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

"She says I am just going through a phase".

[tree_and_leaf]

This sounds absolutely ridiculous, and therefore unmissable.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

It really is.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Oh my horsey God!

I need to re-read Judith Tarr's Writing Horses now just in case I get matched on this for Yuletide.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Re-listening. It's just wonderful.

I like the idea that there is a book about writing horses - presumably this is a riposte to the horse-as-self-powered-car fantasy beast of burden.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

It is just brilliant!

[sam-t.livejournal.com]

Listened to it last night. I was being alternately amused and boggled by the thought that I was listening to international equine sadomasochistic fantasies on Radio 4, when Oh! the retreat from Moscow!