by J.R.R. Tolkien
Prepared for radio in 13 episodes by Brian Sibley
Starring Ian Holm as Frodo, Michael Hordern as Gandalf, Robert Stephens as Aragorn, and John Le Mesurier as Bilbo
with William Nighy as Sam, Richard O'Callaghan as Merry, John McAndrew as Pippin, Douglas Livingstone as Gimli, David Collings as Legolas, Michael Graham Cox as Boromir, Hugh Dickson as Elrond and Gerard Murphy as the Narrator

"This quest may be attempted by the weak with as much hope as the strong. Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must. While the eyes of the great are elsewhere." There was silence. At last with an effort Frodo spoke, "I will take the Ring though I do not know the way."
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(Gerard Murphy is a member of the RSC)