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The Lord of the Rings

on BBC Radio 4 FM

by J. R. R. TOLKIEN prepared for radio in 26 episodes by BRIAN SIBLEY starring and 6: The Council of Elrond ' The black horses were filled with madness, and leaping forward in terror they bore their riders into the rushing flood.
Their piercing cries were drowned in the roaring of the river as it carried them away. Then Frodo felt himself falling, and the roaring and confusion seemed to rise and engulf him together with his enemies. He heard and saw no more.' with and with PHILIP VOSS , SEAN ARNOLD , JOHN CHURCH ,
CHRISTOPHER SCOTT , MICHAEL SPICE and HAYDN WOOD Singer MATTHEW VINE Music composed and conducted by STEPHEN OLIVER. Episode adapted by MICHAEL BAKEWELL
Directed by JANE MORGAN (Repeated: Wed 10.30 pm) (Gerard Murphy is a member of the RSC)

Contributors

Unknown:
J. R. R. Tolkien
Unknown:
Brian Sibley
Unknown:
Philip Voss
Unknown:
Sean Arnold
Unknown:
John Church
Unknown:
Christopher Scott
Unknown:
Michael Spice
Singer:
Haydn Wood
Singer:
Matthew Vine
Conducted By:
Stephen Oliver.
Adapted By:
Michael Bakewell
Directed By:
Jane Morgan
Unknown:
Gerard Murphy
Frodo:
Ian Holm
Gandalf:
Michael Hordern
Aragorn:
Robert Stephens
Bilbo:
John Le Mesurier
Sam:
William Nighy
Merry:
Richard O'Callaghan
Pippin:
John McAndrew
Legolas:
David Collings
Gimli:
Douglas Livingstone
Boromir:
Michael Graham Cox
Elrond:
Hugh Dickson
the Narrator:
Gerard Murphy

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