a story by J.R.R. Tolkien. Adapted for radio in 26 parts by Brian Sibley & Michael Bakewell. Part 22 of 26, The Houses of Healing. Music composed & conducted by Stephen Oliver. Produced by Jane Morgan

Narrator, Gerard Murphy;
Frodo, Ian Holm;
Gandalf, Michael Hordern;
Gollum, Peter Woodthorpe;
Sam, William Nighy;
Denethor, Peter Vaughan;
Pippin, John McAndrew;
Faramir, Andrew Seear;
Lord of the Nazgul, Philip Voss;
Galadriel, Marian Diamond;
Shelob, Jenny Lee;
Aragorn, Robert Stephens;
Legolas, David Collings;
Gimli, Douglas Livingstone;
Shagrat, Chris Fairbank;
Gorbag, David Sinclair;
Snaga, Gordon Reid;
Orcs, Sean Arnold/Alan Dudley/Alexander John/John Livesey/Christopher Scott
Merry, Richard O'Callaghan;
Theoden, Jack May;
Eomer, Anthony Hyde;
Eowyn, Elin Jenkins;
Guards, John Bott/John Church/Martyn Read/Haydn Wood;
Ioreth, Pauline Letts;
Watchman/Orc Driver, Graham Faulkner;
Man, John Webb;
Voice of Sauron, John Rye;
Arwen, Sonia Fraser;
Orcs/crowd, Michael Spice/David McAlister;
Bilbo, John Le Mesurier;
Treebeard, Stephen Thorne;
Elrond, Hugh Dickson;
Butterbur, James Grout;
Saruman, Peter Howell;
Grima Wormtongue, Paul Brooke;
Rose, Kathryn Hurlbutt;
Hobbits, Patrick Barr/David Bradshawe/Stephen Garlick;
Singer, Matthew Vine