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The Saturday Play: The Lord of the Rings

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Another chance to hear this classic dramatisation or the epic novel by JRR Tolkien , adapted for radio in 13 episodes by Brian Sibley and first broadcast in 1981.1: The Shadow of the Past. "Three rings for the Elven - Kings under the sky/Seven for the Dwarf-Lords in their halls of stone./Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die./One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne/In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie."
With Diana Bishop. John Church , Graham Faulkner , Leonard Fenton. Donald Gee , Kathryn Hurlbutt , John Livesey , David McAlister Martyn Read , Gordon Reid , Christopher Scott , Michael Spice, John Webb and Haydn Wood
Music composed and conducted by Stephen Oliver Director Jane Morgan
BBC RADIO COLLECTION: The Fellowship of the Ring, newly edited and with new narration by Brian Sibley , and the classic box sets of The Lord of the Rings are available from all good retailers and from www.bbcshop.com. Call [number removed]

Contributors

Novel By:
Jrr Tolkien
Unknown:
Brian Sibley
Unknown:
Diana Bishop.
Unknown:
John Church
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Graham Faulkner
Unknown:
Leonard Fenton.
Unknown:
Donald Gee
Unknown:
Kathryn Hurlbutt
Unknown:
John Livesey
Unknown:
David McAlister Martyn Read
Unknown:
Gordon Reid
Unknown:
Christopher Scott
Unknown:
John Webb
Unknown:
Haydn Wood
Conducted By:
Stephen Oliver
Director:
Jane Morgan
Unknown:
Brian Sibley
Frodo:
Ian Holm
Gandalf:
Michael Hordern
Bilbo:
John Le Mesurier
Gollum:
Peter Woodthorpe
Sam:
Bill Nighy
Saruman:
Peter Howell
Lord of the Nazgul:
Philip Voss
Mouth of Sauron:
John Rye
Narrator:
Gerard Murphy

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