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The Lord of the Rings

on BBC Radio 4 FM

by J.R.R. TOLKIEN, adapted in 13 episodes by BRIAN SIBLEY starring and 12: Mount Doom
'This, then, is my counsel,' said Gandalf. 'We have not the Ring. In wisdom or great folly it has been sent away to be destroyed, lest it destroy us. Without it we cannot by force defeat Sauron's force. But we must at all costs keep his Eye from his true peril. We cannot achieve victory by arms, but by arms we can give the Ring-bearer his only chance, frail though it be.' with and Narrator Gerard Murphy with SEAN ARNOLD , JOHN CHURCH
GRAHAM FAULKNER. STEPHEN GARLICK
DAVID MCALISTER. MARTYN READ
JOHN RYE , CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
MICHAEL SPICE and HAYDN WOOD
Music composed and conducted by STEPHEN OLIVER
Singers DAVID JAMES
MATTHEW VINE , OZ CLARKE and the AMBROSIAN SINGERS.
Episode adapted by BRIAN SIBLEY
Directed by JANE MORGAN. Stereo (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Brian Sibley
Narrator:
Gerard Murphy
Unknown:
Sean Arnold
Unknown:
John Church
Unknown:
Graham Faulkner.
Unknown:
Stephen Garlick
Unknown:
David McAlister.
Unknown:
Martyn Read
Unknown:
John Rye
Unknown:
Christopher Scott
Unknown:
Michael Spice
Unknown:
Haydn Wood
Conducted By:
Stephen Oliver
Conducted By:
Singers David James
Conducted By:
Matthew Vine
Adapted By:
Brian Sibley
Directed By:
Jane Morgan.
Frodo:
Ian Holm
Gandalf:
Michael Hordern
Aragorn:
Robert Stephens
Gollum:
Peter Woodthorpe
Sam:
William Nighy
Merry:
Richard O'Callaghan
Pippin:
John McAndrew
Legolas:
David Collings
Gimli:
Douglas Livingstone
Faramir:
Andrew Seear
Eowyn:
Elin Jenkins
Eomer:
Anthony Hyde
Arwen:
Sonia Fraser

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