Hordes of the Things

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Hordes of the Things: 1. The Prophecy is Cast

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1. The Prophecy is Cast

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hordes of the Things, 1. The Prophecy is Cast

The kingdom of Albion is in peril. Epic Tolkien parody starring Patrick Magee.

The kingdom of Albion is in peril. Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody stars Patrick Magee and Paul Eddington.

The kingdom of Albion is in peril, and the law of darkness encroaches...

Starring Paul Eddington, Paul Magee and Simon Callow. 

Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd's epic Tolkien parody in four-parts.  

King Yulfric the Wise …. Paul Eddington 
The Chronicler …. Patrick Magee
Crown Prince Veganin …. Simon Callow
Agar …. Christian Rodska
Radox the Green …. Frank Middlemass
Maliadoc …. Hugh Thomas
King Yulfric's First Assistant Advisor …. David Ross 
Caradorn …. Gordon Gostelow
Dyandetes …. Miriam Margolyes
Another Harpy …. Eve Karpf 

Producer: Geoffrey Perkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1980.

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Tolkien's Lord of the Rings gets a going over with this spoof serial from 1980

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