THE LORD OF THE RINGS The Complete BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation

THE LORD OF THE RINGSThe Complete BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation Limited Edition Deluxe Vinyl 14LP Box Set

Overview:

"One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them; One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.“

Presenting ‘The Lord of the Rings’, a limited edition deluxe 14LP vinyl box set of the original 1981 BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of JRR Tolkien’s masterpiece, released for the first time in its original 26-episode broadcast format. Over 13 hours of newly-mastered audio drama in superb stereo sound with every tense cliffhanger (and stirring theme music reprise) intact, plus a standalone disc of the series’ celebrated soundtrack by the renowned composer Stephen Oliver.

The contents are pressed on Clear and Forged Gold coloured vinyl. Each box set is individually numbered and features beautiful original artwork, re-imagining the landscape of Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

Starring Ian Holm (Alien, The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit, Chariots of Fire) as Frodo, Michael Hordern (Barry Lyndon, Gandhi, Paddington) as Gandalf, John Le Mesurier (Dad’s Army) as Bilbo, Bill Nighy (Love Actually) as Sam, and Robert Stephens (Romeo and Juliet) as Aragorn, alongside Gerard Murphy (Batman Begins), Peter Vaughan (Game of Thrones), Simon Cadell (Watership Down) and Michael Graham Cox (The Stone Tape) this acclaimed 1981 full-cast production was dramatised by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell.

An 8-Page booklet, featuring behind the scenes cast photos and a note about the making of the series by dramatist Brian Sibley, is also included along with full cast and credits for every episode.

Also available as a limited edition and numbered deluxe 14CD box set.

Featured Tracks:

Disc: 1

1. Episode 1: The Long Awaited Party
2. Episode 2: The Shadow of the Past

Disc: 2

1. Episode 3: The Black Riders
2. Episode 4: Trouble at the Prancing Pony

Disc: 3

1. Episode 5: The Knife in the Dark
2. Episode 6: The Council of Elrond

Disc: 4

1. Episode 7: The Fellowship of the Ring
2. Episode 8: Mines of Moria

Disc: 5

1. Episode 9: The Mirror of Galadriel
2. Episode 10: The Breaking of the Fellowship

Disc: 6

1. Episode 11: The Riders of Rohan
2. Episode 12: Treebeard of Fangorn

Disc: 7

1. Episode 13: The King of the Golden Hall
2. Episode 14: Helm's Deep

Disc: 8

1. Episode 15: The Voice of Saruman
2. Episode 16: The Black Gate Is Closed

Disc: 9

1. Episode 17: The Window On the West
2. Episode 18: Minas Tirith

Disc: 10

1. Episode 19: Shelob's Lair
2. Episode 20: The Siege of Gondor

Disc: 11

1. Episode 21: The Battle of Pelennor Fields
2. Episode 22: The Houses of Healing

Disc: 12

1. Episode 23: Mount Doom
2. Episode 24: The Return of the King

Disc: 13

1. Episode 25: Homeward Bound
2. Episode 26: The Grey Havens

Disc: 14

1. The Lord of the Rings
2. A Elbereth Gilthoniel
3. The Road Goes Ever On
4. In Western Lands Beneath the Sun
5. Seek for the Sword That Was Broken
6. Shadowfax
7. O Lórien
8. Forth Rode the King
9. The March of the Ents
10. The Battle of Pelennor Fields
11. Lament for the Fallen
12. Gil-galad Was an Elven King
13. In Caras Galadhon
14. The Tree-lords
15. Gwaihir's Song
16. Long Live the Halflings
17. The Healing of the Shire
18. Bilbo's Last Song