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Some of the other characters could be done better, and Merry and Pippin sound a bit too posh for hobbits, but once you get used to it, they're alright. Frodo, Sam and Aragorn are all done well. I think it has just the right balence of including things and leaving things out. It doesn't feel too cut down, like some radio productions based on books can. I think that the radio play format works well for this story and has a much better story flow. I read the books a long while ago and really struggled to get through them. If you aren't over familiar with the original broadcasts you'll probably think I'm nitpicking. it's still a brilliant drama with some of the best voice acting on Audible, but it's not quite the version I grew up with. The score is excellent and some of the score was woven into the end title music on some episodes, which is now sadly lost.

I liked the music and used to look forward to hearing it again. There is no longer a little cliffhanger and as a result it feels a tad less exciting. The pacing has suffered, because now it's no longer in 13 parts, the end of each episode is now a chapter. The title music is sped up with a new voiceover, but as it's only at the front of the play it's not too distracting. At first I thought I was losing my memory. There are alternate takes and extended scenes that I just find so jarring as they weren't in the original version. 99% of it is the same, but it's been re-edited. I grew up listening to the cassette tapes of this play and there are some changes. I would have give it 5 stars if it were the original radio drama 'prepared for radio in 13 parts, by Brian Sibley' but it's not. Sauron's Black Riders are on their trail as they travel to Rivendell, attempt to cross the snow-swept Misty Mountains and, in desperation, enter the terrifying Mines of Moria. Frodo must do everything he can to prevent this, and with the help of Gandalf the wizard and a band of loyal companions he begins a perilous journey across Middle-earth. It is the Ruling Ring, taken long ago from the Dark Lord, Sauron, who now seeks to possess it again. With his uncle Bilbo having mysteriously disappeared, Frodo finds himself in possession of a simple gold ring that has great and evil power. Part One, The Fellowship of the Ring, introduces us to Frodo Baggins. Brian Sibley's famous adaptation has been divided into three corresponding parts, with newly recorded beginning and end narration by Ian Holm, who now stars as Bilbo in the feature films based on The Lord of the Rings. It boasts a truly outstanding cast including Ian Holm (as Frodo), Sir Michael Hordern (as Gandalf), Robert Stephens (as Aragorn), Bill Nighy (as Sam Gamgee) and John Le Mesurier (as Bilbo).

With its first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on March 8th, 1981, this dramatised tale of Middle Earth became an instant global classic.

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