# BBC Radio 1981 Lord of the Rings
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-radio-1981-lord-of-the-rings/928313
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** middle-earth
**Created:** [December 18, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-radio-1981-lord-of-the-rings/928313 "2020-12-18T08:36:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-radio-1981-lord-of-the-rings/928313/1 "2020-12-18T08:36:19Z")
I’d never even heard of this until someone mentioned it in an online chat. Now, I’m really intrigued.
The Lord of the Rings: The Trilogy: The Complete Collection Of The Classic BBC Radio Production (BBC Radio Collection) [https://www.amazon.com/dp/0563528885/ref=cm\_sw\_r\_cp\_api\_glc\_fabc\_GHg3Fb297A8T0](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0563528885/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_GHg3Fb297A8T0)
Anyone heard it? I’m definitely a fan of the books and films. I’m fine with podcasts, old time radio and short stories for listening. It’s been a long time since I listened to a full novel as an audio book, so I’m wondering how I’d fare with this? But, I assume it’s probably more gripping since it’s not just a single narrator.
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### Author:  [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-radio-1981-lord-of-the-rings/928313/2 "2020-12-18T08:52:14Z")
It seems to be available free [here on archive.org](https://archive.org/details/lord-of-the-rings-10).
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### Author:  [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-radio-1981-lord-of-the-rings/928313/3 "2020-12-18T10:24:00Z")
I think I have it on CD. I’ll know better in a few weeks.
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### Author:  [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-radio-1981-lord-of-the-rings/928313/4 "2020-12-18T12:46:22Z")
I like the radio drama and have the 13(?) CD set. Ian Holm (Bilbo in the PJ movies) plays Frodo. There are sound effects. No Bombadil. There is at least one instance of awful singing, but it doesn’t last long.
Brian