The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)

The name The Lord of the Rings refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see The Lord of the Rings (disambiguation).

The Lord of the Rings was a 1979 radio adaptation by Bernard Mayes, produced by The Mind's Eye.

It is an abridged version of the story, voiced by local Virginia theatre actors, who show serious problems pronouncing the names correctly. Due to a low budget, effects were home made, and music was low-key.

The production was overshadowed by that of the BBC, and is usually considered inferior in quality, music and acting.

Episodes

1. "A Long Expected Party (1979 episode)"
2. "The Ring Leaves The Shire"
3. "Rescued By Tom Bombadil"
4. "Strider And The Ringwraiths"
5. "The Flight To The Ford (episode)"
6. "The Council Of Elrond (1979 episode)"
7. "The Mines Of Moria (1979 episode)"
8. "The Breaking Of The Fellowship (1979 episode)"
9. "The Search For The Hobbits"
10. "Treebeard (1979 episode)"
11. "The White Rider (1979 episode)"
12. "The Fall Of Isengard"
13. "The Fall Of Saruman"
14. "The Taming Of Gollum"
15. "Captured... By Friends"
16. "The Lair Of Shelob"
17. "To The Defense Of Gondor"
18. "The Madness Of Denethor"
19. "The Lord Of The Nazgûl"
20. "The Sword That Was Broken... New Forged"
21. "The Mouth Of Sauron (1979 episode)"
22. "At The Crack Of Doom"
23. "A Time To Part"
24. "The Grey Havens (1979 episode)"

Cast

Actor	Role
James Arrington	Frodo Baggins, Saruman
Erik Bauersfeld	Boromir, Théoden, Herbmaster
Lou Bliss	Samwise Gamgee
Gail Chugg	Narrator, Gimli, Gollum, Butterbur
Pat Franklyn	Meriadoc Brandybuck, Ioreth
Carl Hague	Elrond, Beregond, Additional voices
Karen Hurley	Éowyn
Bob Lewis	Wild Man, Glorfindel
Matthew Locricchio	Éomer
Tom Luce	Aragorn, Denethor, Treebeard
Bernard Mayes	Gandalf, Tom Bombadil
Mac McCaddon	Peregrin Took
Ray Reinhardt	Bilbo Baggins
John Vickery	Legolas, Gríma Wormtongue, Faramir, Mouth of Sauron

External links

• The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series) at Wikipedia
• Editions