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* [[1991]]: ''[[The Adventures of Frodo]]'' with [[Michael Hordern]]
* [[1991]]: ''[[The Adventures of Frodo]]'' with [[Michael Hordern]]
* [[1992]]: The 6-episode radio series ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' is aired.
* [[1992]]: The 6-episode radio series ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' is aired.
* [[2012]]: ''[[Tolkien in love]]''
* [[2012]]: ''The Hobbit, the Musical'', a BBC Radio 4 programme about the [[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|1967 stage adaptation]] of ''[[The Hobbit]]''
* [[2012]]: ''The Hobbit, the Musical'', a BBC Radio 4 programme about the [[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|1967 stage adaptation]] of ''[[The Hobbit]]''
* [[2013]]: ''[[When Tolkien Stole Wagner's Ring]] is aired on BBC radio 3.
* [[2013]]: ''[[When Tolkien Stole Wagner's Ring]] is aired on BBC radio 3.

Revision as of 17:53, 16 November 2014

The British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, is the world's largest broadcasting corporation. As such, the company, and especially BBC Radio, have had a major influence on the adaptation of Tolkien's works.

BBC Radio Drama

The BBC Repertory Company, was founded in 1940. Early stars included Norman Shelley and Carleton Hobbs, who have played Watson and Holmes in over nintey radio dramas.

The "Rep" kept an ensemble cast of 30 to 35 actors, up until the mid-1980's. This cast included young theatre talent, such as Anthony Daniels and William Nighy, and was sometimes expanded with popular names.

This section of the BBC is now called the National Radio Company or NRC, and has been awarded many times.

Programs

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