The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)

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'''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 [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC]], and is usually considered inferior in quality, music and acting.

==Episodes==
# "[[A Long Expected Party (1979 episode)]]"
# "[[The Ring Leaves The Shire]]"
# "[[Rescued By Tom Bombadil]]"
# "[[Strider And The Ringwraiths]]"
# "[[The Flight To The Ford (episode)]]"
# "[[The Council Of Elrond (1979 episode)]]"
# "[[The Mines Of Moria (1979 episode)]]"
# "[[The Breaking Of The Fellowship (1979 episode)]]"
# "[[The Search For The Hobbits]]"
# "[[Treebeard (1979 episode)]]"
# "[[The White Rider (1979 episode)]]"
# "[[The Fall Of Isengard]]"
# "[[The Fall Of Saruman]]"
# "[[The Taming Of Gollum]]"
# "[[Captured... By Friends]]"
# "[[The Lair Of Shelob]]"
# "[[To The Defense Of Gondor]]"
# "[[The Madness Of Denethor]]"
# "[[The Lord Of The Nazgûl]]"
# "[[The Sword That Was Broken... New Forged]]"
# "[[The Mouth Of Sauron (1979 episode)]]"
# "[[At The Crack Of Doom]]"
# "[[A Time To Part]]"
# "[[The Grey Havens (1979 episode)]]"

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Role !! Actor
|-
| Narrator || [[Gail Chugg]]
|-
| [[Bilbo Baggins]] || [[Ray Reinhardt]]
|-
| [[Frodo Baggins]] || [[James Arrington]]
|-
| [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] || [[Tom Luce]]
|-
| [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]] || [[Pat Franklyn]]
|-
| [[Peregrin Took]] || [[Mac McCaddon]]
|-
| [[Samwise Gamgee]] || [[Lou Bliss]]
|-
| [[Gandalf]] || [[Bernard Mayes]]
|-
| [[Tom Bombadil]] || [[Bernard Mayes]]
|-
|[[Gimli]] || [[Gail Chugg]]
|-
| [[Gollum]] || [[Gail Chugg]]
|-
| [[Barliman Butterbur|Butterbur]] || [[Gail Chugg]]
|-
| [[Saruman]] || [[James Arrington]]
|-
| [[Denethor II|Denethor]] || [[Tom Luce]]
|-
|[[Treebeard]] || [[Tom Luce]]
|-
| Wild Man || [[Bob Lewis]]
|-
| [[Glorfindel]] || [[Bob Lewis]]
|-
|[[Olwy Elgendy]] || [[John Vickery]]
|-
|[[Grima|Wormtongue]] || [[John Vickery]]
|-
|[[Faramir (son of Denethor II)|Faramir]] || [[John Vickery]]
|-
|[[Mouth of Sauron]] || [[John Vickery]]
|-
|[[Boromir (son of Denethor II)|Boromir]] || [[Erik Bauersfeld]]
|-
|[[Theoden]] || [[Erik Bauersfeld]]
|-
|Herbmaster || [[Erik Bauersfeld]]
|-
|[[Eowyn]] || [[Karen Hurley]]
|-
|[[Eomer]] || [[Matthew Locricchio]]
|-
|[[Ioreth|The Old Woman]] || [[Pat Franklyn]]
|-
|[[Elrond]] || [[Carl Hague]]
|-
|Additional voices || [[Carl Hague]]
|}

==External links==
* {{WP|The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)}}
* [http://www.audiotheater.com/lotr.html Editions]
[[Category:Radio adaptations]]

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