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In 1981 the UK radio station BBC Radio 4 broadcast a dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings in 26 half-hour stereo installments.

Like the novel on which it is based, The Lord of the Rings is the story of an epic struggle between the Dark Lord Sauron of Mordor, the primary villain of the work, and an alliance of heroes who join forces to save the world from falling under his shadow.

Genre Radio drama
Running time 30 minutes per episode
Country United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Starring Ian Holm
Michael Hordern
Robert Stephens
William Nighy
James Grout
Simon Cadell
John Le Mesurier
Jack May
Peter Vaughan
Creator(s) J. R. R. Tolkien
Writer(s) Brian Sibley
Michael Bakewell
Director(s) Jane Morgan
Penny Leicester
Narrated by Gerard Murphy
Air dates 8 March 1981 to 30 August 1981
No. of episodes 26