J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings: The Complete BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation due 04/12/2026

 J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings: The Complete BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation due 04/12/2026

Limited Remastered Numbered Deluxe Clear & Forged Gold 14LP

"One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them; One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.“

Presenting ‘The Lord of the Rings’, a limited edition, individually numbered, deluxe 14 piece box set of the original 1981 BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of JRR Tolkien’s masterpiece, released for the first time in its original 26-episode broadcast format. Over 13 hours of newly-mastered audio drama in superb stereo sound with every tense cliffhanger (and stirring theme music reprise) intact, plus a standalone bonus disc of the series’ celebrated soundtrack by the renowned composer Stephen Oliver.

Starring Ian Holm (Alien, The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit, Chariots of Fire) as Frodo, Michael Hordern (Barry Lyndon, Gandhi, Paddington) as Gandalf, John Le Mesurier (Dad’s Army) as Bilbo, Bill Nighy (Love Actually) as Sam, and Robert Stephens (Romeo and Juliet) as Aragorn, alongside Gerard Murphy (Batman Begins), Peter Vaughan (Game of Thrones), Simon Cadell (Watership Down) and Michael Graham Cox (The Stone Tape) this acclaimed 1981 full-cast production was dramatised by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell.

An 8-Page booklet, featuring behind the scenes cast photos and a note about the making of the series by dramatist Brian Sibley, is also included along with full cast and credits for every episode.

LP 1
SIDE A: Episode 1 - The Long Awaited Party
SIDE B: Episode 2 - The Shadow Of The Past

LP 2
SIDE C: Episode 3 - The Black Riders
SIDE D: Episode 4 - Trouble at The Prancing Pony

LP 3
SIDE E: Episode 5 - The Knife in the Dark
SIDE F: Episode 6 - The Council of Elrond

LP 4
SIDE G: Episode 7 - The Fellowship of the Ring
SIDE H: Episode 8 - The Mines of Moria

LP 5
SIDE I: Episode 9 - The Mirror of Galadriel
SIDE J: Episode 10 - The Breaking of the Fellowship

LP 6
SIDE K: Episode 11 - The Riders of Rohan
SIDE L: Episode 12 - Treebeard of Fangorn

LP 7
SIDE M: Episode 13 - The King of the Golden Hall
SIDE N: Episode 14 - Helm’s Deep

LP 8
SIDE O: Episode 15 - The Voice of Saruman
SIDE P: Episode 16 - The Black Gate is Closed

LP 9
SIDE Q: Episode 17 - The Window on the West
SIDE R: Episode 18 - Minas Tirith

LP 10
SIDE S: Episode 19 - Shelob’s Lair
SIDE T: Episode 20 - The Siege of Gondor

LP 11
SIDE U: Episode 21 - The Battle of Pelennor Fields
SIDE V: Episode 22 - The Houses of Healing

LP 12
SIDE W: Episode 23 - Mount Doom
SIDE X: Episode 24 - The Return of the King

LP 13
SIDE Y: Episode 25 - Homeward Bound
SIDE Z: Episode 26 - The Grey Havens

LP 14 – Stephen Oliver – Music From The BBC Radio Dramatisation Of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings
Side A
1. The Lord of the Rings
2. O Elbereth Gilthoniel
3. The Road Goes Ever On
4. In Western Lands Beneath the Sun
5. Seek for the Sword that was Broken
6. Shadowfax
7. O Lórien
8. Forth Rode the King

Side B
1. The March of the Ents
2. The Battle of Pelennor Fields
3. Lament for the Fallen
4. Gil-galad was an Elven King
5. In Caras Galadhon
6. The Tree-Lords
7. Gwaihir’s Song
8. Long Live the Halflings
9. The Healing of the Shire
10. Bilbo’s Last Song