The Lord of the Rings (BBC Dramatization)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553456539 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 441 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Hobbit proved to be so successful that Sir Stanley was soon asking for a sequel: but it was not until 1954, when Tolkien was approaching retirement, that he the first volume of his great masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, was published, and its terrific success took him by surprise.After retirement Ronald and Edith moved to Bournemouth but when Edith died in
He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched far and wide for the One Ring that would complete his dominion.On his eleventy-first birthday Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin Frodo the Ruling Ring and a perilous quest -- to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord, and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom.The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard, the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.. DramatizationThirteen CDs, 13 hoursIn ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins.From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide
. From School Library Journal Grade 4-9-This trilogy of Tolkien's Middle Earth is presented in dramatization from the BBC, with original music and sound effects. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc
"113 Discs To Rule Them All one of the curious differences between our two nations is that in England the advent of television was never seen as any reason to discontinue storytelling on radio. American fans of THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM and THE SHADOW continue to bemoan the "fact" that television rendered radio drama obsolete, but it turns out that never occurred to the Brits. radio drama continues to thrive in the U.K.in 1981 BBC Radio took on the formidable task of the greatest book ever written. they must've done something right, because until Peter Jackson fashioned the same book into the greatest film(s) ever made or ever likely to be made,. Discs To Rule Them All" according to jude pepper. one of the curious differences between our two nations is that in England the advent of television was never seen as any reason to discontinue storytelling on radio. American fans of THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM and THE SHADOW continue to bemoan the "fact" that television rendered radio drama obsolete, but it turns out that never occurred to the Brits. radio drama continues to thrive in the U.K.in 1981 BBC Radio took on the formidable task of the greatest book ever written. they must've done something right, because until Peter Jackson fashioned the same book into the greatest film(s) ever made or ever likely to be made,. Buy the best dramatic version of the Lord of the Rings This is the best of all the dramatization of the Lord of the Rings. I first heard this on NPR playhouse on National Public Radio. It is very well done with good sound effects, quality acting and great music.There are two formats of this dramatization. This version is divded by the original NPR/BBC episodes. The second verson is dividedby Books (aka) The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.Buy the pictured version which is by presented in the original 13 episodes. It has the original suspense of the radio broadcast with surround sound.The other version seems to drag on and on.Even thoug. Better than the movie This BBC radio production is much truer to the books; in fact, a lot of the script follows the text word for word. Naturally, nearly none of Tolkien's descriptive narrative is included, since there just isn't enough room on this production for it; by necessity, it consists almost entirely of conversations. As such, much in this recording would be lost to the ears of a listener who has not read the books; s/he would be traveling along with the Fellowship as though blindfolded, unable to "see" the country charm of the Shire, the ethereal serenity of Rivendell, the black horror of Moria, the shimmering mystery of Lori