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Books : The Lord of the Rings: "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers", "The Return of the King" (BBC Radio Collection)
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The Lord of the Rings: "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers", "The Return of the King" (BBC Radio Collection) by: J.R.R. Tolkien List Price: £78.30 CD-Charts Price: £40.00 You Save: £38.30 (49%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780563528883 Format: Audiobook ISBN: 0563528885 Label: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Manufacturer: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Number Of Discs: 13 Number Of Items: 12 Publication Date: October 07, 2002 Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Release Date: October 07, 2002 Studio: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Sales Rank: 2228 Related Items:
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 Rating: - Glorious!A glorious, faithful, moving dramatisation of the complete Lord of The Rings trilogy, with inspired casting and superb music. Very faithful to the book: it omits only the Tom Bombadil section, and retains all major scenes albeit in shortened form. I particularly appreciated that the adapters were careful to retain the integrity of each of Tolkien's characters and tell the story in chronological order. This fine production is enhanced by the inspired voice casting, especially in the principal roles. The pronunciation used is quite 'Queen's English', which might come as a bit of a shock if you're expecting it to be as modern-day as the Peter Jackson films, but in fact the voices fit very well with the formality of Tolkien's original ... Read More: Rating: - WORTH THE MONEY - LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN RIOT!!There's no getting away from the fact this is pricey but it's worth it! It's VERY atmospheric with really strong performances from an all British cast. It's NOT an audio book ! There is a central narrator, but every character has it's own individual performance/actor, there are some fantastic (& never cheesy!) Sound FX and subtle uses of suitably grand, orchestral pieces. I certainly can't imagine much better on the Radio back in 1981 - the WHOLE tale fom start to finish! The beauty of this is that you can indulge your imagination. Definiteley one for a hot bath & the lights out! It's inevitable that comparisons will be made with the Movie trilogy & it is impossible to prevent Peter Jackson's wonderful images occasionally ... Read More: Rating: - Amazing, well crafted dramatization of a first class taleWhen I first received this gift, and a fantastic gift it was, I was curious at how the BBC was going to approach such a long and complicated novel. By fears were founded on nothing. The acting is simply superb and although made many years ago, it still sounds fresh and new to this very day. LIstening to this audiobook brings you directly into the world of the Lord of the Rings and leaves your heart racing throughout. I recommend this for long car journeys and any fan of the LotR franchise Rating: - This is it - the First full version to appear on radio.This is the CD collection of the wonderful BBC Radio adaptation of the Lord of the Rings. I remember tuning in every week to listen to the next installment, and wishing that they were longer! I loved it then; I loved it when it became available on cassettes and I love it now on CD. I first read Lord of the Rings as I entered my teens. Then I struggled with the pronuciation of the names and the Sindarian quotes. But I read it, re-read it and continue to re-read it to this day more than 40 years down the road. These books are rightly famous and this radio epic has achieved its own status. It was the 'First'. The characterisation was wonderful then and even managed to enter the wonderful triology by Peter Jackson in the person of Ian Holm. Read More: Rating: - yet to be betteredThe great glory of literature is that the reader can develop their own vision of the author's world; this is, of course, also the great glory of radio. Rather than spoon-feed an audience with the director's own imagination, you stimulate theirs, and so enrich the whole experience. This production of Lord of the Rings is no exception. Whilst I do enjoy Peter Jackson's films, there are of course areas where I feel he has it completely wrong (almost inevitable given the length and depth of the books): compressing distances and times, over-enthusiastic editing of the "slower movements" and expansion of the action, insertion of some (stupefyingly silly) plot lines (which detracted from the story rather than adding to it) and a general "dumbing ... Read More: |
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