It is this version of the BBC adaptation that has proven most popular and has been most commonly distributed and syndicated over the years. The re-edited version was released on both cassette tape and CD boxsets during the eighties and nineties and included bonus material such as the Stephen Oliver’s complete soundtrack for the series.
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After a successful first run the twenty six part series was subsequently edited into thirteen hour-long episodes, restoring some dialogue originally cut for timing, re-arranging some scenes for dramatic impact and adding linking narration and music cues. Upon its initial release each of the original twenty six episodes received two broadcasts per week, this remains standard practice for many BBC radio serials. Great care was taken with pronunciation of words and the delivery of dialogue spoken in Elvish and the Black Speech. The attention to detail of this production was extremely high with Christopher Tolkien approving the scripts, leading to an authentic depiction Middle Earth. The adaptation excised a lot of the "excess fat" from the source text allowing the actors to concentrates on plot, character development and atmosphere.
It also featured Robert Stephens as Aragorn and Peter Woodthorpe as Gollum. The cast was made up of numerous fine British actors and voice artists such as Ian Holm as Frodo Baggins, John Le Mesurier as Bilbo Baggins and Sir Michael Horden as Gandalf. It was directed by Jane Morgan and Penny Leicester, who were both experienced in radio dramas. The trilogy was adapted for radio by the then novice writer Brian Sibley and veteran dramatist Michael Bakewell. Word of mouth and substantial listening figures soon lead to revised opinions from the press, along with the immortal slogan "Radio is Hobbit 4-ming". Although initial reviews were varied, the series immediately gained a cult following with fans trading episodes recorded on cassette tape.
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The series was heavily promoted, receiving front page status in The Radio Times, the UK’s premier TV guide and bestselling magazine. This was a production of the highest pedigree and a major event for the BBC at the time. The characterisations and dialogue were extremely well realised and music by composer Stephen Oliver was very much in the style and idiom of Tolkien. As with all adaptations some material had to be removed, but overall the BBC production was not excessively abridged and followed the plot faithfully. In 1981 BBC Radio 4 produced an ambitious twenty six part adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, presenting Tolkien’s novel in thirty minute episodes.
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