The Lord Of The Rings - Complete BBC Dramatisation [14CD]

Cat. no: EDSL0317  
Format: 14CD
Barcode: 740155751739
Release Date: 04 Dec 2026
Genre: Soundtrack

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

Presenting a limited edition deluxe 14CD box set of the original 1981 BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of JRR Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', 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 disc of the series' celebrated soundtrack by the renowned composer Stephen Oliver.

The contents are presented across 14CDs in deluxe 7" sized box set packaging. Each set is individually numbered and features beautiful original artwork, re-imagining the landscape of Tolkien's Middle-earth.

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.

Also available as a limited edition and numbered deluxe 14LP vinyl box set.