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1979 Mind’s Eye Radio Drama
Release Date: 1979
Reader: Full Cast
Language: English
Adapted By: Bernard Mayes
Organization: Mind’s Eye Radio
Copyright: © 2001 HighBridge Audio
ISBN: 9781611748741
Duration: 10 hours 28 minutes
Unabridged: No
Country: USA
Licenced: Yes
Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital
Mind’s Eye Radio, in 1979 and following on from an earlier adaptation of The Hobbit, produced this adaptation of The Lord of the Rings for U.S. National Public Radio, featuring local Virginia amateur theatre actors and a low-budget approach with home-made sound effects and library music. Apparently it was deliberately constructed to emulate the style radio dramas of the 1930s and 40s.
This version, adapted by Bernard Mayes (a founding chairman of NPR), is known for its serious pronunciation issues, including Frodo and other characters’ names. The adaptation did however tackle each element of the story including the character Tom Bombadil, a role often omitted in other versions.
The copyright passed first to Soundelux Audio Publishing and then to HighBridge Audio who are the current holders. In the 45 years since it’s creation it has been continuously available in a large variety of releases – most notably the wooden box releases.
| 1 | A Long Expected Party | 23:23 |
| 2 | The Shadow of the Past | 14:15 |
| 3 | Three is Company | 7:23 |
| 4 | Short Cut to Mushrooms | 5:22 |
| 5 | A Conspiracy Unmasked | 3:58 |
| 6 | The Old Forest | 5:34 |
| 7 | In the House of Tom Bombadil | 7:21 |
| 8 | Fog on the Barrow-Downs | 8:37 |
| 9 | At the Sign of the Prancing Pony | 5:50 |
| 10 | Strider | 7:00 |
| 11 | A Knife in the Dark | 11:28 |
| 12 | Flight to the Ford | 14:30 |
| 13 | Many Meetings | 11:11 |
| 14 | The Council of Elrond | 21:08 |
| 15 | The Ring Goes South | 10:24 |
| 16 | A Journey in the Dark | 8:02 |
| 17 | The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm | 10:10 |
| 18 | Lothlórien | 5:03 |
| 19 | The Mirror of Galadriel | 8:31 |
| 20 | Farewell to Lórien and The Great River | 7:10 |
| 21 | The Breaking of the Fellowship | 8:20 |
| 22 | The Departure of Boromir | 6:01 |
| 23 | The Riders of Rohan | 9:01 |
| 24 | The Uruk-Hai | 9:22 |
| 25 | Treebeard | 17:24 |
| 26 | The White Rider | 15:55 |
| 27 | The King of the Golden Hall | 18:00 |
| 28 | Helm’s Deep | 13:01 |
| 29 | The Road to Isengard | 13:29 |
| 30 | Flotsam and Jetsam | 5:01 |
| 31 | The Voice of Saruman | 10:59 |
| 32 | The Palantir | 11:14 |
| 33 | The Taming of Sméagol | 16:48 |
| 34 | The Passage of the Marshes | 10:00 |
| 35 | The Black Gate Is Closed | 5:13 |
| 36 | Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit | 7:02 |
| 37 | The Window on the West | 6:39 |
| 38 | The Forbidden Pool | 7:13 |
| 39 | Journey to the Cross-Roads | 1:22 |
| 40 | The Stairs of Cirith Ungol | 5:26 |
| 41 | Shelob’s Lair | 11:08 |
| 42 | The Choices of Master Samwise | 8:38 |
| 43 | Minas Tirith | 9:25 |
| 44 | The Passing of the Grey Company | 16:32 |
| 45 | The Muster of Rohan | 6:30 |
| 46 | The Siege of Gondor | 20:07 |
| 47 | The Ride of the Rohirrim | 6:32 |
| 48 | The Battle of the Pelennor Fields | 13:17 |
| 49 | The Pyre of Denethor | 5:07 |
| 50 | The Houses of Healing | 17:54 |
| 51 | The Last Debate | 10:41 |
| 52 | The Black Gate Opens | 10:47 |
| 53 | The Tower of Cirith Ungol and The Land of Shadow | 15:23 |
| 54 | Mount Doom | 27:23 |
| 55 | The Field of Cormallen | 10:29 |
| 56 | The Steward and the King | 4:29 |
| 57 | Many Partings | 8:13 |
| 58 | Homeward Bound | 3:21 |
| 59 | The Scouring of the Shire and The Grey Havens | 27:29 |
| 10:27:44 |
Credits:
| James Arrington | Frodo Baggins, Saruman |
| Erik Bauersfeld | Boromir, Theoden |
| Lou Bliss | Sam |
| Gail Chugg | Narrator, Gimli, Gollum, Barliman Butterbur |
| Pat Franklyn | Merry, Ioreth |
| Carl Hague | Elrond, Beregond |
| Karen Hurley | Eowyn |
| Matthew Locricchio | Eomer |
| Bernard Mayes | Gandalf, Tom Bombadil |
| Mac McCaddon | Pippin, Galadriel |
| Tom Luce | Strider/Aragorn, Treebeard, Denethor |
| Ray Reinhardt | Bilbo Baggins |
| John Vickery | Legolas, Faramir, Wormtongue, Mouth of Sauron |