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The Lord of the Rings
A timeline of all known readings and dramatizations. Always happy to hear about productions that have been missed off the list 🙂
Dates of January 1st indicate that the exact day of the year is not known.
British radio productionNovember 14, 1955
January 19, 1956
BBC For The Schools
British radio abridged reading
January 19, 1956
November 19, 1956
BBC Third Programme Radio Drama
British radio production
November 19, 1956
January 1, 1967
Livington Gilbert Reading
Library of Congress produced unabridged English reading
January 1, 1967
January 1, 1978
Norman Barnes Reading
Library of Congress produced unabridged English reading
January 1, 1978
January 1, 1979
Mind’s Eye Radio Drama
USA amateur radio production
January 1, 1979
March 8, 1981
BBC Radio 4 Drama
British radio production
March 8, 1981
January 1, 1990
Rob Inglis Reading
Recorded Books produced unabridged English reading
January 1, 1990
January 7, 1992
SWR-WDR Radio Drama
Der Herr der Ringe
German radio production
January 7, 1992
June 17, 1995
SR P1 Radioteatern Radio Drama
Sagan om ringen
Swedish radio production
June 17, 1995
January 1, 1999
Danmarks P3 Radio Drama
Eventyret om Ringen
Danish radio production
January 1, 1999
January 1, 1999
David Palmer Reading
Library of Congress produced unabridged English reading
January 1, 1999
November 10, 2001
Rádio Twist Drama
Pán Prsteňov
Slovak radio production
November 10, 2001
January 1, 2002
Tomas Norström Reading
Sagan om Ringen
Norstedts produced unabridged Swedish reading
January 1, 2002
January 1, 2003
Jan Meng Reading
In de Ban van de Ring
Rubinstein Media produced unabridged Dutch reading
January 1, 2003
January 1, 2003
Anders Ribu Reading
Ringenes Herre
Aller Forlag produced unabridged Norwegian reading
January 1, 2003
February 24, 2006
Michal Dlouhý Reading
Pán Prstenů
Supraphon Music produced unabridged Czech reading
February 24, 2006
September 22, 2006
Achim Höppner & Gert Heidenreich Reading
Der Herr der Ringe
Der Hörverlag produced unabridged German reading
September 22, 2006
February 22, 2010
Torben Sekov Reading
Ringenes Herre
Gyldendal produced unabridged Danish reading
February 22, 2010
October 8, 2012
Jan Waldekranz Reading
Ringarnas Herre
Norstedts produced unabridged Swedish production
October 8, 2012
January 1, 2014
Phil Dragash’s Audiobook Soundscape
Independent unabridged enhanced English reading
January 1, 2014
June 16, 2014
Aleš Procházka Reading
Pán Prstenů
Tympanum produced unabridged Czech reading
June 16, 2014
February 14, 2018
Thierry Janssen Reading
Le Seigneur des Anneaux
Audiolib produced unabridged French reading
February 14, 2018
March 26, 2018
Heikki Määttänen Reading
Taru Sormusten Herrasta
WSOY produced unabridged Finnish reading
March 26, 2018
September 16, 2021
Andy Serkis Reading
HarperCollins produced unabridged English reading
September 16, 2021
March 1, 2022
Jared Reading
El Señor de los Anillos
Independent unabridged Spanish reading
March 1, 2022
December 5, 2022
Miguel Ángel Jenner Reading
El Señor de los Anillos
Planeta Audio produced unabridged Spanish (Castilian) reading
December 5, 2022
June 20, 2023
June 27, 2023
Jouman Fattal Reading
In de Ban van de Ringe
Boekerij produced unabridged Dutch reading
June 27, 2023
December 18, 2023
Toni Kamula Reading
Taru Sormusten Herrasta
WSOY produced unabridged Finnish reading
December 18, 2023
March 11, 2024
Murat Eken Reading
Yüzüklerin Efendisi
Storyside produced unabridged Turkish production
March 11, 2024
March 25, 2024
Jorge Cabrera Reading
El Señor de los Anillos
Planeta Audio produced unabridged Spanish (Latinoamerica) reading
March 25, 2024
May 7, 2024
Massimo Popolizio Reading
Il Signore Degli Anelli
Giunti Editore produced unabridged Italian reading
May 7, 2024