Back El Señor de los Anillos (serial radiofónico de 1981) Spanish Le Seigneur des anneaux (série radiophonique de 1981) French ბეჭდების მბრძანებელი (1981 წლის რადიოსერიალი) Georgian
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| Genre | Radio drama |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 minutes per episode |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | Ian Holm Michael Hordern Robert Stephens Bill Nighy James Grout Simon Cadell John Le Mesurier Jack May Peter Vaughan |
| Created by | J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Written by | Brian Sibley[1] Michael Bakewell |
| Directed by | Jane Morgan Penny Leicester |
| Narrated by | Gerard Murphy |
| Original release | 8 March – 30 August 1981 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series is an epic fantasy adventure for BBC Radio 4, adapted from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1955 novel of the same name. It is the third radio dramatisation of the novel, following a 1955 BBC Radio adaptation, and a 1979 adaptation for NPR in the United States.
Like the novel on which it is based, the radio series tells the story of an epic struggle between the Dark Lord Sauron of Mordor, the primary villain of the work, and an alliance of heroes who join forces to save the world from falling under his shadow.