The Hobbit
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  • Published: 1 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9781471358388
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 2 hr 27 min
  • Narrator: Bernard Cribbins
  • RRP: $17.99
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The Hobbit

The BBC TV soundtrack of the Jackanory multi-voice reading

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The radio dramatisation of The Hobbit became a classic when it was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1968 and it continues to delight today.

The BBC TV soundtrack of the acclaimed Jackanory multi-voice reading of The Hobbit. Broadcast to mark the 3000th programme of the much-loved children's series Jackanory, The Hobbit was transmitted over two weeks and 10 episodes in 1979. It told the gripping story of Bilbo Baggins and his band of dwarves, who are on a quest for the treasure guarded by the fearsome dragon Smaug.

As he leaves his cosy hobbit-hole and travels into the wild, Bilbo's adventures begin. On his journey, he will encounter trolls, goblins, elves and giant spiders - as well as a mysterious and magical ring and a strange, sinister creature named Gollum.

Read by Bernard Cribbins, Jan Francis, Maurice Denham and David Wood, this rare audio soundtrack is sure to offer a treat for all fans of J. R. R. Tolkien.
  • Published: 1 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9781471358388
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 2 hr 27 min
  • Narrator: Bernard Cribbins
  • RRP: $17.99
Categories:

About the author

J. R. R. Tolkien

J. R. R. Tolkien was born in 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. From 1925-1959 he was an Oxford Professor, first of Anglo Saxon and then of English Language and Literature, but is best known as the author of the fantasy classic The Lord of the Rings.

Also by J. R. R. Tolkien

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