The Lord of the Rings The Return of ..., J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings The Return of ..., J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
A Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisation

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Series: BBC Radio’s The Lord of the Rings #2

Narrator: Ian Holm, Bill Nighy, Michael Hordern, John Le Mesurier, Peter Woodthorpe, Robert Stephens, John McAndrew, David Collings, Douglas Livingstone, Richard O'Callaghan, Full Cast

Unabridged: 3 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/03/2007

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic

Synopsis

The evil Saruman has been defeated by Gandalf, but in Mordor the battle for the Ruling Ring continues. Wounded by the giant spider, Shelob, Frodo has been captured by the dreaded orcs. Sam, alone and in possession of the Ring, must rescue his master if their mission - to find the Cracks of Doom, and there destroy the Ring - is to continue. Meanwhile, the other Fellowship members are preparing for war against the armies of the Dark Lord, Sauron... Widely regarded as a broadcasting classic, the BBC Radio dramatisation of 'The Lord of the Rings' stars Ian Holm, Michael Hordern, Robert Stephens, John Le Mesurier and Peter Woodthorpe.

©2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2018 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

About J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892.1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

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Goodreads review by Emma on July 22, 2024

bawling my eyes out; for not all tears are an evil......more

Goodreads review by Federico on October 05, 2023

"The review was only a small and passing thing: there were likes and comments forever beyond its reach.” With Isengard defeated, Middle Earth bought a brief respite; but the war is hardly over, as the endless hordes of the dark lord Sauron encircles Minas Tirith, last bastion of hope of the Realm......more

Goodreads review by Sean Barrs on September 12, 2020

Tolkien is the master of world building. With his writing comes generations of detailed history and lore. Middle Earth did not simply spring up overnight. Instead it is firmly established with the most thorough groundwork that is simply unmatched. And here his epic trilogy comes to an end. I’ve read......more

Goodreads review by Petrik on June 20, 2023

4.5/5 stars “For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” It’s over. I have finally finished reading The Return of the King, the third and final part of......more

Goodreads review by Persephone's Pomegranate on January 18, 2025

The Return of the King is, along with The Children of Húrin, my favorite work of Tolkien. It's one of my comfort reads. No one wrote about friendship and love quite like the late professor. Sam and Frodo. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli. Merry and Pippin. Bilbo and Gandalf. Frodo and Gandalf. All of......more

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