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Elanor · 05-11-2001, 11:41 PM

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Re: Ultimate Tolkien Audio

I grew up with the BBC radio dramatisation from 1980, which I heard before I read the books. I still listen to it, and I can't imagine any other voices than those I'm used to. They are all perfect to me, though I suppose it's mainly due to 20 years' familiarity. But I particularly like Robert Stephens as Aragorn (I know a few people here don't like his performance though) and Ian Holm as Frodo. Jack May (Theoden) also has a great voice. But I think the best was the Lord of the Nazgul - his voice terrified me when I was a kid.

I also love Nicol Williamson reading The Hobbit. It is slightly abridged, but he gets the voices just right.

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Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 39</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Ultimate Tolkien Audio I grew up with the BBC radio dramatisation from 1980, which I heard before I read the books. I still listen to it, and I can't imagine any other voices than those I'm used to. They are all perfect to me, though I suppose it's mainly due to 20 years' familiarity. But I particularly like Robert Stephens as Aragorn (I know a few people here don't like his performance though) and Ian Holm as Frodo. Jack May (Theoden) also has a great voice. But I think the best was the Lord of the Nazgul - his voice terrified me when I was a kid. I also love Nicol Williamson reading The Hobbit. It is slightly abridged, but he gets the voices just right. </p> __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )