Actually, the guy who played Farmer Maggot ("There's no Bagginses here. They're all up in Hobbiton.") reminds me very much of a younger Bilbo.
Could they not (as in the FotR party scene) have an older Bilbo played by Ian Holm narrating his adventure to a captive young audience?
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But all the while I sit and think of times there were before
I listen for returning feet and voices at the door
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