BBC Lord of the Rings - Vinyl and CD

Presenting 'The Lord of the Rings', a limited edition deluxe 14LP vinyl box set of the original 1981. BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of JRR Tolkien's masterpiece, released for the first time in its original 26-episode broadcast format. Over 13 hours of newly-mastered audio drama in superb stereo sound with every tense cliffhanger (and stirring theme music reprise) intact, plus a standalone bonus disc of the series' celebrated soundtrack by the renowned composer Stephen Oliver.

I have been wanting to post about this for quite a long time.

The BBC are re-issuing the 1981 broadcasts of the Lord of the Rings in time for Christmas.

I have been told that these are the original 30-minute episodes, which were only ever broadcast twice in 1981. The subsequent releases were two episodes combined into one 60-minute episode.

The episodes did have cliffhangers at every 30 minutes and these will now be available to listen to again. The recordings are also from the original master-tapes which the BBC still have.

I will add more details when they are announced by the BBC.

Release Date : 4th December 2026

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