The Hobbit 1968 BBC 4 Radio Drama torrent

About the Release:
BBC Radio 1968 - The Hobbit - Full Cast Dramatisation - podded by cheops
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This series was adapted by Michael Kilgariff and produced by John Powell in eight half-hour mono episodes for BBC Radio 4.

The radio series follows the plot of the original novel (revised 1951 version) very closely, except for the addition of The Tale Bearer, a narrator whose account of the story is often interrupted and embellished by the protagonist Bilbo Baggins in the role of secondary narrator.

Eight episodes of approx 30 minutes each in high quality MP3.

Bilbo, a stay-at-home hobbit, is approached by the wizard Gandalf to undertake a dangerous adventure, and despite his initial reluctance he soon finds himself accompanying Thorin Oakenshield and his party of dwarves on a long and difficult quest to recover the dwarves' treasure from Smaug the dragon, encountering trolls, goblins, Gollum (acquiring a magic ring near Gollum's cave), wargs, eagles, giant spiders, elves and men along the way. In the process Bilbo is transformed from a clumsy, timid and rather comic figure into a dignified and occasionally heroic everyman.

J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless and beloved tale is presented in a stunning dramatization that resounds with all the excitement of a theater performance--and all the charm of a vintage radio show. Originally conceived for BBC broadcast and produced by the world's foremost creators of radio entertainment, this lavish production melds a full cast with stirring music and sound effects to bring this magnificent classic to life.

With:
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The Tale Bearer....Anthony Jackson
Bilbo Baggins....Paul Daneman
Gandalf....Heron Carvic
Gollum....Wolfe Morris
Thorin Oakenshield....John Justin
Elrond....John Pullen
The Elvenking....Leonard Fenton
Beorn....Denys Hawthorne
Bard the Bowman....Peter Williams
Balin....Peter Pratt
Smaug....Francis de Wolff

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Type : mpeg 1 layer III
Bitrate : 128
Mode : joint stereo
Frequency : 44100 Hz
Encoder : Lame 3.88
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Note from the Releaser (current, that is):

I torrented this in November'07 from Isohunt and as of now that release seems to be dead. Neither there's such torrent here on TPB. Thus I create new release and will seed it...like for evermore, I think. (I'll be the Ultimate Hobbit'68 Seeder! Sweet deal!)
This drama was encoded by Cheops (probably a group of men), and I release it exactly as I had downloaded it - even left Cheops logo in the folder. My upload speed goes up to 60 kB/s, so the first lecher will have the release in about 1.5-2 hours.
Hope you'll enjoy the masterpiece. I totally do.


UPDATE 24.06.2009: Here is the score of this drama:


http://thepiratebay.se/torrent/4972458