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The Hobbit

The BBC TV soundtrack of the Jackanory multi-voice reading

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The Hobbit

By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Bernard Cribbins, Maurice Denham, Jan Francis, David Wood
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The BBC TV soundtrack of the acclaimed Jackanory multi-voice reading of The Hobbit. Broadcast to mark the 3000th programme of the much-loved children's series Jackanory, The Hobbit was transmitted over two weeks and 10 episodes in 1979. It told the gripping story of Bilbo Baggins and his band of dwarves, who are on a quest for the treasure guarded by the fearsome dragon Smaug.

As he leaves his cosy hobbit-hole and travels into the wild, Bilbo's adventures begin. On his journey, he will encounter trolls, goblins, elves and giant spiders - as well as a mysterious and magical ring and a strange, sinister creature named Gollum.

Read by Bernard Cribbins, Jan Francis, Maurice Denham and David Wood, this rare audio soundtrack is sure to offer a treat for all fans of J. R. R. Tolkien.

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This was a summer school reading assigner and we loved reading along with the audibles book!

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Liked this but wanted to hear more. Next time will order unabridged version. This is an excellent rendition!

Excellent but short version.

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Advertised as "unabridged" this radio play is heavily edited. Nice narration for children but it leaves out a great deal of text.

Radio abridgement

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This should be more clearly marked as not the book but as a radio play… and not a very good one. When you buy a book on your phone it is too easy make a mistake when you select based on the title. The title cannot be identical to the novel when that isn’t what you are getting.

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