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- For the 1955-6 radio dramatisation, see The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series).
- For the 1981 radio dramatisation, see The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series).
Mind's Eye radio serial
There is a second radio dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, produced by The Mind's Eye, and featuring a different cast. It is sometimes confused with the BBC production, but is distinguished by the fact that the most widely circulated US edition comes in a wooden box, whether on compact discs or cassette tapes.
It was recorded prior to the BBC version, and because its cast recorded their tracks separately (unlike the BBC production which, like most British radio serials, assembled the cast to record their dialogue together) is often criticised as being inferior to the BBC version.
The cast includes Ray Reinhardt (Bilbo), James Arrington (Frodo), Pat Franklyn (Merry), Mac McCaddon (Pippin), Lou Bliss (Sam), Bernard Mayes (Gandalf), Gail Chugg (Narrator), Bernard Mayes (Tom Bombadil), Tom Luce (Strider/Aragorn). Franklyn, McCaddon, Chugg , Reinhardt, Bob Lewis, John Vickery, Erik Bauersfeld and Carl Hague were credited for "additional voices".
The Mind's Eye version has also been identified as the Soundelux version, and most recently, the Highbridge version. (The name changes correspond to the studios/companies which owned the rights at the time.)
For more information, see http://www.audiotheater.com/lotr.html