Being in the beautiful Peak district National Park is putting me in mind for all things Tolkien.
The woods, the valleys, the rocky edifices, I can well imagine the Rohirrim chasing Wargs right through them!
With Middle Earth in mind, this week I'm hoping to acquire a cassette box set of the 1981 BBC radio production of Lord of the Rings, which I heard at the time and have hankered after ever since. My Precious!
Do you recall the radio serial readers? What were you doing in 1981?
I was playing a lot of Dungeons and Dragons, so LOTR was on my mind. I hadn't listened to any radio drama in years, not since my father tried turning me on to it.
ReplyDeleteI take it you're Dad didn't manage it then Baron, turning you into radio drama? I've never played D&D. Is it fun?
DeleteHa ha, no I didn't really get into radio. Not for lack of trying, but it just didn't stick. D&D on the other hand became my lifelong hobby. I don't recommend the series of re-writes by a succession of folks, but here's my story on role-playing games: https://themichlinguide.wordpress.com/2018/07/22/my-life-with-dungeons-and-dragons-flashback-post/
DeleteI shall give it a read, thanks Baron!
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