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Re:JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952) by nihakue on Monday January 12, 2026 @05:45AM (#46586669)
Excellent, but my favourite has to be the Rob Inglis recordings (of both The Hobbit and LOTR). The songs are top notch, and his voice is perfect, esp. for the tone of the Hobbit. https://archive.org/details/TheHobbitAudiobook/The+Hobbit/Ch...
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Re:JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952) by mwcz on Monday January 12, 2026 @06:34AM (#46587048)
Martin Shaw's recording of the Silmarillion is similarly wonderful.
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Re:JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952) by iammiles on Monday January 12, 2026 @11:04AM (#46590275)
While we’re at it, Christopher Lee’s narration of Children of Húrin deserves a mention.
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Re:JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952) by grumbelbart2 on Monday January 12, 2026 @08:38AM (#46588316)
> but my favourite has to be the Rob Inglis recordings

Impressive, very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's recording.

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Re:JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952) by subpixel on Monday January 12, 2026 @01:40PM (#46592440)
These really blew me away. I have a theory that he recorded the narration and dialogue of each character individually and then it was all edited together - it seems impossible to switch back and forth between such incredible character deliveries on the fly. Or perhaps this is just how that kind of work is done. Regardless, an amazing job.
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Re:JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952) by twoodfin on Monday January 12, 2026 @09:31PM (#46596722)
Loving this thread.

My Tolkien audio of choice will always be the BBC production of LOTR:

https://archive.org/details/lord-of-the-rings-10_202401

Fantastic cast, including Ian Holm—Bilbo in the Jackson films—as Frodo.

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