as Bilbo. It is noted for its faithful script by Michael Kilgarriff, though it was only 4 hours long. Lord of the Rings Often considered the definitive audio version, it features John Le Mesurier (famed for Dad’s Army
In the pantheon of great British television, there is a rule as unspoken as it is ironclad: the BBC owns the period drama. From the corseted machinations of Pride and Prejudice to the fog-laden streets of Bleak Street , the Corporation has perfected the art of tasteful, slightly dusty prestige. So when the call went out in the mid-1990s for a television adaptation of The Hobbit , the nation leaned in. Who would the BBC cast as its Bilbo? bilbo vs bbc