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Forum: The Movies
09-26-2013, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 306
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davem
My copy of the Hobbit has arrived :). Its a...
My copy of the Hobbit has arrived :). Its a double CD, two and a half hours and the audio is perfect. no booklet or pics, just an index card with chapter titles. |
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Forum: The Movies
09-24-2013, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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According to the audio go website its available...
According to the audio go website its available from next week, on CD or download for £2.99. Though today I found it available now from Amazon UK. |
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Forum: The Movies
08-25-2013, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
David Wood, one of the Jackanory cast, along with...
David Wood, one of the Jackanory cast, along with Jan Francis, Maurice Denham & Berhard Cribbins, has just posted a response to the news on his website - apparently no-one had told him, or his agent,... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-20-2013, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
Interesting that this BBC CD is using the same...
Interesting that this BBC CD is using the same cover art (by Jemma Catlin) as the new illustrated edition of The Hobbit from Harper Collins... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-19-2013, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
It was the 3000th. The opening, and a little bit...
It was the 3000th. The opening, and a little bit from the third episode, are in that You Tube clip I linked to in my last post. And they say nostalgia isn't what it used to be :p |
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Forum: The Movies
08-18-2013, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
Sadly, its just the audio. Don't know if the...
Sadly, its just the audio. Don't know if the video will be available (or if its survived even). Did find this little bit on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1efGqdPtZPg |
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Forum: The Movies
08-18-2013, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
The series is available for download via the BBC...
The series is available for download via the BBC at a very reasonable price (along with some other Tolkien stuff here http://www.audiogo.com/uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=tolkien £6.99/$10.99. Brian... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-07-2012, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
Not at all- in fact I'm grateful that its been...
Not at all- in fact I'm grateful that its been done. My plans for the thread fell apart due to having a toddler running around the place. |
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Forum: The Movies
02-07-2012, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
I intended to get around to the final episode a...
I intended to get around to the final episode a long time back on this thread, but so many things interupted me and it never happened :-( . It was one of the best things I've been involved in... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-15-2010, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
The best way to experience the series if to set...
The best way to experience the series if to set aside a full day & listen to it right the way through (which I've done twice), setting out with the Hobbits in the morning, & returning to Bag End with... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-15-2010, 03:42 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
I like the eagle! Honestly, the way the song...
I like the eagle! Honestly, the way the song intercuts the action is perfect as far as I'm concerned. I love the whole episode, & its a perfect example of how radio drama, done right, is a true art... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-14-2010, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
concluded...
The Ring is Mine..... Indeed. Now, I don't know how well others feel the climax at the Sammah Naur is done. Frodo seems completely intoxicated by the Ring once he has claimed it fro his own, so that... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-14-2010, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
cont...
Tracks 2&3 take us to the halfway point of the episode. Frodo & Sam's trek through Mordor has come to its end & they have reached the Mountain. Gandalf, Aragorn & the Captains of the West have... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-13-2010, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
'Mount Doom'
Well, here we go at last with the penultimate episode: "Mount Doom" http://www.tolkienradio.com/mountdoom.html Now, I will apologise firstly - this discussion will be divided up into sections,... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-11-2010, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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Stop making me feel bad you guys! "davem the...
Stop making me feel bad you guys! "davem the silly hobbit started this affair, and davem had better finish it, or himself "... We'd got to Episode 11, right? Two to go. I'll try for Saturday or... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-01-2009, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
A few posts back I mentioned an article about the...
A few posts back I mentioned an article about the series in the magazine SFX - checking Brian's blog I find a link to the actual article, scans with pix -... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-11-2009, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
Well, I return to this thread not to continue it...
Well, I return to this thread not to continue it - sadly personal commitments intervened & I wasn't able to continue running things & no-one else was able to take over. I'm back now just to point out... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-28-2008, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
Me too. i still haven't listened to ep 10 yet -...
Me too. i still haven't listened to ep 10 yet - too many other distractions - well, one 7 month old 'distraction' actually. I intend to get around to eps 10/11 this weekend. My apologies to all as I... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-27-2008, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
I liked parts of the BBC Hobbit - the interaction...
I liked parts of the BBC Hobbit - the interaction between Bilbo & the Narrator (or 'Talebearer') & some of the comments by various characters - like Gandalf's at the end on Bilbo's memoirs ("He'll... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-27-2008, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
I suppose the thing that stands out for me in...
I suppose the thing that stands out for me in this episode is the portrayal of Faramir. I don't know whether the adaptors went through the same kind of trauma the movie makers did (apparently) over... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-23-2008, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
And another apology...
Yet again I haven't been able to post the intro for the next episode. Unfortunately, 'personal commitments' (mainly a six month old one) keep on intruding, so.... This is either going to have to... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-13-2008, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
Episode 8: The Voice of Saruman
Transcript: http://www.tolkienradio.com/vos.html This episode covers a lot of ground. We start out in the aftermath of the Battle of Helm's Deep & wnd with the Fellowship once more broken - but... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-12-2008, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
I think this is another reason this adaptation...
I think this is another reason this adaptation feels so close to the book - not simply because it uses so much of Tolkien's text/dialogue, but also because it doesn't impose someone else's images on... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-12-2008, 12:03 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
Hopefully - or I should say I definitely mean to....
Hopefully - or I should say I definitely mean to. Of course, the boss (our six month old) has the final say on whether I have time..... As to interest in the thread generally - we've had nearly... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-06-2008, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 306
Views: 274,708
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davem
A few things struck me during this episode....
A few things struck me during this episode. First, the encounter with Theoden. I'm so glad we got the 'book' version rather than the histrionics of the movie. Its clear that Theoden is not... |
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