Microphones in Middle-earth...the BBC Lord of the Rings

[Brian Sibley]

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

Rosebury's comment is in the context of comparing the movie versions with the radio production (favorably for the BBC, at that!), so I suppose we shouldn't be surprised at his kind of expectation there.

Yes, well, it's always a tricky issue: comparing chalk and cheese!

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

As far as my personal experience goes, I love both reading aloud to others and being read to, with all of the imaginative possibilities that come with it. I remember the first calendar images I saw back in the 70s - I really disliked them, as they didn't seem to fit in with my concept of LotR characters at all.

I agree. Even artists whom I admire, like Alan Lee and John Howe, are often a long way off the mark as far as the pictures in my head are concerned and most fan-art leaves me feeling deeply depressed - especially since so much of it is now 'inspired' by (or derived from) Jackson.

Our response to all such things is, of course, totally subjective. You might be amused to know that someone wrote to me when the radio series was first broadcast and complained that Robert Stephens simply didn't sound like Aragorn! Funnily enough, I know what the person meant...