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Paul Eddington, Simon Callow, Patrick Magee, Frank Middlemass, Christian Rodska and Maggie Steed star in the complete comedy fantasy series - as heard on BBC Radio 4. For fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and ElvenQuest , this is the epic fantasy series first heard on BBC Radio 4 in 1980 that wonderfully parodies J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings . The kingdom of Albion is under threat from The Evil One, and the wizard Radox The Green has found a hero to save the land: Agar, Son of Athar (who has a minotaur called Stephen). Written by Andrew Marshall (writer, 2point4 Children) and John Lloyd (creator, QI), here are all four episodes of the classic radio series - now available for the first time. Starring Patrick Magee as the Chronicler, Paul Eddington as King Yulfric, Simon Callow as Prince Veganin, Christian Rodska as Agar, Frank Middlemass as Radox the Green, Maggie Steed as Queen Elfreda and Jonathan Lynn ( Yes, Minister co-creator) as the dwarf Golin Longshanks. It comes with fold out map of Middlesea illustrated by Mark Reddy and taken from the original 1980's Radio Times article. '...plenty of comedy and action but enough reverence for its source material to ensure ardent fans are left smiling not fuming' - Cambs TimesProduct Identifiers
PublisherBBC Audio, a Division of Random House
ISBN-139781408426234
eBay Product ID (ePID)91750796
Product Key Features
Publication Year2009
TopicBooks
Book TitleHordes of the Things
LanguageEnglish
Run Time116 Mins
AuthorJohn Lloyd, Andrew Marshall
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Lloyd, Andrew Marshall