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''Der Herr der Ringe'' was a German language radio adaptation of
J.R.R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...
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The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's boo ...
broadcast on the
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radio stations
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between September 1991 and March 1992. At thirty half-hour episodes, and a speaking cast of around 96 actors, it was a landmark achievement in German audio drama.


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