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Hordes Of The Things

Hordes Of The Things

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1980
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

A radio series parodying J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, written by John Lloyd and Andrew Marshall. Stars Frank Middlemass, Paul Eddington, Simon Callow, Maggie Steed, Jonathan Lynn and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
1980
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Frank Middlemass, Paul Eddington, Simon Callow, Maggie Steed, Jonathan Lynn, Christian Rodska and Patrick Magee
Writers
Andrew Marshall and John Lloyd
Producer
Geoffrey Perkins
Company

The kingdom of Albion is under threat from The Evil One. The elves have trusted the kingdom with a mystic device (the number seven) and have entrusted a wizard by the name of Radox The Green to find a hero to save the land, in the shape of Agar Son of Athar.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 25th November 1980 on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
  • Saturday 20th August 2022 at 12:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Friday 19th August 2022 at 6:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Friday 19th August 2022 at 12:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 3

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