revised ed 1991) by Karen Wynn Fonstad Journeys of Frodo: An Atlas of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1981) by Barbara Strachey Spoken word The Hobbit (1974) – Nicol Williamson recorded an abridged, dramatic version for Decca Records on the Argo label The Lord of the Rings (1990) – unabridged recording by Rob Inglis for Recorded Books The Hobbit (1991) – unabridged recording by Rob Inglis for Recorded Books The Children of Húrin (2007) – Christopher Lee recorded an unabridged audiobook The Hobbit (2020) – Andy Serkis live-streamed an unabridged reading to raise money for NHS Charities Together The Hobbit (2020) – unabridged recording by Andy Serkis for HarperCollinsUK and Recorded Books The Lord of the Rings (2021) – unabridged recording by Andy Serkis for HarperCollinsUK and Recorded Books Radio The Lord of the Rings (1955) – BBC: six 45-minute episodes for The Fellowship of the Ring, then six 30-minute episodes for all of The Two Towers and The Return of the King, adapted by Terence Tiller The Hobbit (1968) – BBC: eight half-hour episodes, adapted by Michael Kilgarriff The Lord of the Rings (1979) – National Public Radio: totalling over 11 hours, adapted by Bernard Mayes The Lord of the Rings (1981) – BBC: 26 half-hour instalments, later re-cut to 13 hour-long instalments, adapted by Brian Sibley and Michael Bakewell Der Herr der Ringe (1991) – Südwestrundfunk and Westdeutscher Rundfunk: German adaptation of The Lord of the Rings in 30 half-hour episodes, by Peter Steinbach Films The Hobbit (1967) – Gene Deitch's short animated adaptation The Hobbit (1977) – an animated musical television special by Rankin/Bass The Lord of the Rings (1978) – an animated film of the first half of the book by Ralph Bakshi The Return of the King (1980) – the animated sequel to 1977's The Hobbit Khraniteli (1991) - a "lost" Russian television play, now recovered Hobitit (1993) - a Finnish rendering of the Hobbits' journey in The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings film series – the live-action trilogy by Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) The Hobbit film series – Jackson's three-part prequel to his The Lord of the Rings series The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) The Hobbit: