Welcome to Wellinghall! This site was made to celebrate the BBC radio dramatization of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and the voices behind the scenes that brought the world of Middle-earth to life. The thirteen-hour production features over 50 actors and has become, to many, the definitive portrayal of Middle-earth. This site is dedicated to those who worked on this production who have sadly passed away, and, in particular, Sir Michael Hordern and Sir Robert Stephens, the voices of Gandalf and Aragorn. With the advent of the recent trilogy of films, it has become more and more likely that this production will fall into the shadow of Peter Jackson's (though excellent) work. In a way, Wellinghall was created to try to help prevent that, by presenting the BBC version not as a secondary dramatization, but as a full and rich portrayal of Tolkien's world able to hold its own against any multi-million dollar franchise.