Indeed Jim. I have it on cassette (13, not 14, one hour episodes & you can, these days, get it on CD), and therein... Oh alright, just one example of why Jackson is an utterly crap director (never mind that he knows next to sod all about telling a story!).

Radio adaptation: "Fly, you fools. Fly!" Michael Hordern's magnificent voice recedes into the distance as he falls into the chasm of Khazad-dum.

Film: Ian McKellen does a chin-up on the broken bridge with a ton of Balrog hanging from his ankles... Absolutely clueless. And please don't anyone say "Oh, but Gandalf was..." Gandalf came to Middle Earth with his powers strictly circumscribed. He was a hale & hearty (and ageless) old man, and presumably a strong man. But he wasn't superhuman. That was the whole point!