The 1968 BBC audio version of The Hobbit is well worth listening to. Think it's still available on CD.

Paul Daneman made an excellent Bilbo and John Justin of "Thief of Baghdad" film fame was a fantastic Thorin Oakenshield. There was lots of BBC Radiophonic Workshop input; their man David Cain wrote the music and David Munrow and the Early Music Consort performed it.

A lot of people don't seem to get it - however my mind was blown (well it was that era, man)

See what you think of Episode 1 - John Justin sings the Far Over The Misty Mountains song at 10:20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BZX9g24P-8