The hero of the tale is Bilbo Baggins, a home-loving unambitious hobbit, who is suddenly thrust into what turns out to be the biggest adventure of his life. Guided by Gandalf the wizard, Bilbo and a company of dwarves set out to destroy Smaug the maginificient, a ferocious dragon who guards a treasure hoard
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This radio dramatisation of The Hobbit was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1968