Premium Only Content
Clean 3: The Hobbit Read By Merlin! Nicol Williamson reads The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien on cassette!
I found a cleaner source!
Hi everyone!
This video is the third in the series of Nicol Williamson (Merlin in Excalibur) performing "The Hobbit", by J.R.R. Tolkien. Specifically this is part 3 of 8.
This is another series inspired by books on tape I took out of the school library and enjoyed when I was a child. Don't worry, I returned them - this version was bought from eBay ;)
Excalibur started life as a slated film version of Lord of the Rings, in which Nicol Williamson would have played Gandalf! The project fell apart, then turned into Excalibur, with Williamson playing Merlin. But we do still have this amazing audio book.
These tapes are very old and the quality fluctuates quite a bit - the first tape actually fell apart after I recorded side 1 and I had to stick it back together before I could do side 2. Overall though, the quality is acceptable I think.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoy these.
Dr Alex
P.S. I am sure BirdOPrey5 will love these too ;)
Part 1 can be found here:
Part 2 can be found here:
With thanks to Mindless Entertainment:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaQXDLZoKomiCqjbXS0xH_Q
And her own fencing video with the very kind shout-out at: https://youtu.be/kGALR0rycW8
And thanks to the Anti-trekker for his support and encouragement:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC20_a5xMoC85LQXw17fufEQ
And thanks also to Doomcock for his ongoing encouragement and support:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeCJB88u93eq91U0rlJsW-A
And finally, but not leastly to MechaRandom42 for her encouragement and support:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2KekYVX0xHLa4G9WmcIeJQ/featured
This video introduction was recorded using a Shure Model PG48 mic plugged into a Lenovo X201 running Linux Mint 18.2 via an Edirol AudioCapture UA-20 interface.
Recording and processing of audio performed using Audacity v2.1.2.
Video editing performed using Openshot v1.4.3.
Intro and outro music performed on an Audition semi-acoustic guitar plugged into a Marlin Reverb 50C guitar amplifier mic-ed up to an Edirol AudioCapture UA-20 interface via a Realistic Audio mic in one channel, and directly mic-ed using a Shure Model PG48 in the other channel.
If you would like to support my work financially you can do so via PayPal and if you tell me if and how you want to be known I can give you a credit in the next video :)
https://www.paypal.me/AlexLeithes
You can also support via Patreon, to also gain a credit in videos and other cool stuff ;)
https://www.patreon.com/leithes
With grateful thanks to my Patreon supporters, LifeWithMatthew and Old Media Guy.
-
4:48
Doctor Alex
2 days agoUnboxing A Less Mysterious Lenovo ThinkCentre ! (m93)
24 -
LIVE
Right Side Broadcasting Network
4 hours agoLIVE: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Holds a Press Briefing - 11/4/25
5,167 watching -
LIVE
The Charlie Kirk Show
1 hour agoGo Vote! + Healthcare and the Shutdown | Dr. Oz, Baris | 11.4.2025
3,806 watching -
LIVE
The White House
2 hours agoPress Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Nov. 4, 2025
1,138 watching -
LIVE
Sean Unpaved
1 hour agoCarousel Chaos: CFB Week 10 Shocks & Drops, Cardinals Stun MNF, & CBB's Opening Tip-Off Frenzy
320 watching -
1:57:43
Steven Crowder
4 hours agoFailed Hit Job: Another Trump Media Hoax Exposed
274K216 -
56:36
The Rubin Report
3 hours agoFox Hosts Stunned by Piers Morgan’s Dark Prediction for NYC Under Zohran Mamdan
25.4K29 -
LIVE
XDDX_HiTower
1 hour agoGRAY ZONE DEVLOG FOR .3.5 UPDATE!!! [RGMT CONTENT Mgr. | RGMT GL | GZW CL]
102 watching -
LIVE
LFA TV
16 hours agoLIVE & BREAKING NEWS! | TUESDAY 11/4/25
2,876 watching -
LIVE
The Shannon Joy Show
3 hours agoICE Brutality In Evanston, Illinois Sparks New Outrage * GOP Seeks New FISA Re-Authorization * Are Tucker Carlson & Nick Fuentes Feds?
249 watching