Tales from the Perilous Realm | Smith of Wootton Major (Radio Drama 1992)

Smith of Wootton Major is a short story written by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published in 1949. The book began as an attempt to explain the meaning of Faery by means of a story about a cook and his cake, and Tolkien originally thought to call it The Great Cake. It was intended to be part of a preface by Tolkien to George MacDonald's famous fairy story The Golden Key. Tolkien's story grew to become a tale in its own right.

Smith of Wootton Major is not connected to the Middle-earth, except by the thematic "Faery" motif of the traveler who journeys to a land that lies beyond the normal world and is usually beyond the reach of mortals. (Smith can thus be likened to Beren in the realm of Thingol, or Eärendil journeying to Valinor, or Ælfwine's visit to Tol Eressëa.)

Cast & Characters:
J.R.R. Tolkien - Michael Hordern
Smith - Paul Copley
Nokes - James Grout
The Fäerie King - John McGlynn

Additional voices:
Jonathan Adams
Judy Bennett
Chris Cook
Rachael Crocker
Nicholas Murchie
Jill Shilling
Jenny Smythe
Melinda Walker
Ann Windsor

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