: Was that you, Martin? If so, what did you do in the series?

: I've really been enjoying it. I just finished "The Fellowship of the Ring". The BBC left out Bombadil, and seeing how much material they covered I have to agree that it was appropriate to leave him out & think trying to fit him into the movie would be a mistake - using precious time to further confuse the plot for those who haven't read the books.

: -Steve

No I'm afraid it wasn't me. The Martin Read on the credits is an actor with a large body of work on BBC radio (classic plays and the like) and in the Theatre - though not much TV or film. He is no relation of mine as far as I know.

The nearest I have ever come to the BBC is a mention in the BBC Wildlife Magazine a couple of years ago on some work I did which suggested an evolutionary relationship between the malaria parasite and single celled plants.