本期主播：潇雨
本期文章：The Lord of the Rings《魔戒》节选
录制地点：湖南

That very month was September, and as fine as you could ask. Days passed and The Day drew nearer. At the end of the second week in September a cart came in through Bywater from the direction of the Brandywine Bridge in broad daylight. An old man was driving it all alone. He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, and a silver scarf. Of course, the old man was Gandalf the Wizard, whose fame in the Shire was due mainly to his skill with fires, smokes, and lights. His real business was far more difficult and dangerous, but the Shire-folk knew nothing about it. To them he was just one of the &`&attractions&`& at the Party. They knew him by sight, though he only appeared in Hobbiton occasionally and never stopped long; but neither they nor any but the oldest of their elders had seen one of his firework displays. They now belonged to the legendary past.
It was a fine night, and the black sky was dotted with stars. Bilbo looked up, sniffing the air.
Gandalf remained for a while staring after him into the darkness. &`&Goodbye, my dear Bilbo . until our next meeting!&`&
在甘道夫的帮助下，比尔博先生成为有史以来第一个成功放弃的魔戒的人。魔君索伦在戒指里注入邪恶的力量，一旦戒指回到主人手中，中土世界一切美好的事物将不复存在。比尔博离开后，这枚戒指，来到了侄儿弗罗多的手中。
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
接下来的故事，是一个伟大的历险。巫师甘道夫，没落的努美诺尔后裔阿拉贡，刚铎的将领博罗米尔，精灵莱戈拉斯，矮人吉姆利，四位霍比特人持戒者弗罗多，他的朋友山姆、皮平、梅利。这一支由九个人组成的队伍承担着中土世界的命运出发了。他们要去到魔君索伦的巢穴中心，在魔戒铸造的末日山口，毁掉戒指。
当九人前往魔多时，敌人也开始行动了。索伦手下的九只戒灵和半兽人部队，叛变的白道会智者萨茹曼the whit，将中土世界的自由人们团团围住。在废弃的矮人故里莫瑞亚，他们不小心唤醒了地底的远古恶魔，巫师甘道夫与敌人一同坠落深渊；在萝林，他们得到了精灵夫人与领主的无私帮助；遭遇强兽人部队，远征队失散了，博罗米尔牺牲，弗罗多和山姆独自前往魔多，阿拉贡、莱戈拉斯和吉姆利追逐着带走两位霍比特人的强兽人军队进入了洛汗境内，随即打响了保卫人类世界的第一场战争。
世界的战争在残酷地进行着，终于，这时弗罗多与山姆来到了魔多，在末日火山脚下，在尖锐的沙石中，已经筋疲力尽。
The hateful night passed slowly and reluctantly. Such daylight as followed was dim; for here as the Mountain drew near the air was ever mirky, while out from the Dark Tower there crept the veils of Shadow that Sauron wove about himself. Frodo was lying on his back not moving. Sam stood beside him, reluctant to speak, and yet knowing that the word now lay with him: he must set his master&`&s will to work for another effort. At length, stooping and caressing Frodo&`&s brow, he spoke in his ear.
两位霍比特人用尽最后的力气爬向末日山口，这时，魔都的黑门前聚集了一支军队。这是人类最后的军队，由来自北方的游侠、isildur后人，刚铎的伊力萨王统领。他们把希望给予人类，自己却未保留丝毫。他们知道有两位霍比特人正在末日山口为人类的命运而战，因此希望还未陷落。
弗罗多站在火山口上，他的意志已经到了极限，这时，他无论怎样也想把魔戒据为己有。Gollum尾随着他，伺机抢夺魔戒。