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September 04, 2010
In his own words: J.R.R. Tolkien
First broadcast on March 30, 1968, a BBC2 documentary airing the views of the author J.R.R. Tolkien and Oxford's students on Tolkien's Middle-earth epics (via Steynian 421).
Video at the link.
John Izzard meets with JRR Tolkien at his home, walking with him through the Oxford locations that he loves while hearing the author's own views about his wildly successful high-fantasy novels. Tolkien shares his love of nature and beer and his admiration for 'trenchermen' in this genial and affectionate programme. The brief interviews with Oxford students that are dotted throughout reveal the full range of opinions elicited by 'The Lord of the Rings', from wild enthusiasm to mild contempt.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at September 4, 2010 09:08 AM