The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien's Legacy
60 years since the publication of the series' final volume, a distinguished panel explore Tolkien's literary legacy. To celebrate the 60th a...
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Tolkien at Oxford
Podcasts that explore the relationship between J.R.R. Tolkien and Oxford University, where he both studied and worked.
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9 episodesTolkien's Languages
These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature influenced his fiction, and consider the wider...
Tolkien and Medieval Literature
These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature influenced his fiction, and consider the wider...
J R R Tolkien 'Beyond the Shoreless Sea'
These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature influenced his fiction, and consider the wider...
J R R Tolkien: Medievalist and Mythmaker
These lectures cover an introduction to J R R Tolkien's career, show how medieval literature influenced his fiction, and consider the wider...
The Hobbit at the Bodleian: World Book Day
Judith Priestman, curator of the Bodleian library, discusses the World Book Day 2010 exhibition, where a selection of J.R.R. Tolkien's origi...
Talking Tolkien: The influences of Medieval Literature on the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien
Stuart Lee and Elizabeth Solopova discuss the influences of medieval literature on the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Tolkien and Languages: Ancient and Invented
Interview with Dr Elizabeth Solopova from the Bodlian Library on the influence of medieval language on Tolkien's fiction.
Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary: 'The Ring of Words'
A discussion with the authors of 'The Ring of Words', an exploration into Tolkien's work as a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionar...