September 2, 2022

1968 Tolkien BBC Interview

Video Title: 1968: TOLKIEN on LORD OF THE RINGS | Release | Classic Celebrity Interviews | BBC Archive. Date Published: March 8, 2022. Source: BBC Archive. Description: 

J. R. R. Tolkien speaks to John Ezard about his extraordinarily popular Lord of the Rings series of fantasy novels. The author touches upon their genesis and themes, his fondness for invented languages - and how they are often misinterpreted.

This clip is from Release: Tolkien in Oxford. Originally broadcast 30 March, 1968.