JRR Tolkien

Splinter · September 21, 2026 at 10:02 AM

I've read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy several times and also watched the films which I love. This article about Tolkien is very revealing, with some actual 1968 interviews discovered in the BBC archives.

'Good often does evil': JRR Tolkien on 'the most tragic moment' in The Lord of the Rings

In 1968, the BBC broadcast extracts from JRR Tolkien's last ever recorded interview, 31 years after The Hobbit was published. In 2019, the full video was…

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UK Man · September 21, 2026 at 10:47 AM

Never read the books nor seen any of the films. I think it's something that either grabs your interest or not. I do share his love of tobacco and beer though.

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Rice · September 22, 2026 at 8:38 AM

I never really got into fantasy fiction, and didn't read Tolkien's books. But I did enjoy reading this interview, and agree with him on the wonder of dictionaries.

GlasgowJohn · September 23, 2026 at 11:34 AM

Although a very avid reader in my youth , i could never get into Tolkien at all.

I tried a couple of times but never got through more than a couple of chapters.

Beer to be spent?