Brian Sibley
Brian Sibley (born Brian David Sibley July 14, 1949 in London, England) is a writer, broadcaster, and Tolkien enthusiast responsible for BBC Radio 4's 1981 The Lord of the Rings dramatization, various commentaries on Tolkien's maps, and official guides to the making of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings (2001 - 2003) and The Hobbit (2012 - 2014) films. He gives insight throughout Michael Pellerin's three documentaries focusing on Tolkien, featured in the Extended Edition bonus discs of the first trilogy, serving also as Creative Consultant and Segment Producer for some of them.
In November of 2022, his comprehensive edition The Fall of Númenor will be released, as the fourth posthumous, official publication concerning a key tale of the Middle-earth legendarium, following Christopher Tolkien's The Fall of Gondolin (2018).
Sibley has written for many other BBC radio plays since 1976, and engages often with children's literature and Disney stories. He is an honorary member of the Tolkien Society in the U.K.
He has been interviewed on Nerd of the Rings[1], the Prancing Pony Podcast[2], and the Tolkien Experience Podcast[3].
Bibliography[]
- 1994 - The Map of Tolkien's Middle-earth, with John Howe
- 1995 - There and Back Again: The Map of The Hobbit, with John Howe
- 1999 - The Map of Tolkien's Beleriand and the Lands to the North, with John Howe
- 2001 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings - Insiders' Guide
- 2001 - The Lord of the Rings: Official Movie Guide
- 2002 - The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy
- 2003 - The Maps of Tolkien's Middle-earth, with John Howe
- 2006 - Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey
- 2009 - The Road Goes Ever On and On: The Map of Tolkien's Middle-earth, with John Howe
- 2010 - West of the Mountains, East of the Sea: The Map of Tolkien's Beleriand and the Lands to the North, with John Howe
- 2010 - There and Back Again: The Map of the Hobbit, with John Howe
- 2012 - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Official Movie Guide
- 2013 - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Official Movie Guide
- 2014 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Official Movie Guide
- 2022 - The Fall of Númenor and Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth (editor)
Documentary appearances[]
- The Lord of the Rings film trilogy appendices
- Part One: From Book to Vision > J.R.R. Tolkien - Creator of Middle-earth
- Part Three: The Journey Continues > J.R.R. Tolkien - Origins of Middle-earth (interviewee and segment producer)
- Part Five: The War of the Ring > J.R.R. Tolkien - The Legacy of Middle-earth and From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter
- Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
