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Tolkien in Oxford is the title of a BBC2 television documentary featuring a recorded interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by John Izzard. The documentary was shot from February 5-February 9 in 1968,[1] and broadcast on March 30 that same year.[2] On February 29 in 1968, Tolkien described his feelings for the shooting in a letter to Donald Swann.
According to Pieter Collier, a transcription of the interview was released on April 7 of 2007 for The Children of Húrin release.[citation needed] Other parts of the same interview were released by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on April 19 that same year,[3] and in J.R.R. Tolkien: An Audio Portrait of the Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In August of 2010, the BBC Archives released the original, full version of Tolkien in Oxford on their website. In 2018, Stuart D. Lee published a transcript of the full interview in volume fifteen of Tolkien Studies.
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Edit to right of the section title.- John Izzard meets with J. R. R. 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.[2]
- Tolkien fell in love with Edith Bratt when he was 16. They were then separated for five years because his guardian refused to allow him to contact Edith until he was 21. They married on 22 March 1916, just before Tolkien departed to serve in France during World War I, and remained a close and devoted couple until Edith's death in 1971. Tolkien had the name 'Luthien' engraved on her headstone and then, when he died in 1973, was buried in the same grave and had the name 'Beren' added to the memorial. Tolkien described the epic love story of the Elvish princess Luthien and the mortal Beren in 'The Silmarillion'. In the universe of 'The Lord of the Rings', it is considered to be the greatest romance of the Elder Days.[2]
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- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology, pg. 716
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 BBC - ARCHIVE - Release - Tolkien in Oxford
- ↑ 1968 BBC interview with J.R.R. Tolkien, as of 21 August 2010
External links[]
- BBC - ARCHIVE - Release - Tolkien in Oxford (region locked)
- Tolkien Estate - VISUAL / TOLKIEN IN OXFORD
- Other info
- Tolkien Gateway - Tolkien in Oxford
- University of Oxford Podcasts - 'Tolkien in Oxford', BBC 1968 01/12/2014 (Duration: 00:37:00)