JRR Tolkien

Dan Snow’s History Hit. How WWI Inspired The Lord of the Rings. Audio, 32 minutes
How did the First World War shape Middle-earth?
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BBC Sounds
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Winnie the Pooh papers fetch £95,000 at auction
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
16 January
Son 'gobsmacked' at Winnie the Pooh discovery
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
15 January
How former RAF airfield became Middle Earth
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
8 September 2024
Seven-year-old finishes 145-mile charity challenge
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England
Posted
2 September 2024
Rings of Power star slipped Welsh word into show
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Wales
Posted
29 August 2024
1968: Tolkien on Invented Language. Video, 00:01:23
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BBC
Posted
24 June 2024
Carroll and Tolkien characters feature on pub mural
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Oxford
Posted
5 June 2024
Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed
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Berkshire
Posted
26 May 2024
The Hobbit first edition expected to fetch thousands
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Berkshire
Posted
20 May 2024
Hidden poem by Narnia author unearthed
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Leeds & West Yorkshire
Posted
28 April 2024
Tolkien letter to young Hobbit fan sold at auction
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Lancashire
Posted
12 April 2024
Tolkien's 'touching' letter to Hobbit fan for sale
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Lancashire
Posted
13 March 2024
Tolkien's letter to young fan to be auctioned
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Kent
Posted
13 March 2024
Hobbit first edition found at boot sale for £1.50
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Wales
Posted
31 January 2024
The Story. How Italy’s hard-right claimed JRR Tolkien. Audio, 26 minutes
How an exhibition in Rome links Tolkien to Italy's hard-right
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BBC Sounds
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Lord of the Rings fan writer sued for copyright
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
18 December 2023
Short History Of... J.R.R. Tolkien. Audio, 46 minutes
J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. What is his own remarkable story?
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BBC Sounds
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Tolkien and Lewis pub bought by tech institute
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Oxford
Posted
25 October 2023
Theatre's fundraising musical ends sell-out run
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Berkshire
Posted
16 October 2023
Tolkien exhibition promises to be orc of the town
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Sheffield & South Yorkshire
Posted
27 September 2023
Tolkien fest marks 50 years since author's death
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Oxford
Posted
1 September 2023
Watch: Hobbits sing to help theatre raise funds. Video, 00:00:29
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Berkshire
Posted
28 July 2023
The Hobbit found in charity shop sells for £10,000
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Tayside and Central Scotland
Posted
12 July 2023