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[BBC Radio iPlayer] Tolkien Stuff...

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:26 pm
by Rich H
Not sure if these are available outside the UK or even how long they will be available for but check the link below for some Tolkien related broadcasts...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/programmes/a ... ien/player

Re: [BBC Radio iPlayer] Tolkien Stuff...

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:46 pm
by Banazîr Galbasi
They're available here in Canada. Thanks! I'm especially looking forward to listening to the "Archive on 4" show.

Re: [BBC Radio iPlayer] Tolkien Stuff...

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:55 pm
by Rich H
Banazîr Galbasi wrote:I'm especially looking forward to listening to the "Archive on 4" show.
That's the one which will appeal to most, I believe.

Re: [BBC Radio iPlayer] Tolkien Stuff...

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:57 pm
by Banazîr Galbasi
I've heard "Archive on 4" a few times before. The CBC (plucky colonial equivalent to the BBC) runs a number of international shows overnight on Radio 1.

Honestly, I think I'd go a bit mad without good public radio...

Re: [BBC Radio iPlayer] Tolkien Stuff...

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:07 am
by Rich H
Although it's a fractured archive of a programme in 1968 and there isn't much from the actual man himself, there are some lovely little nuggets within the Archive show. Particular highlights are Tolkien saying how even good can become evil, referencing Sam when he tell Gollum to stop 'pawing' at Frodo, and also him stating he wouldn't have looked forward to meeting Sauron after the ring was destroyed.