1968: TOLKIEN on LORD OF THE RINGS | Release | Writers and Wordsmiths | BBC Archive 

J. R. R. Tolkien speaks to John Ezard about his extraordinarily popular Lord of the Rings series of fantasy novels. The author touches upon their genesis and themes, his fondness for invented languages - and how they are often misinterpreted.
This clip is from Release: Tolkien in Oxford. Originally broadcast 30 March, 1968.
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