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geordie
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Aug 21 2010, 10:32am
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It's good that this has a wider audience
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- but there's quite a bit wrong with it - as a documentary on one of the 20th century's great minds is concerned. To take this from the BBC's synopsis: "John Izzard meets with JRR 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. " Just one or two nit-picks, to begin with. Tolkien wasn't filmed at home. The pictures of him sitting in front of a table stacked with books were shot at the Oxford Chaplaincy, IIRC (I was told this by a friend, who was one of the students who took part in the fim. She only spoke a few words). Tolkien himself was not too happy about the film - see Letter no. 301. Rayner Unwin mentions it briefly in his book 'George Allen and Unwin: A Remembrancer'. His opinion is that the fim was cut in such a way that it seems to give equal 'weight' to the opinions of Tolkien, and the students. As for me - I was very pleased to see pictures of my hero walking and talking; but the film is too much of its time - we don't hear the interviewer's questions! Only the answers; and it seems that whenever a student voices an opinion (say, about food) we cut to Tolkien (apparently) flatly denying what that person had just said, yet (according to my friend) they and Tolkien never met during the making of the film. Overall, though; and in spite of the inadequacies of the BBC, it's useful to see and hear some of Tolkien's ideas and opinions. Carpenter owes that bit about marking exam papers to this movie; and probably several other things, which I can't remember at present. Hammond and Scull refer to it once or twice in their book 'The JRR Tolkien Companion and Guide'.
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Archive (1968) Tolkien interview on BBC website.....
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Pryderi
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Aug 17 2010, 7:08pm
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Thanks! Just watched the whole thing
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Ethel Duath
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Aug 17 2010, 10:40pm
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the tune is the one Tolkien composed and Swann set to music
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Magpie
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Aug 18 2010, 12:19am
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Very nice. I had not seen that video before.//
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Kangi Ska
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Aug 17 2010, 11:06pm
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Thanks for posting!
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aranelthehobbit22
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Aug 17 2010, 11:30pm
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"When you finish reading Lord of the Rings..."
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Magpie
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Aug 17 2010, 11:47pm
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GREAT find Pryderi.
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silneldor
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Aug 18 2010, 2:42am
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So that is what it's from!
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dernwyn
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Aug 18 2010, 3:01am
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The music and the hairstyles!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Aug 19 2010, 8:05pm
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"No death is a natural one. Because man's presence is not natural, it forces everything to be examined."
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Alientraveller
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Aug 20 2010, 2:50pm
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Yes, the neuvo Marxist posers....
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Eruonen
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Aug 20 2010, 2:52pm
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I remember that!!!!
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dormouse
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Aug 19 2010, 1:50pm
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From Runk Snusgrop
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Ataahua
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Aug 19 2010, 7:36pm
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From Aunt Dora Baggins: Wow!
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Ataahua
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Aug 19 2010, 7:47pm
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From Eruonen: I wonder if his accent is regional or of mixed origin
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Ataahua
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Aug 19 2010, 7:48pm
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Great interviews....the TH White interview crosses similar territory too
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Eruonen
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Aug 19 2010, 7:52pm
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It's good that this has a wider audience
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geordie
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Aug 21 2010, 10:32am
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Not available in my area?
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Bywater Bridge
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Dec 11 2010, 6:19am
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It had been available in the US
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Magpie
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Dec 11 2010, 7:06am
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Thanks
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Bywater Bridge
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Dec 13 2010, 5:05am
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