Exploring Tolkien
Exploring Tolkien is a weekly show that dives deep into JRR Tolkien and all the ages of Middle-earth. Jonathan Watson, Michael Grumbine, and Dan Coats–from TheOneRing.com–are your hosts as they read through Tolkien’s works, interview other Tolkien enthusiasts and authors, and critically examine how Tolkien’s world is being treated by mega-corporations like Amazon.com and Warner Bros.
Show episodes
Radagast was completely removed from the film... and Merry and Pippin are common Hobbit thieves!
Peter Jackson cut 6 chapters from the Fellowship of the Ring when Gandalf told Frodo to meet him at the Prancing Pony!
Is Bilbo's party true to how Tolkien wrote it? And what happened to those 17 years Tolkien talked about?
Starting in 1920, JRR Tolkien wrote letters from Father Christmas to his children--and continued doing that for 24 more years!
Was Gandalf's head bump in character? And was it a good idea to start the film with Frodo's and Gandalf's relationship?
In 1936, Tolkien wrote a poem published in an obscure school magazine--and it was only found again 10 years ago!
