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Tolkien鈥檚 Hobbit live from the Eagle and Child

Malcolm will be live from the Eagle and Child pub in St Giles where Tolkien came up with the idea for the Hobbit and will discover more about the man and his legacy from experts.

Oxfordshire's stories and Oxfordshire people. Malcolm will be live from the Eagle and Child pub in St Giles in Oxford where J R R Tolkien came up with the idea for the Hobbit. He will discover more about the man and his legacy, chat with film critic James Luxford and Oscar winning film music composer Howard Shore, and looks at some of the original Hobbit book illustrations kept in the Bodlean Library.

3 hours

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Dec 2013 10:00