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The grumpy genius behind Lord of the Rings
· 27 min
Episode The grumpy genius behind Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien created one of the most intoxicating imaginative worlds of the 20th century, but the man behind Middle-earth remains surprisingly elusive. A deeply religious, conservative Oxford academic, Tolkien was also an obsessive inventor of languages, myths and imaginary histories.
• Guest: DJ Taylor, author of The King under the Mountain • Producer: Ali Benton
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