Tolkien in Oxford(1968)
The views of the author and Oxford's students on Tolkien's Middle-Earth epics.
John Izzard meets with J. R. R. 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 fantasy novels.
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John Izzard meets with J. R. R. 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 fantasy novels.
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The views of the author and Oxford's students on Tolkien's Middle-Earth epics.
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