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1981 BBC Radio Dramatisation of THE LORD OF THE RINGS To Receive Vinyl LP and CD Box Set Release

Demon Music Group are set to release the original 1981 BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation of JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the ...
BBC

'Human stories are always about one thing – death': Why the shadow of death and WW1 hang over The Lord of the Rings

In a 1968 interview, the BBC spoke to author JRR Tolkien about his experiences during World War One, how they had a profound effect and influenced his epic fantasy novel, Lord of the Rings. "Stories – ...
Variety

Andy Serkis Gets Asked Why New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Cast Is All White Actors: ‘I Don’t Think We’ll Be Doing a Politically Correct Casting-for-the Sake-of-Casting ...

“Tolkien himself was influenced a lot by Norse mythology, there’s a lot of that feeling,” Serkis explained about the lack of the diversity. “The Shire feels very, very much like a very, a very white, ...

Director of new ‘Lord of the Rings’ rejects ‘politically correct’ casting after suggestions film is too White

Andy Serkis says "The Hunt for Gollum" will reject "politically correct" casting, arguing diversity should only appear where relevant in Middle-earth.