The tale of Beren and Lúthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. If you have another favourite piece, please add a link to the comments below this post, and I’ll try and add it to the list.Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men along with the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth.Įdited by Christopher Tolkien with cover art, drawings, and color plates by Alan Lee.
Interview with Alan Lee on BBC Radio Oxford (1hr 32 mins into programme) on BBC Radio OxfordĪrchive interview with Tolkien and a fan from Brazil (1hr 30 mins into programme) on BBC Radio Oxford Other online articles Tolkien’s work at the OED: interview with Peter Gulliver (1hr 31 mins into programme) on BBC Radio Oxford Interview with Dimitra Fimi (interview included at the end of Dr Fimi’s blog post) Interview with Colin Duriez (1hr 24 mins into programme). Interview with John Garth (1hr 44 or 1hr 47 mins into programme) on BBC Radio Oxford These are available internationally until 29 June 2017. German Newspaper Die Weld (behind a paywall)īBC film showing Bodleian collection: Tolkien through the YearsīBC filmed Interview with Alan Lee: How do you draw Tolkien’s World BBC Radio John Garth’s interview with the illustrator Alan Lee (new readers are allowed to access one article): in The Daily TelegraphĪ short piece from The Times (behind a paywall)
Local BBC Look North News Bulletin from 6 June 2017 on BBC1 Newspapers National TV Bulletin from 1 June 2017 on ITV Most of it is about the new book, but some of it is about other aspects of Tolkien. What follows is a round-up of some of the reviews, interviews, films, and media attention, which has appeared in the last week or so. Tolkien readers would have to be living under a stone not to be aware that Beren and Lúthien was published on 1 June 2017. Posted by Michael Flowers at 17:44 on 4 June 2017
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