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Lord of the Rings – stage version
The stage version of the Lord of the Rings is due to open in London on 19th June. Guardian reporter Tanya Gold spent some time with the cast and crew and you can read her article here.
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BBC’s Newsnight talks Tolkien
In the UK tonight the “Newsnight” programme on the BBC1 TV channel featured an item on the publication of “The Children of Hurin”. At the Newsnight website here you can see clips from an interview with Prof. Tolkien by clicking on the ‘Talking Tolkien’ link. You can watch the programme by clicking on the Watch…
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Lord of the Rings trilogy screening
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, UK, is showing all three LotR movies on Saturday 7th April. You can find further details about this event here.
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On-line Tolkien course
“Exploring Tolkien: There and Back Again” is the title of Dr Dimitra Fimi’s online course on JRR Tolkien. The course will be held three times in the next academic year and is run through Cardiff (Wales) University’s Centre for Lifelong Learning. The course start dates are in October 2006, February 2007 and April 2007. Details…
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UK media review Toronto LotR musical
There was an item on the LotR stage show in Toronto on the BBC’s Breakfast news programme last week which can be viewed on the BBC website along with an article by journalist Lee Carter. There are also articles about the show in The Times and The Guardian newspapers.
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Online Tolkien Course
Due to popular demand, the online Course on Tolkien hosted by Cardiff University will be run again later this semester, starting on May 1st. Both students and adult learners can enroll, and explore the rich background of myth, languages and contemporary ideas of Tolkien’s creative writing. It is taught by Dr. Dimitra Fimi, who has…
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Online Tolkien course
An online course is available at Cardiff University (Wales) at the Centre for Lifelong Learning. It’s called “The Foundations of Middle-Earth: Myth, Language and Ideology in J.R.R.Tolkien’s Literature” and is taught by Dimitra Fimi. There are further details about the course here.
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BAFTA Awards
Remember that the BAFTA awards ceremony takes place this Sunday. You can see the ceremony live on BBC1 in the UK, and on BBC America in the USA. RotK is nominated for 12 awards.
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Empire online poll
Empire Online’s web site has a poll asking “which winter wonder do you think will make your cinematic year complete?” As of this posting, ‘Master and Commander’ is beating ‘Return of the King’ 48% to 44%. Don’t you reckon we can do better than that?
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LOTR exhibition in London
Details of dates and tickets for the Lord of the Rings exhibition at London’s Science Museum are now available on the museum’s web site. Tickets are timed, so you need have to know what date and time you want to attend before booking. However, there won’t be any restriction on how long you take to…
