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“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…

Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

Sam is listed as number seven on Entertainment Weekly’s just released list of the 50 Greatest Sidekicks. You can read more about it here.

Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

July 1st marked the 90th anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme. JRR Tolkien was one of the survivors of the battle and in her article at bbc.co.uk Lisa Jardine discusses some of Tolkien’s experiences and their influences on his work.

Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

Today, July 1st, is Liv Tyler’s birthday. She was born in New York on 1st July 1977 and is 29 today. You can take a look at her cast bio here. You can view pictures of Liv here and pictures of Liv in the role of Arwen here. Happy Birthday, Liv.

Marton Csokas was born in new Zealand on 30th June 1966 and is 40 today. You can see his cast bio here. There’s a picture of Marton here and some pictures of Marton in the role of Celeborn here. Happy Birthday, Marton.

Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EDT.

In their new DVD, T&T’s Real Travels in Middle Earth, Trystan L. Bass and Thomas Dowrie follow the Ringer trail to the New Zealand locations used in the making of the LotR movies. You can find out more about the DVD, watch some footage and read their travel journal here.