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*Publication: An extract was released on ''[[The Spoken Word: British Writers]]''. | *Publication: An extract was released on ''[[The Spoken Word: British Writers]]''. Another extract, where Tolkien discusses the grammar of ''Dwarves'', was published in ''[[The Annotated Hobbit: Revised and Expanded Edition]]'', page 27. | ||
As a trial for this interview, [[Denys Gueroult]] had already made an informal recording of Tolkien in 1964 (see ''[[1964 BBC Interview]]''). | As a trial for this interview, [[Denys Gueroult]] had already made an informal recording of Tolkien in 1964 (see ''[[1964 BBC Interview]]''). | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 11 April 2010
1965 BBC Interview is a recorded interview with J.R.R. Tolkien on January 20, 1964, to be placed in the BBC's Recorded Programmes Permanent Library.[1]. The interview comprises a detailed discussion about The Lord of the Rings and whether Tolkien will be remembered for his fiction or his academic career.[2]
- Interviewer: Denys Gueroult
- Venue: Randolph Hotel, Oxford
- Duration: nearly 40 minutes
- Publication: An extract was released on The Spoken Word: British Writers. Another extract, where Tolkien discusses the grammar of Dwarves, was published in The Annotated Hobbit: Revised and Expanded Edition, page 27.
As a trial for this interview, Denys Gueroult had already made an informal recording of Tolkien in 1964 (see 1964 BBC Interview).
References
- ↑ The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology, p.627. Another source, The Spoken Word: British Writers, says the interview was recorded for the BBC Sound Archive and was not transmitted.
- ↑ Publishers' note to the The Spoken Word: British Writers.
