Fantasy Classics Episodes

As we approach the end of the year, we reach the end of Season 2 of our Mythmakers podcast. Today’s episode highlights this year’s most popular podcasts, hosted by Julia Golding and featuring our esteemed guests: A.J. Lancaster, T.A. White, Victoria Goddard, Lisa Edmonds and Kathrin Tordasi, as well as giving special mentions to many others who we were delighted to have on the show. Julia, and our various guest speakers, touched on a variety of topics from writing tips and processes to world-bui...

Best place to stay with an aunt

Best place to be Cinderella

Julia Golding and Tolkien experts Jacob Rennaker and Paula Kalamaras hosted the second exclusive Readathon livestream event on completion of our latest Readathon, featuring The Silmarillion. Our participants tested their Tolkien knowledge in our quiz, we looked back at the past few weeks of our Readathon, and we announced our December Readathon topic! Watch now to find out what we'll be reading next. Visit https://oxfordcentreforfantasy.org/mythmakers

Best place to be a miser

Today we're re-releasing one of our most popular podcasts! Why is Oxford, England, such a fantasy hotspot? From Lewis Carroll to Philip Pullman, Diana Wynne-Jones to Deborah Harkness, it has inspired writers and is even the location for many fantasy stories. It is famously home of the Inklings whose leading figures, Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, established two of the biggest fantasy worlds yet invented. So what's the secret? Is it the university with its exchange of ideas, the beautiful built enviro...

Best place to be a scientist

Best place to go into exile

Best place to go into exile

Best place to be a miner

Best place to be a miner

Best place to be a giant

Best place to be a giant

Best places for booksellers

Best place to be a sentient droid

Guest Butch Hartman -- Best Place To Be A Fairy Godmother

As we celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's platinum Jubilee, we are wondering who are your favourite fantasy royals? Author and Director of OCF, Julia Golding, has had a go at picking her top ten favourites. See if you agree with her. Is there anyone who should have made the list and been left out? And which is your favourite Middle-earth royal? Visit http://oxfordcentreforfantasy.org for great gift items, event information, and sign up for our newsletter for super surprises!

Guest Gabriel Schenk -- Best place for enchanted swords

Best Place For Spoken Word

Best Place For Maps

Best Place To Be A Fantastic Beast

Guest Jacob Rennaker

Guest Jacob Rennaker

Guest Jacob Rennaker