Episodes

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to be small?

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to grow wings?

It is a dangerous business going out of your front door, according to Bilbo - but so is studying Tolkien! On today’s episode, Julia Golding reports on current scholarship on Tolkien, thanks to the Tolkien's Words and Worlds c...

Today’s episode of Mythmakers is the third part of our series looking into four of the main Inklings members. In the second part of our Inklings Evening, where our esteemed guests recreated the type of literary discussion tha...

Have you ever wished that you could be a fly on the wall at a meeting of the original Inklings? We certainly have! Last year we invited four experts to represent four of the main Inklings at a special evening at Merton Colleg...

We interrupt our 4-part Inklings series to bring you our honest review of the Lord of the Rings musical on today’s Mythmakers episode! Join us as Julia Golding reviews the revival of The Lord of the Rings musical at the Water...

An introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien, CS Lewis, Owen Barfield and Charles Williams.

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place for a place of worship?

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to tell a story?

As Season 3 of the Mythmakers podcast draws to a close, we are commemorating this milestone by highlighting our top 5 Tolkien themed podcasts that we have produced over the seasons. From little known facts about professor J.R...

As we look forward to celebrating Father's Day, on today’s episode of Mythmakers we’ll take a look at the best and worst fathers in The Lord of the Rings. Do you agree with our picks for the three worst fathers? One is very c...

Let's celebrate the contribution to fantasy by our favourite illustrators! Today we start by taking a look at the grandfather of Oxford Fantasy Illustration: Sir John Tenniel, the illustrator behind the iconic Alice in Wonder...

If you have had a question for the Oxford Centre for Fantasy, you won’t want to miss this episode of Mythmakers! In this episode, Julia Golding answers the questions that we have received from our audience regarding her fanta...

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to set a boy's adventure?

As our Readathon of The Hobbit drew to a close, we celebrated our journey to the Lonely Mountain and back again with a Hobbit Tea Party Livestream event! Julia Golding was joined by friend of the Centre, Jacob Rennaker, and p...

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to assemble a team?

As King Charles III is crowned in the first coronation in most people's living memory, we take this opportunity to look at our top 10 fantasy royals. We trawl the world for the best examples - and even venture into outer spac...

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to assemble a team?

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place for a dungeon?

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to be an illustrator?

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to be an illustrator?

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to hatch from an egg?

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to be a Jazz player?

Where in all the fantasy worlds is the best place to be a Jazz player?