Episodes
148
Jan. 8, 2026
You Have Passed My Score by One - LOTR: An Author's Journey, Bk 3 Ch 8
A Sidecast Episode
29
March 24, 2022
Did Peter Jackson Get It Right? - The Return of the King Movie Reconsidered
Guest Jacob Rennaker
27
March 10, 2022
Did Peter Jackson get it right? - The Two Towers movie reconsidered - with Jacob Rennaker
Guest Jacob Rennaker
26
March 3, 2022
Did Peter Jackson Get It Right? - The Fellowship of the Ring Movie Reconsidered
Guest Jacob Rennaker
24
Feb. 17, 2022
A Magical Blend: Writing Historical Fantasies...with Lucy Strange
Guest Lucy Strange
22
Feb. 3, 2022
Bingo, Odo and Frodo: Tolkien, Lewis And The Discovery Writer
With Host Julia Golding
20
Jan. 12, 2022
Review of The Nature of Middle-earth by JRR Tolkien ed. Carl F. Hostetter
With Julia Golding
19
Jan. 6, 2022
Spiderman No Way Home - a review of all things Spidey!
Spiderman No Way home ended the year with over $1 billion at the box office and has joined the top ten highest-grossing films. In this episode (contains spoilers), Julia Golding is joined by Ed, our resident Marvel fan at the centre, to discuss all things Spidey. Where did Spiderman the film come from? We go back in time to look at the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield films, discussing what went wrong with the Amazing Spiderman series. They then look at the Tom Holland trilogy and discuss the t...
18
Dec. 31, 2021
From Sir Gawain to COVID: A Composer's view of storytelling and fantasy
Guest Richard Blackford
17
Dec. 24, 2021
William Morris - the incredible life of the man who influenced the Inklings
Guest Ingrid Hanson
14
Nov. 24, 2021
Where Can You Find A Real Warg? Elfdalian and Tolkien's Languages
With special guest Nariel
13
Nov. 17, 2021
Beyond Andy Serkis - Other Audiobook Versions of Tolkien's Works
With Julia Golding
12
Nov. 10, 2021
On Re-reading The Lord of the Rings
Are you a re-reader of your favourite fantasy books? Join Julia Golding as she recalls the first time through the wardrobe and into Middle-earth. This leads to thoughts on the power of fantasy and why some dislike it. She goes on to look at Margaret Atwood, Terry Pratchett, and others as they defend the genre. Next is a deep-dive into why LotR in particular works as a book to return to again and again, then take a little side journey with the Equal Opportunities Commission... She ends by decidin...
11
Nov. 3, 2021
Tolkien and Transcendent Beauty - A Theologian’s Perspective
With guest Lisa Coutras Terris
10
Oct. 27, 2021
Fantasy Subcultures - from Dungeons & Dragons to LARPing - find out more from an expert
Ever wondered about the link between fantasy writers like Tolkien and the multitude of subcultures they inspired, from Dungeons and Dragons to LARPing, and video gaming. In this episode, we discuss these worlds with special guest Ethan Gilsdorf, author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks. We discuss Ethan’s quest to rediscover the world that enchanted his teenage self before such things became ‘cool’. He explains exactly what D&D is and how the game sits alongside fantasy fiction both influenced ...