Denys Gueroult of the BBC interviewed J.R.R. Tolkien in 1964. I enjoyed listening to the posh accents at least as much as the discussion about what Middle Earth and its peoples represent.
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Listen to this 1964 interview with J.R.R. Tolkien
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