Brian Sibley, writer, BBC's The Lord of the Rings (1981) - Interview

This is Nerd of the Rings, bringing you Messages from Middle Earth. Today they present: Today, we welcome the writer of one of my absolute favorite Tolkien adaptations - the 1981 BBC Radio Dramatization of The Lord of the Rings - Brian Sibley! We talk about the radio drama celebrating its 40th anniversary, Brian's experience writing about Peter Jackson and his Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, the challenges of adapting for radio, why Tom Bombadil get's cut from adaptations, and much more! You can find the audiobook of the 1981 BBC LOTR Dramatization here: Fellowship of the Ring: https://amzn.to/2RDBfOz Two Towers: https://amzn.to/3n407KV Return of the King: https://amzn.to/3xcumnF 00:00-00:28 Intro 00:28-12:25 40th Anniversary of LOTR Audio Drama 12:25-27:20 Adapting LOTR for BBC 27:20-37:03 Being introduced to Tolkien 37:03-50:58 Challenges of the audio-only format 50:58-01:02:29 Favorite Scene from the BBC Adaptation 01:02:29-01:14:39 Initial thoughts of Peter Jackson's trilogy 01:14:39-01:28:55 The Incredible Christopher Lee 01:28:55-01:37:16 Christopher Lee corrects the SAS story 01:37:16-02:02:15 Writing a PJ Biography 02:02:15-02:10:37 The Hobbit Films 02:10:37-02:12:29 Guillermo del Toro 02:12:29-02:16:29 Adapting Tolkien 02:16:29-02:23:40 Why Tom Bombadil gets cut 02:23:40-02:32:06 LOTRonPrime: Hopes and Expectations 02:32:06-02:48:53 Middle-earth & Narnia 02:48:53-03:04:55 Rapid Fire Questions #bbclotr #lordoftherings #nerdoftherings

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