1968: TOLKIEN on LORD OF THE RINGS | Classic Celebrity Interviews
BBC Archive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rre7zQGcldI (7m)
J. R. R. Tolkien speaks to John Ezard about his extraordinarily popular Lord of the Rings series of fantasy novels. The author touches upon their genesis and themes, his fondness for invented languages - and how they are often misinterpreted.