Middle-earth Talk Radio Show 6 20081116 MP3

The sixth installment of Middle-earth Talk Radio. Duration: 44:21 (44 minutes, 21 seconds). Opening music: The Riders of Rohan by Mostly Autumn Topics covered: * Hawke's recent Tolkien-related acquisitions * Book: The Plants of Middle-earth, Botany and Sub-creation * Brief mention about Radio Rivendell and the favorable comments in their forums about Middle-earth Talk Radio * Book: Roots and Branches by Thomas Shippey * Book: J.R.R. Tolkien Companion & Guide * Audio CD: The J.R.R. Tolkien Audio Collection readings by J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien. * Four 60 minute DVD series by Kultur with artwork from the Brother's Hildebrant and music by Mostly Autumn: Secrets of Middle-earth: Inside Tolkien's Hobbit,Inside The Fellowship of the Ring, Inside The Two Towers, Inside the Return of the King. * Updates on Guillermo's The Hobbit movies plans. * NASA discovers the Eye of Sauron * Book: Tales from the Perilous Realm * British Tolkien Fan Movie: Born of Hope. Focuses on Arathorn and Gilrain. * Defense attorney in murder case, makes reference to Tolkien during proceedings. * An American priest wrote article "Why Tolkien said no to Narnia". * New Zealand Herald article also covering the free, non-profit fan movie "Born of Hope", that will be available for download over the Internet. * Online Fandom, Have We Gone Too Far or Not Far Enough? * Follow up on the hunt for Gil-galad's car. * Update on Other Minds Magazine Issue 5 delays, mention of Beowulf and Tolkien essay. Related links: * Mostly Autumn * http://dcvprogressive.com/MOSTLY%20AUTUMN.htm#Mostly%20Autumn%20-%20The%20Riders%20Of%20Rohan * http://www.amazon.com/Plants-Middle-Earth-Botany-Sub-creation/dp/0873388836 * http://www.amazon.com/Roots-Branches-Tom-Shippey/dp/390570305X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230766493&sr=1-2 * http://www.amazon.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-Companion-Guide-Two/dp/0618391134/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230766526&sr=1-1 * http://www.amazon.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-Audio-Collection/dp/0694525707/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230766558&sr=8-2 * http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Middle-Earth-Inside-Tolkiens-4-Pack/dp/B0000DI86S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1230766625&sr=8-1 * http://www.radiorivendell.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=37433 * http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/film/autocodes/countries/new-zealand/guillermo-del-toro--push-envelope-for-hobbit-dragon-$1249028.htm * http://www.ridiculopathy.com/news_detail.php?id=2212 * http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2008/11/12/books-this-is-becoming-a-hobbit/ * http://boxwish.com/blog/view/425-lord-of-the-rings-inspired-movie-in-the-pipeline * http://www.canada.com/chilliwacktimes/news/story.html?id=5cb09f2c-548c-46a8-a0c0-e70f8b56c5fa * http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=16698 * http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10543119 * http://www.bornofhope.com * http://www.merp.com/essays/MichaelMartinez/michaelmartinezsuite101essay58/ Closing music: The Forge of Sauron (Instrumental) by Mostly Autumn

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