In this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan reflects on the life, times and legacy of The Lord of The Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien to mark the 50th anniversary of his death this weekend.He's joined by:<ul><li>John McQuillen. Associate Curator at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York who organised the recent Tolkien exhibition at the Morgan</li><li>Dr Barry Houlihan, archivist at the University of Galway</li><li>Shaun Gunner, chair of the Tolkien Society</li><li>And Dr Corey Olsen, 'The Tolkien Professor', President of Signum University and Mythgard Institute.</li></ul>

In this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan reflects on the life, times and legacy of The Lord of The Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien to mark the 50th anniversary of his death this weekend. He's joined by:John McQuillen. Associate Curator at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York who organised the recent Tolkien exhibition at the MorganDr Barry Houlihan, archivist at the University of GalwayShaun Gunner, chair of the Tolkien SocietyAnd Dr Corey Olsen, 'The Tolkien Professor', President of Signum University and Mythgard Institute.

In this episode of Talking History, Patrick Geoghegan reflects on the life, times and legacy of The Lord of The Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien to mark the 50th anniversary of his death this weekend.He's joined by:<ul><li>John McQuillen. Associate Curator at The Morgan Library &amp; Museum in New York who organised the recent Tolkien exhibition at the Morgan</li><li>Dr Barry Houlihan, archivist at the University of Galway</li><li>Shaun Gunner, chair of the Tolkien Society</li><li>And Dr Corey Olsen, 'The Tolkien Professor', President of Signum University and Mythgard Institute.</li></ul>

J.R.R. Tolkien

This unique and lively&nbsp;history&nbsp;show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing&nbsp;personalities behind them.

Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin,&nbsp;Talking History&nbsp;unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://newstalk.com/listenlive">http://newstalk.com/listenlive</a>&nbsp;| Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

History

This unique and lively history show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing personalities behind them. Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin, Talking History unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it. CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

This unique and lively&nbsp;history&nbsp;show delves into some of the world's most important political, social and cultural events and the intriguing&nbsp;personalities behind them.

Presented by Dr Patrick Geoghegan of Trinity College Dublin,&nbsp;Talking History&nbsp;unravels the gritty, sometimes uncomfortable, side of our past, and what we can learn from it.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at&nbsp;<a href="http://newstalk.com/listenlive" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://newstalk.com/listenlive</a>&nbsp;| Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

Share J.R.R. Tolkien

Sign up to save your podcasts

J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien

More shows like Talking History with Patrick Geoghegan

Irish History Podcast

Documentary on One Podcast

Documentary on Newstalk

Newstalk Breakfast

Down To Business

Dan Snow's History Hit

Sunday Miscellany

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan

The Pat Kenny Show

The Irish Passport

Lunchtime Live

Futureproof Gold

Music with Tom Dunne

Around the World

Movies and TV on The Hard Shoulder

Taking Stock

Breakfast Business with Joe Lynam

The Hard Shoulder Health Check

Science with Luke O'Neill

Wonders of the World on The Hard Shoulder

The Mick Clifford Podcast

Three Castles Burning

Brendan O'Connor

Cover

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg

In The News

The Indo Daily

Inside the Crime

Path to Power

The Troubles Podcast

The Hard Shoulder’s Guide to the Galaxy

As I Remember It: Bertie Ahern & The Good Friday Agreement

Soundscape

10 Years of Pat Kenny

Newstalk Daily