Not Another F**king Elf: A Lord of the Rings Character Guide

Every week, Paul Ridd and Catherine Bray look at a character’s place in Tolkien’s mythos, their place in pop culture, literature and adaptations. We look at Pater’s Jackson’s adaptations, Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings (1978), the 1979 Mind’s Eye radio adaptation, Return of the King (1980) from Rankin-Bass, the 1981 BBC Radio adaptation, 2001 New Line Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings, and the 1990 Rob Inglis and 2020 Andy Serkis audiobooks.
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Great show!
10/15/2022
I love the deep dive into LOTR. The hosts are funny and fun. Great show, would love to hear more episodes!
Please, more episodes!
10/13/2022
I have never written a podcast review, despite being a listener of various pods for years. Please make more episodes. Love your approach, personalities, wealth of knowledge, and, of course, the Page- Off. I’m not even a Tolkien scholar- I just sought out backstory after re-watching the Peter Jackson movies and starting the new Amazon series. Well done, you two, on all the work so far- please make more!
A fun hang w clever Tolkien nerds!
07/03/2022
I have enjoyed the approach that Catherine Bray and Paul Ridd take here. In each episode, they look at the 5 or 6 dramatic interpretations of LOTR over the years, so it's rather 'actor' focused. But it's charm is in the tone of two thoughtful, critical minds, musing over the work, without claiming any particular expertise. It may sound too unfocused, but it works due to their wit and opinionated erudition. Plus, I've learned several amusing British idioms, like ‘early doors’ and terms like ‘RP’. (The title comes from a famous Tolkien story about his writer's group, the Inklings.)
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