JRR Tolkien - All VIDEO interview compilation - CleanCut Talking About Tolkien 2022-09-14 | Tolkien VIDEO interviews are rare and scattered everywhere in different length and quality, and it's hard to keep track of them. This CleanCut edition attempts to improve that -- Result is a short film of just Tolkien and his own words.These footage are from 1962 & 1968 BBC, which are the only two VIDEO interviews of him that ever existed.- 27 minutes- collected all known released video of Tolkien from public domain [to date 2022-09]- best video quality footage are used- removed some irrelevant audio by other people- between every segment is 2s blank- subtitles: select English (not Auto Caption); now updated per the transcript. Accuracy 95%This video is the result of 100+ hours of labor.Credit / Source:- Tolkien Estate, BBC, YouTube- "Secrets of Middle-earth" docu (2003)- "Master of the Rings" docu (2004)- "Tolkien in Oxford Reconstruction", PDF file by Stuart Lee (transcript)- for fan collection purposes; copyright belongs to their owners- this video is non-monetized. I did not set google ads on itCompiled by TalkingAboutTolkien-------MAKING of these compilations: Long-expected projects, unexpected timingThis idea first existed 20 years ago in my mind: of putting together these random footage, so that I could finally watch them in one sitting without interruption.20 years later, more materials had been published, but files are still scattered.One day I just started the process, unexpectedly.It wasn't an easy project; maybe that's why no one else had done it.As a reader, I was already a collector of these things: docu CD's and stuff, so I had a starting point.The real challenge was that these materials had been mixed and remixed in so many random ways over the decades. And there were so few reference data.Some footage were not easy to be found at first; took me a while to be convinced that there were no more. The editing process took two weeks of long nights reviewing the video and audio segments altogether.In the end, 100+ hours had gone into the process and many more hours afterwards to improve the subtitles.Now that it has been completed, it's nice to know that people actually appreciate the result.Now, if BBC could release the remaining materials...-------For anyone that wishes to post their "opinions" on Tolkien's work or life: feel free to visit Reddit, where your input will be properly greeted and nurtured by knowledgeable Tolkien readers - with fair and respectable responses, nonetheless. reddit.com/r/tolkienfansComments regarding any *adaptations*: please tread lightly (or better yet - not at all). So please stay on topic: this video and its content.
1967 RARE footage of Donald Swann performing Tolkiens songs Talking About Tolkien 2024-10-05 | As indicated on the Official Swann Estate website, this appears to be the ONLY Swann video there is:- performance in 1967 New York- tape issued in 1992- broadcast BBC2 in 1994- full tape uploaded on YouTube in 2019Concert is called "At the drop of another hat" with Michael Flanders. In this video Swann sings "I sit beside the fire" and "A Elbereth Gilthoniel".=========="Road Goes Ever On" Song CycleDonald Swann visited Tolkien in May 1965 for the first time and demo'd these songs for opinion. Tolkien approved most of them. The Song Cycle was soon published in UK/US.They eventually became family friends. Swann joined Tolkien's 80th birthday party in Oxford 1972.Donald Swann could be considered as a figure from "The Second Age of Middle-earth" because of his close friendship with Tolkien. His "Road Goes Ever On" is also a popular collection among Tolkien fans because Tolkien actually listened and approved them.Therefore, this rare footage deserves to be acknowledged and archived :-)==========Credit:Swann Estatehttp://www.donaldswann.co.uk/F&S-Videos.htmlYouTube: full videoyoutube.com/watch?v=OYFiL4p4K9Y==========
Christopher Tolkien reads Battle of Sauron/Finrod & Berens Song of Parting Talking About Tolkien 2024-03-22 | From Christopher Tolkien's voice recordings on The Silmarillion, these two songs deserve more mentioning. JRRT had recorded only one song (Of Beren and Luthien, partial) from the Elder Days. These recordings by CT are the next best thing we have.---Credit: Tolkien Estate- for fan collection purposes only; copyright belongs to their owners.
Tolkien - 1968 interview part-3 final - transcript (voice cloning) Talking About Tolkien 2024-01-03 | This upload is the final part of "Tolkien in Oxford" 1968 BBC interview.When BBC arranged several days to interview Tolkien in 1968, a lot of Video/Audio materials were never used and are still sitting in BBC storage. These unpublished materials are only available on transcript provided by Oxford professor Stuart Lee in 2018 (Tolkien in Oxford Reconstruction, PDF).The PDF file has a lot of good stuff but is very long and difficult to read for most people. Extracting Tolkien's words into audio makes it more accessible.========The whole 1968 interview has now been compiled into 3 parts in this channel:part-1: released video (see video #1)part-2: released audio (see video #8 - green cover)part-3: this videoVoice cloning:The first 20 minutes is generated using Tolkien's voice recordings. Similarity is there but it is far being anything deepfake/disrespectful if you are already familiar with Tolkien's recordings (though most people still got fooled by the fake Eagle-Doom video).========Credit / Source:- Tolkien Estate; BBC- Transcript: Stuart Lee (Tolkien in Oxford: A Reconstruction)For fan collection purposes. Copyright belongs to their owners.Audio produced by Talking About Tolkien
Tolkien - 1973 Last known footage of JRRT Talking About Tolkien 2023-09-02 | May 24, 1973 - Here Tolkien is seen chatting with a student, at Oxford Sheldonian Theatre to vote for the new Professor of Poetry.This footage was filmed by some passer-by. It is very short and perhaps the rarest & little known to the general public.Source:www.gettyimages.co.uk/videos/tolkien-poetry
Tolkien - Add-on footage 1968 - v1 Talking About Tolkien 2023-09-01 | This add-on file is subject to deletion & re-upload regularly as old footage are found.v1 - 1m47s (I missed out on these segments from the existing 1968 materials)1. 00:00 added 1s (no-no-no vs. no-no)2. 00:06 added 4s (asked to summarize LOTR)3. 00:12 added 22s (death)4. 00:44 added 10s (listening)5. 00:56 added 15s (photo, lunch at Eastgate Hotel, interview break)6. 01:21 added 1s (clapping)7. 01:27 added 15s (fireworks)Credit / Source:- Tolkien Estate / BBC
JRR Tolkien - Photo Documentary - A Tribute Talking About Tolkien 2023-08-19 | Journey through Tolkien's life - in his own photos and voice- 200+ photos of Tolkien himself, some are very rare- contains majority of all his published photos- voice recordings of JRRT and CJRT reading from the chaptersTolkien's photos are also precious, but this video isn't just a collection of those.This photo documentary is meant to be a heartfelt tribute.== Life Timeline ==00:00 First Age03:25 Family & Friends04:53 The Professor07:40 R+E09:53 Fourth Age== Audio Theme ==JRRT reads LOTR00:00 A Walking Song01:07 Farewell Song01:38 Road Goes Ever On01:57 Lament for Gandalf02:57 Fall of Gil-Galad03:25 *from The Hobbit04:00 Stew rabbit104:30 Stew rabbit204:56 Ring Verse05:53 Song of Lorien06:22 Mount Doom06:50 Eagle Song07:45 Beren and Luthien10:54 *Of Beren and Luthien (by CJRT, 1977)12:38 A Elbereth 12:57 Namarie14:04 Bilbo's Last Song (poem by JRRT, music by Donald Swann 1978)=================Credit / Source:- Tolkien Estate/Family- Oxford University, King Edward's School- Various docu & books & CDs & BBC- Wheelbarrows At Dawn- John Garth, Oronzo Cilli=================- for fan collection purposes; copyright belongs to their owners- this video is non-monetized. I did not set google ads on itCompiled by TalkingAboutTolkien(this is v2, as I found an error in v1 at 05:44, where now has a different photo)================This documentary may appear "boring" - certainly it will be the case for most viewers.It is intended that no "modern" music or illustrations were used here -- Tolkien's life story does not require external enhancement.The audio segments are specially selected from his audio recordings -- Bilbo, Gollum, Frodo and Sam. The ending music also has a personal connection to Tolkien.There are a lot of details in this video perhaps only a Tolkien reader will notice - and hopefully also find moving. So, please stay with it until the end -- especially the end.
Tolkiens MOST Infectious Laughter - audio collection Talking About Tolkien 2023-05-06 | Tolkien's secretary Naomi Collyer recalls: "...I had to laugh anyway because his humour was so infectious."So, here are some of Tolkien's MOST infectious laughter from radio interviews!JUST WHY?YES!
Christopher Tolkien reads The Children of Hurin (2007) audio excerpt Talking About Tolkien 2023-04-15 | This is an audiobook excerpt of Christopher Tolkien reading "The Children of Hurin" (2007).The entire main text is narrated by the late actor Christopher LEE in full (8 hours),with CJRT reading the Preface and Introduction.- Preface (4 pages) - 7 minutes- Introduction (14 pages) - 27 minutesAmazon US:amazon.com/The-Children-of-Hurin-Christopher-Lee/dp/B000WM9UK2Keep in mind that CJRT was then aged 82, though his voice here is still strong and capable.This would be his 3rd (and final) published reading of his father's works.CJRT certainly did not make appearance on the audiobook of the final two books (2017 Beren and Luthien, 2018 The Fall of Gondolin).(other two reading being "Tolkien Audio Collection" and "Homecoming Beorntnoth")In "Tolkien Audio Collection", CJRT reads 2 HOURS of The Silmarillion- Of the Darkening of Valinor (14 min)- Of the Flight of the Noldor (45 min)- Of Beren and Luthien (68 min)Amazon US:amazon.com/J-R-R-Tolkien-Audio-Collection/dp/0694525707----Credit / Source:- Tolkien Estate; HarperCollins- for fan collection purposes; copyright belongs to their owners----And with this upload, my Project "RestoreTOLKIEN" is also completed (for now).The precious Video and Audio files of JRRT and CJRT are now in one place for the world to see.There are still some files hidden somewhere (esp at BBC); hopefully we'll see more of those someday!
Tolkien - 1954 Audio excerpt - Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Talking About Tolkien 2023-04-02 | This audio is an excerpt from his personal recording in 1954: "Homecoming of Beorhtnoth"HB is Tolkien's short writing (first published in 1953, 18 pages), inspired by the Old English poem "The Battle of Maldon", which is based on the real historical event in 991 AD.HB is written in the form of an alliterative poem, but is also a play, being mainly a dialogue between two characters in the aftermath of the battle.Tolkien later decided to voice record the whole thing in 1954; the material was first released in 1992 in cassette tapes.Christopher Tolkien also reads the Intro and two accompanying essays (both written by JRRT).The audio is published again in March 2023 (55 minutes):Intro (CJRT) 2 minBeorhtnoth's Death (CJRT) 8 minHB (JRRT) 26 minOfermod (CJRT) 19 minNeedless to say, Tolkien really loved having a voice recorder at home!--------NEW book: March 30, 2023"The Battle of Maldon: Together with the Homecoming of Beorhtnoth"Tolkien also translated the original poem.Amazon US:amazon.com/dp/B0BTMB6BKB (audiobook)-------Credit / Source:- Tolkien Estate; HarperCollins- for fan collection purposes; copyright belongs to their owners
JRR Tolkien - 1964 1968 AUDIO interview fragments compilation 2023 - CleanCut Talking About Tolkien 2023-03-25 | Tolkien AUDIO interviews are also rare and scattered everywhere.This compilation collects 3 short fragments from his interviews 1964 and 1968.These are the lesser known materials.This upload concludes the last of all his AUDIO interview materials that there is (publicly available, as of 2023-03).(now let's wait until BBC releases some more 'lost' stuff at random...)SUBTITLES ON - accuracy 95%Highlights:- life after WW1- remembering his mother- his lectures- Elvish lesson00:00 Part 1 (2 minutes) - 1964 BBC Irene Slade; was not a successful session, only few minutes of audio survived. - This file can be found on Tolkien Estate website.01:58 Part 2 (4m16s CleanCut) - 1968 video interview - BBC 2016 Release ("Lost Recording")06:14 Part 3 (3m36s CleanCut) - RARE - 1968 video interview - BBC 2001 Release ("Tolkien Audio Portrait" CD) - talks a great deal about his mother----------Credit / Source:- Tolkien Estate, BBC- "Tolkien in Oxford: A Reconstruction" PDF file by Stuart Lee (transcript)----------- for fan collection purposes; copyright belongs to their owners- this video is non-monetized. I did not set google ads on itCompiled by TalkingAboutTolkien==============MAKING of this compilationThis is another 10/10 difficulty project (thus CleanCut).Full length of BBC 2016 Release is 1 hour of annoying production,consists of gibberish and talking of random people.They even voiced over the original recording and ruined some bits.Eventually there's only 4 minutes of new JRRT audio."Tolkien Audio Portrait" (2 hours) is also heavily mixed and remixed,using all his interview materials (video and audio).There's also a ton of other people talking.After cutting all the junk, there's only 4 minutes of unique JRRT.Subtitles and their timing are also adjusted for better viewing.
JRR Tolkien - 1965 AUDIO interview by BBC Gueroult - SUBTITLES Talking About Tolkien 2023-03-18 | This is just the same copy of the well-known interview, from 1965 BBC by Denys Gueroult. I include it here finally since I am already putting all of Tolkien's interviews in one spot in this channel.Subtitle is greatly improved than other online versions.Gueroult interviewed Tolkien in 1964.11 (short session) and 1965.01 (longer); BBC produced this longer remix from both sessions.Short version was first broadcast in 1970.12 (BBC labels it 1964 mistakenly; 1965 is correct.)- this is the longest of all published Tolkien interviews.- a very good session; covers a wide variety of topics.- timestamps are added for each segment.Credit / Source:- Tolkien Estate & BBC---------- for fan collection purposes; copyright belongs to their owners- for lore discussion please use Reddit reddit.com/r/tolkienfans
Tolkien - 1929 Voice actor recordings Talking About Tolkien 2023-03-18 | This video is a compilation of Tolkien's two voice recordings from 1929.In 1929 (age 37) he took up a side-job as voice actor for extra cash. These are his earliest voice recording known in existence.00:00 Lesson 20 - At a Tobacconist's03:07 Lesson 30 - Wireless--------Credit / Source:sounds.bl.ukfor fan collection purposes; copyright belongs to their owners--------Tolkien's audio recordings exist in 4 categories:1. earlier side-job as voice actor 1929 -- online2. personal recordings 1950s"Tolkien Audio Collection" audio CD 2001 (still in-print) -- recommended(CD*4, JRRT and CJRT reading excerpts of Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion -- purely magic!)JRRT reads 1 hour 30 minutes- Hobbit 30 minutes- LOTR 60 minutesCJRT reads 2 HOURS of The Silmarillion- Of the Darkening of Valinor- Of the Flight of the Noldor- Of Beren and Luthien"Homecoming of Beorhtnoth" audio CD (re-release March-30, 2023)(JRRT + CJRT)3. interviews"Tolkien Audio Portrait" audio CD 2001 (out of print) -- NOT recommendedthese are heavily remixed, and mostly are other people's voices4. events: 1958 Hobbit Dinner -- extract online----------Chistopher Tolkien also has another audio recording:The Children of Hurin (2018); he reads the preface and intro, 34 minutes!)
JRR Tolkien - the forgotten TEXT interviews compilation 2023 - Part 1 Talking About Tolkien 2023-03-13 | These are the much lesser known interviews of Tolkien: TEXT interviewsThere were about 20 traditional interviews with Tolkien that ever existed; articles were published in newspapers and magazines. Here are 9 of them, while the rest have proven difficult to track down- Texts are read by AI voices. Only Tolkien's direct quotes are included- All 9 audio files are combined here -- 40 minutes of audio- Some quotes are very unique, not seen elsewhere- For full context read the original articles (links at credit)1 00:00 1955 Breit2 00:50 1961 Gustafsson3 03:40 1966 Resnick (12min)4 16:05 1966 Plimmer (5min)5 21:02 1966 Daphne Castell (9min)6 30:05 1967 Philip Norman (6min)7 35:52 1968 Keith Brace8 37:09 1972 William Foster9 38:34 2001 Bill Cater: recount 1966PS. The AI voice isn't too bad. There are other voices but they cost money.So, do read the articles first to get the context if you're interested, then it's easy to listen and enjoy this audio. -----Credit / Source:Tolkien Gateway; Brad Birzer1955 Breit (correction: they only exchanged a letter; they did not meet/talk)bradbirzer.com/2015/07/13/harvey-breit-interviews-j-r-r-tolkien-1955-short1961 Lars Gustafssohttp://larsgustafssonblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/interview-with-r-r-tolkien-from-oxford.html1966 Resnickefanzines.com/Niekas/Niekas-18.pdf#371966 Plimmertellersofweirdtales.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-man-who-understands-hobbits-by.html1966 Daphne Castellfantasticmetropolis.com/i/tolkien1967 Philip Normanhttp://www.tep-online.info/konkret/novel/tolkien/tolkien-interview.html1968 Keith Bracethefreelibrary.com/Perspective%3A+In+the+footsteps+of+the+hobbits%3B+In+1968%2C+The+Birmingham...-a0803372111972 William Fosterbradbirzer.com/2015/07/12/william-foster-interviews-j-r-r-tolkien-19722001 Bill Cater: recount 1966telegraph.co.uk/culture/4726863/We-talked-of-love-death-and-fairy-tales.html----------------MAKING of this compilation:Compiling these archival stuff was not easy, as it required serious deep mining.It started with a basic list on Tolkien Gateway website; then I looked through JRRTC&G and found more entries.Next step was the slow process of crawling and digging the depth of internet to get more info on each entry. After two months, I'm convinced the list is settled for now, and that these 9 articles are ready to go. Next, I searched for various AI voice options and settled for this one.Final step was the tiresome task of text-to-audio process.So, if you appreciate it please Like and Share,though materials like this wont be bothered or interested by 99% of the viewers.But then again, I did these projects really just for my personal pleasure; after all, it's Tolkien ;)----------------For fan collection purposes. Copyright belongs to their owners.Audio compiled by TalkingAboutTolkien
Tolkien - 1958 Hobbit Dinner SPEECH (extract) with photos in Holland Talking About Tolkien 2023-03-03 | This video is an assembly of various historical data to restore a precious moment: Tolkien Hobbit DinnerIn 1958 Tolkien was invited to Rotterdam Holland for a Hobbit Dinner, where he also gave a speech.A tape recording of the speech was discovered in 1993 and was partially released in 2014.1958: hobbit dinner1993: tape discovered by RR (Rossenberg)1996: event summary published by RR2014: news & tape extract releasedEvent summary - PDF file:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol21/iss2/45FAQ: Where is the full recording now?Answer: Word has it that the tape had been blocked (legally) from being released. This audio extract (unfortunately with bg music) may be the best thing we have.Credit / Source:audio: J.C.R.M. on YouTubedocs: Rene van Rossenberg & Mythlore SocietyPS. Tolkien might've appeared to be bored in the photo -- that's only because someone's speech was making him embarrassed...!PPS. Yes, he did have a beer or two- for fan collection purposes; copyright belongs to their owners- this video is non-monetized. I did not set google ads on itCompiled by TalkingAboutTolkien
Christopher Tolkien VIDEO interview compilation - CleanCut Talking About Tolkien 2022-09-17 | Christopher Tolkien video interview compilation - CleanCut editionGB Smith wrote to JRRT in 1916: "...may you say the things I have tried to say long after I am not there to say them..."Thank You CJRT for taking up the torch after JRRT.42:28 CJRT reads The Grey Havens 58:16 CJRT in France 201939:17 Priscilla Tolkien reads "Leaf by Niggle"Credit / Source:- "A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien" docu (1996)- "Secrets of Middle-earth" docu (2003)- "Aubusson weaves Tolkien" (2019)- These 3 videos are the only known/released footage of CJRT to date.Baillie Tolkien (CJRT's wife) recalls in 2012:“During all that time, I watched him type with three fingers on an old machine that had belonged to his father....It was a literary gold mine, but also a painstaking job and left Christopher exhausted, not to say depressed. But never mind, he would not stop there."Other paper interviews with CJRT:2001-12-11 by EW: ew.com/article/2001/12/11/lord-rings-widens-tolkien-family-rift2009-05-05 by The Guardian: theguardian.com/books/2009/may/05/jrr-tokien-sigurd-gudrun-poem2012-07-12 by Le Monde (French): https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2012/07/05/tolkien-l-anneau-de-la-discorde_1729858_3246.htmlFor fan collection purposes. Copyright belongs to their owners.This video is non-monetized. I did not set google ads on itcompiled by TalkingAboutTolkien--For anyone that wishes to post their "opinions" on Tolkien's work: feel free to take it to Reddit, where your input will be properly greeted and nurtured by knowledgeable Tolkien readers - with fair and respectable responses, nonetheless. reddit.com/r/tolkienfansComments regarding any *adaptations*: please tread lightly, or better yet - not at all. So please stay on topic: this video and its content.
