Recorded on November 16, Episode 6 breezes through a lot of topics. As of this writing there are two more episodes awaiting edits and release.

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Middle-earth Talk Radio - Show 6 - November 16th, 2008
The sixth installment of Middle-earth Talk Radio.
Duration: 44:21 (44 minutes, 21 seconds).
Filesize: 81.9 MB.

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
• Plants, Middle-earth Botany, and Sub-Creation at Amazon
• Roots and Branches by Tom Shippey at Amazon
• Tolkien Companion Guide at Amazon
• Tolkien Audio Collection at Amazon
• Secrets of Middle-earth at Amazon
• Radio Rivendell discussion about Middle-earth Talk Radio
• Guillermo del Toro news story
• Ridiculopathy news story
• Tribune Magazine news story
• LoTR fan movie story
• News story about trial mentioning Tolkien
• 'Why Tolkien Said "No" To Narnia' article
• Article about Tolkien fan movie
• Official 'Born of Hope' fan film site
• Online fandom: Have we gone too far or not far enough?

Closing music: The Forge of Sauron (Instrumental) by Mostly Autumn

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