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* '''[[30 March|30]]''' – The documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]'' is aired on the [[BBC]]. | * '''[[30 March|30]]''' – The documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]'' is aired on the [[BBC]]. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'' is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'' is published. | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 302]]. | * '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 302]]. | ||
* '''[[3 May|3]]''' - Author [[Michael D.C. Drout]] is born. | |||
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 303]]. | * '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 303]]. | ||
* '''[[24 May|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Burke Johnston|a letter to George Burke Johnston]]. | |||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (May 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (May 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Relation]]'' is published. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 304]]. | * '''[[4 June|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 304]]. | ||
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* '''[[4 September|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 September 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | * '''[[4 September|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (4 September 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | ||
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Billy Callahan|letter to Billy Callahan]]. | * '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Billy Callahan|letter to Billy Callahan]]. | ||
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to | * '''[[29 September|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Margaret Carroux|letter to Margaret Carroux]]. | ||
Margaret Carroux|letter to Margaret Carroux]]. | |||
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - ''[[An Unexpected Party (episode)|An Unexpected Party]]'', the first episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | * '''[[29 September|29]]''' - ''[[An Unexpected Party (episode)|An Unexpected Party]]'', the first episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[6 October|6]]''' - ''[[Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire (episode)|Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire]]'', the second episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | * '''[[6 October|6]]''' - ''[[Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire (episode)|Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire]]'', the second episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | ||
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* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[Strange Lodgings]]'', the fourth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | * '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[Strange Lodgings]]'', the fourth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | ||
* '''[[27 October|27]]''' - ''[[Barrels out of Bond (episode)|Barrels out of Bond]]'', the fifth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | * '''[[27 October|27]]''' - ''[[Barrels out of Bond (episode)|Barrels out of Bond]]'', the fifth episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | ||
* '''[[28 October|28]]''' - [[Stephen Hunter]], who would play [[Bombur]] in [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]], is born. | |||
==November== | ==November== |
Revision as of 08:06, 28 October 2019
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1968.
January
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Ken Jackson.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien reads over The New Shadow and most likely starts typing a final typescript.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Ken Jackson.
February
- 5-9 - J.R.R. Tolkien is filmed for the documentary Tolkien in Oxford.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 300.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 301.
March
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss E. Byrne.
- 17 - Author Nataša Tučev is born.
- 20 - Actor and stuntman Lawrence Makoare is born.
- 21 - Actor Greg Ellis is born.
- 22 - The Daily Telegraph publishes an interview of Charlotte and Denis Plimmer with J.R.R. Tolkien, in the article "The Man Who Understands Hobbits".
- 25 - Michael Reisz , who would voice Legolas in The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
- 30 – The documentary Tolkien in Oxford is aired on the BBC.
- ? - The Road Goes Ever On is published.
May
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 302.
- 3 - Author Michael D.C. Drout is born.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 303.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George Burke Johnston.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mary Fairburn.
- ? - The Tolkien Relation is published.
June
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 304.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien falls down the stairs of 76 Sandfield Road and breaks his leg.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 305.
July
- Mid-July - J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith move from 76 Sandfield Road to Poole, near Bournemouth.
- 24 - Artist Colleen Doran is born.
August
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Robert Havard.
- 28 - Billy Boyd, who would play Peregrin Took in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Ingrid Pridgeon.
September
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mary Fairburn.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Billy Callahan.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Margaret Carroux.
- 29 - An Unexpected Party, the first episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
October
- 6 - Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire, the second episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 9 - Video game writer František Fuka is born.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mary Fairburn.
- 13 - Riddles in the Dark, the third episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio. Stanley Unwin dies.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Niall Hoskin.
- 20 - Strange Lodgings, the fourth episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 27 - Barrels out of Bond, the fifth episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 28 - Stephen Hunter, who would play Bombur in The Hobbit (film series), is born.
November
- 3 - A Warm Welcome, the sixth episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mary Fairburn.
- 10 - The Gathering of the Clouds, the seventh episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 307.
- 17 - The Clouds Burst, the eighth and last episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
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- Late Summer - Tolkien Journal (Vol.3, No.3) is published.
- ? - After the death of his father, Rayner Unwin becomes chairman of Allen and Unwin.
- ? - The Tolkien Society of Sweden, the first European Tolkien society, is founded.
- ? - Tolkien and the Critics: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is published.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mr David Masson.
- ? - Ken Rudolph Calendar 1969 is released.
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