Mythmakers
Episodes
Review of The Nature of Middle-earth by JRR Tolkien ed. Carl F. Hostetter
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2021 Harper Collins published The Nature of Middle-earth by JRR Tolkien, edited by Carl F Hostetter - a fascinating collection of Tolkien's working...
Spiderman No Way Home - a review of all things Spidey!
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Spiderman No Way home ended the year with over $1 billion at the box office and has joined the top ten highest-grossing films. In this episode (contai...
From Sir Gawain to COVID: A Composer's view of storytelling and fantasy
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's podcast, Julia Golding is joined by internationally renown composer, Richard Blackford. Starting with his early community opera of Sir Gawa...
William Morris - the incredible life of the man who influenced the Inklings
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
'This is the Great story of the North, which should be to all our race what the Tale of Troy was to the Greeks.' This isn't a quote from Tolkien about...
Tolkien And The Nature Of Good And Evil
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tolkien is a rich inspiration for so many of us so when Julia Golding found that one of the online fantasy course students, Stanley Hanna, had taught ...
LIVE STREAM Replay: Always Winter and Never Christmas?
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Oxford Centre for Fantasy's holiday season livestream on December 1st at 1pm ET | 6pm GMT with special guests, poet and Tolkien expert, Malco...
The Oxford Story Museum
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oxford is a story hotspot so it is wonderful that there is a Story Museum in the city. Julia Golding is joined in this week's episode by the director ...
Where Can You Find A Real Warg? Elfdalian and Tolkien's Languages
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Julia is joined by Nariel, a representative of the minority language community of Elfdalian. Nariel, who recently completed our Online Fantasy C...
Beyond Andy Serkis - Other Audiobook Versions of Tolkien's Works
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What else is there to listen to beyond Andy Serkis' reading of The Lord of the Rings? Julia Golding takes us on a tour of the main audiobooks of Tolki...
On Re-reading The Lord of the Rings
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a re-reader of your favourite fantasy books? Join Julia Golding as she recalls the first time through the wardrobe and into Middle-earth. This...
Tolkien and Transcendent Beauty - A Theologian’s Perspective
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Julia Golding is joined by Lisa Coutras, author of Tolkien’s Theology of Beauty: Majesty, Splendor, and Transcendence in Middl...
Fantasy Subcultures - from Dungeons & Dragons to LARPing - find out more from an expert
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered about the link between fantasy writers like Tolkien and the multitude of subcultures they inspired, from Dungeons and Dragons to LARPing...
A Life In Film Making - The Star Wars Episode!
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What was it like to be behind the scenes as the very first Star Wars films were made? What was it like to be in the room to hear John Williams' soundt...
Mythmakers Go To War
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you not know who Prince Imrahil is? Or Erkenbrand? Then you've seen the film but not read the book. In this episode, we talk about why you really m...
Andy Serkis Audio book of The Lord of the Rings - Our Verdict
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Big news for Tolkien fans is Andy Serkis has just released with Harper Collins and on Audible an unabridged version of The Lord of the Rings. In this ...
Recent Big Fantasy Dramas - From The Witcher To The New Amazon Tolkien Series
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Golding is joined by Ed Saunders, fantasy enthusiast, to discuss the recent big fantasy adaptations. What did The Witcher get right in its first...
The Second Age - Amazon Series Livestream (Podcast Replay)
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Excited for the Tolkien TV series made by Amazon Prime? Content remains secret but we know that it is to be set in the Second Age, the time of the for...
Comic Book City
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the biggest fantasy worlds of modern times is the Marvel universe. Julia is in conversation with Ed Saunders, tracing the origins of the MCU in...
The Magic of Middle Earth
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Julia Golding is joined by Matt Fox, creator of the Magic of Middle Earth exhibition currently showing at the Willis Museum, Basingstoke, Hampsh...
Things You Don't Know About Tolkien, CS Lewis And Oxford
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are many experts on the Inklings but there are still lots you might not know about how they lived in their home of Oxford. Julia Golding challen...
Oxford As A Fantasy Hotspot
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why is Oxford, England, such a fantasy hotspot? From Lewis Carroll to Philip Pullman, Diana Wynne-Jones to Deborah Harkness, it has inspired writers a...
Mythmakers - The Trailer
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mythmakers is the podcast for fantasy fans and creatives brought to you by the Oxford Centre for Fantasy. We will be exploring fantasy old and new, lo...