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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''[[4 January|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Ken Jackson 4 January 1968|a letter to Ken Jackson]]. | * '''[[4 January|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ken Jackson (4 January 1968)|a letter to Ken Jackson]]. | ||
* '''[[8 January|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads over ''[[The New Shadow]]'' and most likely starts typing a final typescript. | * '''[[8 January|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads over ''[[The New Shadow]]'' and most likely starts typing a final typescript. | ||
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Ken Jackson 29 January 1968|a letter to Ken Jackson]]. | * '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ken Jackson (29 January 1968)|a letter to Ken Jackson]]. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[5 February|5]]-[[9 February|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is filmed for the documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]''. | * '''[[5 February|5]]-[[9 February|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is filmed for the documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]''. | ||
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* '''[[24 July|24]]''' - Artist [[Colleen Doran]] is born. | * '''[[24 July|24]]''' - Artist [[Colleen Doran]] is born. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Robert Havard | * '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Robert Havard|a letter to Robert Havard]]. | ||
* '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | * '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Ingrid Pridgeon | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Ingrid Pridgeon|a letter to Ingrid Pridgeon]]. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''[[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]]. | ||
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* '''[[10 October|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (10 October 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | * '''[[10 October|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mary Fairburn (10 October 1968)|a letter to Mary Fairburn]]. | ||
* '''[[13 October|13]]''' - ''[[Riddles in the Dark (episode)|Riddles in the Dark]]'', the third episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. [[Stanley Unwin]] dies. | * '''[[13 October|13]]''' - ''[[Riddles in the Dark (episode)|Riddles in the Dark]]'', the third episode of the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit]]'', is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. [[Stanley Unwin]] dies. | ||
* '''[[16 October|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Niall Hoskin | * '''[[16 October|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Niall Hoskin|a letter to Niall Hoskin]]. | ||
* '''[[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]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 29 May 2014
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
- 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.
May
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 302.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 303.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mary Fairburn.
- ? - Author Michael D.C. Drout is born.
- ? - 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 - 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.
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.
- ? - The Road Goes Ever On 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.
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