1968

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1968.

January

• 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 a letter to Humphrey Carpenter.

February

• 5-9 - J.R.R. Tolkien is filmed for the documentary Tolkien in Oxford (see also 1968 BBC Interview).
• 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 300.
• 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".
• 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 301.

March

• 20 - Actor and stuntman Lawrence Makoare is born.
• 21 - Actor Greg Ellis is born.
• 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.
• ? - Author Michael Drout is born.
• ? - The Tolkien Relation is published.

June

• 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 304.
• 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 305.

July

• 24 - Artist Colleen Doran is born.

August

• 28 - Billy Boyd, who would play Peregrin Took in The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, is born.
• ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Ingrid Pridgeon.

September

• 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.
• 13 - Riddles in the Dark, the third episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
• 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.
• 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.

?

• ? - The Tolkiens move to Poole, near Bournemouth.
• ? - 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.

Years 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971