1968

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.
• ? - Tolkien subscribes to an appeal for the restoration of the Sarehole Mill.
• ? - 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.

Years 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971