The Ring Goes Ever On
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them - In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
The Lord of the Rings, a trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien, was first published 25 years ago.
This mixture of fantasy and folklore, myth and magic, has attracted criticism as well as a cult following and sold over eight million copies in 18 languages.
Michael Oliver explores The Lord of the Rings with the help of ROBERT GIDDINGS , HUMPHREY CARPENTER, VALENTINE CUNNINGHAM and PROFESSOR T. A. SHIPPEY
Producer JOHN BOUNDY