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21/09/2012 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Hobbit

How an Oxford academic came up with a story that charmed children for generations.

How Oxford academic JRR Tolkien came up with The Hobbit, a story that charmed children for generations.

Hear excerpts from the BBC's archive of interviews, including JRR Tolkien himself.

(Image: JRR Tolkien in 1967. Credit: Associated Press)

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