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Before Peter Jackson made it respectable, teenage boys fought imaginary orcs and dragons

Long before Peter Jackson made it respectable, teenage boys fought imaginary orcs and dragons. With Kim Newman. From 2004.

Long before Lord of the Rings became a mainstream film, a whole generation of teenage boys were fighting imaginary battles against orcs, demons, or dragons. 

How do they feel about their all-consuming hobby now they've grown up?

Writer Kim Newman celebrates 30 years of Dungeons and Dragons.

Producer:  David Stenhouse

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.

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