Episode Archive
591 episodes of The Tolkien Professor since the first episode, which aired on June 15th, 2009.
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335: SilmFilm 2-24: Music – Scores, Soundtracks and Character Themes
June 14th, 2017 | 2 hrs 19 mins
Listener and resident composer Philip Menzies joins the SilmFilm team again to talk about music for Season 2. Also, Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith joins the discussion to discuss subcreation and artistic adaptation of The Silmarillion.
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334: SilmFilm 2-23: Creative Input from the Listeners
April 17th, 2017 | 2 hrs 33 mins
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333: SilmFilm 2-22: Season 2 Casting
March 27th, 2017 | 1 hr 59 mins
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332: SilmFilm 2-21: Script Outlines (Episodes 9 – 13)
March 13th, 2017 | 2 hrs 28 mins
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331: SilmFilm 2-20: Script Outlines (Episodes 5 – 8)
February 18th, 2017 | 2 hrs 23 mins
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330: SilmFilm 2-19: Script Outlines (Episodes 1 – 4)
February 14th, 2017 | 2 hrs 26 mins
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329: SilmFilm 2-18: The Killing of the Trees, Frame and Bad Guy Subplots
January 17th, 2017 | 2 hrs 30 mins
Now that we’ve worked through the details of each episode, we will solidify the season-long arcs, the frame narrative, and the subplots of our major villains.
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328: SilmFilm 2-17: Episode 13 – The Season Finale
January 11th, 2017 | 1 hr 56 mins
In which we discuss the major themes of the show: the tragedy of loss and tragic falls of the main characters we have been developing throughout the last two seasons.
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327: SilmFilm 2-16: Episode 12
December 18th, 2016 | 2 hrs 3 mins
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326: SilmFilm 2-15: Episode 11 – Saga of Feänor at Formenos
December 5th, 2016 | 1 hr 58 mins
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325: SilmFilm 2-14: Episode 10 – The Kinstrife
December 5th, 2016 | 1 hr 59 mins
In Episode 10 of the season, we bring Fingolfin and Fëanor into conflict – finally revealing Fëanor for the jerk he really is.
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324: SilmFilm: BONUS! SilmFilm Special: The Season 2 Frame
November 19th, 2016 | 2 hrs 19 mins
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323: SilmFilm 2-13: Episode 9 – Finally! The Flippin’ Silmarils!
November 12th, 2016 | 2 hrs 37 mins
After a season and a half, we’re finally ready to introduce the things at the center of the story: the Silmarils! Plus, we get ready for the next episode, where the central conflict of the season will come to a head.
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322: SilmFilm 2-12: Episode 8 – Everybody Loves Fingolfin
November 6th, 2016 | 2 hrs 25 mins
By the eighth episode of the season, we are getting ready for a bit of a twist as we prepare for the trial of Melkor and shift towards the real conflict of the season.
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321: SilmFilm 2-11: Episode 7 – Spirit of Fire (aka The Silmarillion needs more Rap Battles)
October 13th, 2016 | 2 hrs 9 mins
This episode focuses on the Noontide of Valinor, and in particular on the growth in Fëanor’s skill as a master smith, with lots of foreshadowing of him smithing with the red glow of forge-fire on his face.
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320: SilmFilm 2-10: Episode 6 – Finwë has a lot of reproductive work to do
October 13th, 2016 | 2 hrs 20 mins
In the sixth episode of Season 2, we work out the details of Fëanor’s birth and the death of his mother Miriel, establishing parallels between the two and laying the foundation’s for Fëanor’s doom.