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The Lord of the Rings

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The Lord of the Rings was a book series by J. R. R. Tolkien.

I.M. Foreman had been reading The Lord of the Rings shortly before meeting the Eighth Doctor. She said that it was very long, but she liked the final line. When the Doctor mentioned travelling with someone named "Sam", Foreman was reminded of a character from Rings. The Doctor, for his part, was reminded that Fitz had been talking about Rings. (PROSE: Interference - Book One)

John Waters produced an Oscar-winning film that was a drag adaptation of Lord of the Rings. Bette Davis played Sauron, Joan Crawford played Gandalf the Witch, and Noël Coward played Aragorn. Ron Von Arnim provided the monster special effects. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)

In Stockbridge, Andrew Harper asked Nyssa if the novel she was writing was like Lord of the Rings. (AUDIO: Autumn)

The Sixth Doctor's TARDIS was attacked by a Nazgûl and later forced by Astroabus to quote the book in the Cabinet of Astrolabus. (COMIC: Once Upon a Time-Lord)

While working at a garden centre, Fitz had a conversation with a woman and convinced her that the character of Frodo had been named after a woman with whom Tolkien had had a relationship. (PROSE: The Taint)

The walls of Rick Pirelli's room were covered in movie posters, including one of Lord of the Rings. (PROSE: Forever Autumn)

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  • Film trilogy The Lord of the Rings based on J. R. R. Tolkien's work was directed by Peter Jackson. Ian McKellen portrayed one of the main characters in both trologies, a wizard named Gandalf. The cast also included Kiran Shah.
  • The filming of The Hobbit was referenced several times in the 50th anniversary story, The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot. Furthermore, one scene from the set featuring Peter Jackson and Ian McKellen dressed as Gandalf appears in the story.
  • Several episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series were directed by Wayne Che Yip. The cast included Lenny Henry, Maxim Baldry and Daniel Weyman.
  • Tom Baker was offered the role of Gandalf, but declined, as he didn't want to spend months in New Zealand.
  • David Tennant was considered for Thranduil in The Hobbit.
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