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Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EST.

In the latest Designer Diary, Richard Taylor, the Cinematic Director for The Battle for Middle-earth II talks about what he does for the game and how he does it. The article can be read at IGN.com. In addition, two new cinematic videos can be viewed here.

At Playbill.com you can now view the second part of an exclusive behind the scenes video about the making of the stage version of The Lord of the Rings.

Cardiff University’s Centre for Lifelong Learning is delivering a new on-line course entitled The Foundations of Middle-Earth: Myth, Language and Ideology in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Literature. The course tutor is Dimitra Fimi and there are further details about the course here.

In this interview at The Star Rob Howell, designer for the stage version of Lord of the Rings, talks about his work on the project. The central shape of the set is a circle, made up of “three interconnected turntables, with 17 lifts inside them, the entire structure weighing 40 tonnes”.