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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[book]] series by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]].


[[Astrolabus]] forced the [[Sixth Doctor]] to quote the book in [[The Cabinet of Astrolabus]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Once Upon a Time Lord (comic story)|Once Upon a Time Lord]]'')
[[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 Jones|Sam]]", Foreman was reminded of a character from ''Rings''. The Doctor, for his part, was reminded that [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] had been talking about ''Rings''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'')


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 the author, [[J. R. R. Tolkien]], had had a relationship with. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taint]]'')
[[John Waters]] produced an [[Academy Award|Oscar]]-winning film that was a [[drag]] adaptation of ''Lord of the Rings''. [[Bette Davis]] played [[Sauron (fictional character)|Sauron]], [[Joan Crawford]] played [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Witch]], and [[Noël Coward]] played [[Aragorn]]. [[Ron Von Arnim]] provided the monster special effects. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')


The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] also were familiar with the characters from ''Rings''. Rose referred to [[Chip]] as "[[Gollum]]" because of similarity in appearance and stature to that character. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') Later, the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor jokingly called himself "the outer space [[Gandalf]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Meanwhile in the TARDIS]]'')
In [[Stockbridge]], [[Andrew Harper]] asked [[Nyssa]] if the novel she was writing was like ''Lord of the Rings''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Autumn (audio story)|Autumn]]'')


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The [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth Doctor's]] [[TARDIS (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|TARDIS]] was attacked by a Nazgûl and later forced by [[Astrolabus|Astroabus]] to quote the book in the [[Cabinet of Astrolabus]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Once Upon a Time-Lord (comic story)|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 (novel)|The Taint]]'')
 
The walls of [[Rick Pirelli]]'s room were covered in movie posters, including one of ''Lord of the Rings''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Forever Autumn (novel)|Forever Autumn]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* Individual characters from ''The Lord of the Rings'' have also been referenced, though none of these references explicitly makes the connection between these characters and either [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s books or the film adaptations.
** [[Rose Tyler]] once called [[Chip]] "[[Gollum]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] called himself [[Gandalf]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meanwhile in the TARDIS (TV story)|Meanwhile in the TARDIS]]'')
** [[Ram Singh]] compares [[April MacLean]]'s situation to [[Frodo]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
** {{Simm|c}} also calls the elderly [[Tenth Doctor]] Gandalf during [[the Year That Never Was]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')
** The underground lair of a group of [[Zygon]]s and their [[Skarasen]]s in [[1890s]] [[London]] reminded Sam Jones of a hobbit hole. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Bodysnatchers (novel)|The Bodysnatchers]]'')
** Ram identifies Frodo as coming from an "old movie" his dad [[Varun Singh]] likes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Brave-ish Heart (TV story)|Brave-ish Heart]]'')
**A Balrog is named among the contacts list in ''[[The Lonely Assassins (video game)|Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins]]''.
* The film version of ''[[The Return Of The King]]'' is referenced in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]''.
 
=== Cast and crew connections ===
* 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 (TV 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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The Lord of the Rings
You may be looking for the real world franchise.

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)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cast and crew connections[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • 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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