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Week 134 - Word-nerd Wednesday: Ridiculous in Theory and Erroneous in Fact
28/10/2026 | 9 mins.Join The Man of the West for a Yorkshire headland full of landowners, and a word for “slave” that started out meaning a runner.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesWeek 134 - Tolkien Tuesday: Nobody Else Has Applied
27/10/2026 | 8 mins.Join The Man of the West for episode 800 of Today’s Tolkien Times; plus how an ill nun played a key role in the publication of The Hobbit.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesWeek 134 - Might-Have-Been Monday: It’s a Simple Question, Elf
26/10/2026 | 10 mins.Join The Man of the West as Hassle asks what if Fëanor had worn the Silmarils to the party in Valmar.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesWeek 133 - Silmarillion Saturday: He Knew No Other Name for Her
24/10/2026 | 10 mins.Join The Man of the West as Beren is driven out of Dorthonion, crosses the Mountains of Terror, and meets a girl who leaves him speechless.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesWeek 133 - Friendship Friday: A New Star Shall Arise
23/10/2026 | 9 mins.Join The Man of the West as Turgon and the brothers meet again on a battlefield, and Maeglin hears something he doesn’t forget.
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