The Rohirrim, led by Théoden and Éomer (with lots of help from Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli), man the Deeping Wall and the Hornburg as Saruman's assault on Helm's Deep begins. A quick flash of lightning in the darkness reveals overwhelming odds, but...
Théoden and Gandalf lead the host of the Rohirrim towards the fords of the Isen to strengthen the forces holding back Saruman's army. But when they meet a rider coming back from the front line with news of defeat, Théoden takes Gandalf's counsel and...
Théoden offers Wormtongue one last chance to redeem himself, but the counsellor is disinclined to acquiesce to his lord's request. Gandalf and the king catch up on the history of Saruman's treachery and the damage already done in Rohan before...
Upon entering the Golden Hall, Gandalf is challenged once again; this time by Wormtongue, the king's counsellor who may not exactly have Rohan's best interests in mind. Gandalf puts the worm in its place (before Gimli can dissect it for smack...
Before we return to The Lord of the Rings for the further adventures of The White Rider and Friends in Rohan, we spend some time in the common-room with listeners for another quarterly live Q&A episode! Current events with Saruman at Isengard are...
Happy Tolkien Reading Day! On March 25 every year — the date of the fall of Barad-dûr — Tolkien lovers worldwide celebrate by reading the Professor's works, and for 2021 the theme is Hope and Courage. Join us as Alan and Shawn courageously battle...
The newly-minted Gandalf the White advises the Three Hunters to leave the Hobbits in the strong, twiggy hands of Treebeard and go to Edoras. They agree, but Legolas still wants to know how Gandalf is — y'know, not dead — launching the wizard into a...
The old man is revealed to be an old friend: Gandalf the (Formerly) Grey, returned beyond hope from death in battle with the Balrog of Moria. Danger is all around, not least in Barliman's Bag where we pull a hardball question about the inevitably of...
Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli follow the trail of the missing hobbits, gradually drawing closer to the forbidding fringes of Fangorn Forest. They find new signs that give them hope, but the Dwarf can't forget about the mysterious old man, and the trees...
We welcome the acclaimed illustrator Ted Nasmith back to The Prancing Pony Podcast for his first full-length interview! We catch up with Ted about life, art, and everything else since we last spoke to him at Tolkien 2019, including the recent...