Bilbo finally becomes a real burglar in this chapter, venturing alone into the heart of the Lonely Mountain as Thorin and company are once again exposed for the unprepared adventurers they are. Meanwhile, And Smaug the possessive is finally revealed.We a

In this interview--just before The Return of the King was released--Elijah wood reflects on the journey of becoming Frodo Baggins.

In this episode, we discuss one of The Hobbits quieter chapters, where Bilbo and the dwarves finally reach Erebors hidden entrance.

As Thorin and company finally reach the Lonely Mountain, reality sets inand it doesnt smell so pleasant.

Tolkien makes it pretty clear what he thinks about politicians in this chapter.

Bilbo and the barrel-sealed dwarves make it to Laketown--with most of them barely alive!

In this very special episode, we reveal the exact barrel music sung in Thranduil's halls as the dwarves were tossed into the river!

Bilbo fully embraces his role as hero and finds a way to save the dwarves.

Bilbo is the only one left to save the dwarves--and to his own surprise, he's up to the task!

Here is an approximation of Tolkien's voice reading Ainulindal from The Silmarillion that we put together including some of his idiosyncratic pauses and speech patterns.