J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Doctor Who
Peculiarly British fairy tales
Monday 11 December 2023, room AB1.01, 6.15 to 7.30 p.m.
Bishop Otter Campus, University of Chichester
To mark the 50th anniversary of the death J.R.R Tolkien, the 60th anniversary of the death of C.S. Lewis, and the 60th anniversary of the first broadcast of Doctor Who, Paul Quinn will be giving a lecture about fairy tales in the work of Tolkien and Lewis, demonstrating how the types of ‘fairy tales’ found in Middle Earth and Narnia, and fairy tales in general, impact upon Doctor Who.
This event is free and open to all.