Looking for the Hobbit(2014)
Overview
À la recherche du Hobbit (French for Looking for the Hobbit) is an exploratory documentary series directed by Olivier Simonnet in 2014, in which illustrator John Howe, story-teller Nicolas Mezzalira, and Professor Leo Carruthers of the University of Paris-Sorbonne explore real-world settings and famous myths that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology. The documentary explores many locations of Medieval significance.
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5 episodes • 2014
Season 1
5 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tolkien's Worlds | Nov 30, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Magical Forest of Brocéliande | Dec 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | In the Footsteps of King Arthur | Dec 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Lost Gold of the Rhine | Dec 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Creatures of the North | Dec 26, 2014 | 0.0 |
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