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Dicing With Dragons

Long before Peter Jackson made it respectable, teenage boys fought imaginary orcs and dragons. With Kim Newman. From 2004.

Long before Lord of the Rings became a mainstream film, a whole generation of teenage boys were fighting imaginary battles against orcs, demons, or dragons.

How do they feel about their all-consuming hobby now they've grown up?

Writer Kim Newman celebrates 30 years of Dungeons and Dragons.

Producer: David Stenhouse

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 23 Jul 202102:30
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