Welcome to the first episode of The Lord of The Rings: Extended! Today we discuss the origins of the podcast, and what we’ll be talking about in the coming weeks and months ahead. The first of which is this week’s movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition).Hosts:Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladilAshley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobleyCiaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingoThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition)Directed by: Peter JacksonWritten by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, J.R.R Tolkein (based on the book by)Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Ian Holm, Elijah WoodThe Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth PodcastMusic: Haunting Celtic SoundtrackArtist: Zac NelsonStock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie HenriquesThe Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcastSupport Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion