One Rules Them All: A Lord of the Rings Podcast

WELCOME BACK TO ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... With the announcement that Amazon has finally renewed The Rings of Power for a third season, hosts Baz Greenland, Luke Winch and Sam Stokes reflect on what that - and the confirmed time jump - means for the show, audience engagement and viewing figures, and the future of The Rings of Power. Linked articles referred to in the discussion: ‘The Rings of Power' Officially Renewed for Season 3, Plans Major Time Jump: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rings-of-power-season-3-renewed-1236134859/ Return of the Sting: https://travisclark.substack.com/p/amazon-prime-video-rings-of-power-season-two-viewership The Rings of Power Season 2 Viewership Numbers Are Either Great or Worrying: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-rings-of-power-season-2-viewership-numbers/ Host/Editor Baz Greenland Co-hosts Luke Winch & Sam Stokes Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Threads/Instagram/Bluesky: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories Podcast network on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandiri via Epidemic Sounds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WELCOME BACK TO ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... In this month's episode, Sam Stokes and Baz Greenland cross over with the REEL TALK podcast to review a brand new Middle Earth movie, The War of the Rohirrim. They discuss how the writers adapted a small number of lines in the Lord of the Rings' appendices, which characters were the most enjoyable, and how well the animation style worked. Host/Editor Sam Stokes Co-host Baz Greenland Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram/Bluesky: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories Podcast network on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter/X: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandiri via Epidemic Sounds Learn more about your ad choice: Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WELCOME BACK TO ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... In this month's episode, Baz Greenland and Sam Stokes explore director Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of The Rings, Baz's history with the film as a gateway to Tolkien when he was 10, the use of rotoscope, music, character portrayals, and the narrative choices in the film. Host/Editor Baz Greenland Co-hosts Sam Stokes Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram/Bluesky: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories Podcast network on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandiri via Epidemic Sounds Learn more about your ad choice: Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It's risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WELCOME BACK TO ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... Host Baz Greenland talks to guest Una McCormack, New York Times' best selling author and member of the Tolkien Society. Join them as they talk their fantasy novel origin stories, Tolkien and Middle-earth adaptations and reflect on the first two seasons of The Rings of Power! Host/Editor Baz Greenland Guest Una McCormack Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram/Bluesky: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories Podcast network on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandiri via Epidemic Sounds Learn more about your ad choice: Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WELCOME BACK TO ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... Luke Winch, Baz Greenland and Sam Stokes reconvene to discuss the season two finale of The Rings of Power. As well as breaking down the themes and performances of each storyline they discuss what has worked well and what hasn't this season, The problem with mystery box storytelling and a few rants about bad dialogue... Host/Editor Luke Winch Co-hosts Baz Greenland & Sam Stokes Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram/Bluesky: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories Podcast network on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandiri via Epidemic Sounds Learn more about your ad choice: Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... Host Sam Stokes is joined by guest Ian Buckley, co-host of Film Stories Podcast Network podcasts Illumination Above All and We Are Starfleet. They review the battle for Eregion in The Rings Of Power 2x07: Doomed to Die and discuss the climax of the season's central storyline, Annatar and Celebrimbor's forging of the rings of power, as well as Prince Durin's difficult decision and the motivations of Adar... Host / Editor Sam Stokes Guest Ian Buckley Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram/Bluesky: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... Host Luke Winch is joined by guest David Green, a neurodivergent fantasy author whose works include the Empire of Ruin series and the Hell in Heaven series. Luke gets David's thoughts on season one of The Rings of Power and season two thus far, focusing on what the show does well, the use of narrative on the show as well as the problems the show encounters with cohesion and pacing. Luke and David then focus on 2x06, Where Is He?, the excellence of the Sauron and Annatar arc, How the Numenor story is at last taking shape and how we wish the show would just call him Gandalf... Host / Editor Luke Winch Guest David Green Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram/Bluesky: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... Host Baz Greenland is joined by guest Robert Turnbull to talk the fifth episode of The Rings of Power season 2, Halls of Stone. From the corruption of King Durin, to Sauron's manipulation of Celembrimbor and the elves of Eregion, and all the shenanigans in Numenor, there's plenty to dissect in this latest installment... Host / Editor Baz Greenland Guest Robert Turnbull Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram/Bluesky: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... Host Sam Stokes is joined by guest Sam Blevins to discuss the fourth episode of the second season of The Rings of Power, Eldest. They discuss Galadriel and Elrond's relationship, Tom Bombadil, the Ent wives, and much more... Host / Editor Sam Stokes Guest Sam Blevins Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... Hosts Baz Greenland, Sam Stokes and Luke Winch kick off their coverage of the second season of The Rings of Power, as they delve into the narratives, themes and character journeys across the first three episodes; Elven Kings Under the Sky, Where the Stars are Strange and The Eagle and the Sceptre Host / Editor Baz Greenland Co-host Luke Winch Co-host Sam Stokes Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... In this episode your hosts, Luke Winch, Baz Greenland and Sam Stokes as they take an in-depth look at The Fall of Numenor. Edited by Brian Sibley it chronicles the events of the Second Age on the island kingdom of Numenor and Middle Earth. They dig into the different stories and explore the various themes that link it to Tolkien's other works. They also take a close look at the adaption process and how changes have to be made to fit the required medium of television. The lads also make some speculations of what may happen in season two of The Rings of Power after reading the book and watching the recently released trailer. Host / Editor Luke Winch Co-host Baz Greenland Co-host Sam Stokes Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... In this episode your hosts, Sam Stokes, Baz Greenland, and Luke Winch, look back on The Rings of Power Season 1, with Season 2 coming soon. They discuss the stories, characters, and lore of the Amazon show's debut season, as well as what they want from Season 2. Host / Editor Sam Stokes Co-host Baz Greenland Co-host Luke Winch Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter/Threads/Instagram: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST... In this episode your hosts, Baz Greenland, Luke Winch and Sam Stokes, discuss and breakdown the Rings of Power season two teaser trailer, briefly talk about the upcoming animation War of the Rohirrim and express our views on the recent news of The Hunt for Gollum. We also remember Bernard Hill who, of course, played King Théoden. Host Baz Greenland Co-host / Editor Luke Winch Co-host Sam Stokes Executive Producer Tony Black Find us on Twitter: @onerulesthemall Support the Film Stories podcast network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simonbrew Twitter: @filmstories Website: www.filmstories.co.uk Title music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCASTIn a special one-off episode, Baz Greenland is joined by Sam Stokes to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Return of the King. From the the siege of Gondor to Sam and Frodo on Mount Doom, Eowyn vs the Witch King to the lighting of the beacons, Baz and Sam reflect on some of their favourite moments 20 years after they first watched the film.Host / EditorBaz GreenlandCo-hostSam StokesExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethispodnetwork.comwemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST. In this episode your hosts Luke Winch and Baz Greenland are joined by We Are Starfleet's co-host Ian Buckley to discuss The Rings of Power season one finale. They talk about the significance of the Harfoots, the thematic structure under pinning this episode and reflect on the season as a whole. Host / EditorLuke WinchGuestBaz Greenland and Ian BuckleyExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCASTIn this episode, host Baz Greenland is joined by guest Robert Turnbull from You Have Been Watching, to discuss the seventh episode of Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power, The Eye.Host / EditorBaz GreenlandGuestRobert TurnbullExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCASTIn this episode, host Baz Greenland is joined by guest Craig McKenzie from We Are Starfleet, to discuss the sixth episode of Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power, Udun.Host / EditorBaz GreenlandGuestCraig McKenzieExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST.This week, host Luke Winch is joined by guest Clara Cooke to discuss the fifth episode of Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power, Partings. They discuss not only the episode itself, but the show as a whole so far, the broader themes of Tolkien's work, adaptations and the cultural impact of The Lord Of The Rings.Host / EditorLuke WinchGuestClara CookeExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCAST.In this episode, host Luke Winch is joined by guest Sam Stokes from Den of Ten, to discuss the fourth episode of Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power, The Great Wave.Host / EditorLuke WinchGuestSam StokesExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCASTIn this episode, host Baz Greenland is joined by guest Ashley Thomas from Podcast 616, to discuss the second episode of Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power, Adar.Host / EditorBaz GreenlandGuestAshley ThomasExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCASTIn this episode, your hosts Baz Greenland and Luke Winch review the opening two episodes of Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power, breaking down the journeys of Galadriel, Elrond and more, as we return to Middle Earth at the dawn of the Second Age.Host / EditorBaz GreenlandCo-hostLuke WinchExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCASTIn this episode, your hosts Baz Greenland and Luke Winch continue their look back at Peter Jackson's seminal trilogy of The Lord Of The Rings, as they revisit the second movie, The Two Towers. They chat about the casting, differences to the books, the adaption process and their favourite moments from the film.Host / EditorBaz GreenlandCo-hostLuke WinchExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

3. The Rings Of Power: Trailer Breakdown and analysis.We convened an emergency meeting of the council to bring you our thoughts on the new Rings Of Power trailer that dropped on Thursday. Join Luke Winch and co-host Baz Greenland as they pick through the trailer with a fine tooth comb and discuss the tantalising clues and images that raise some fascinating questions...Host / EditorLuke WinchCo-hostBaz GreenlandExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to the second episode of ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS PODCASTIn this episode your hosts Luke Winch and Baz Greenland turn back the clock and look back at Peter Jackson's first entry into the seminal trilogy of Lord Of The Rings, Fellowship Of The Ring. They chat about the casting, differences to the books, the adaption process and their favourite moments from the film.Host / EditorLuke WinchCo-hostBaz GreenlandExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound

Welcome to the first episode of ONE RULES THEM ALL: A LORD OF THE RINGS podcast...Join your hosts, Luke Winch and Baz Greenland, as they introduce themselves, their podcast and talk about Lord of the Rings' history, impact and what lies in store...Host / EditorBaz GreenlandCo-HostLuke WinchExecutive ProducerTony BlackFind us on Twitter: @onerulesthemallSupport the We Made This podcast network on Patreon:www.patreon.com/wemadethisWe Made This on Twitter: @wmadethiswemadethisnetwork.comTitle music: ES Legions (c) Jo Wandrini via Epidemic Sound