{"id":20313,"date":"2022-08-16T01:01:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T23:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1694353"},"modified":"2022-08-16T01:34:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T23:34:12","slug":"sir-lenny-henry-is-this-weeks-radio-times-cover-star","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sir-lenny-henry-is-this-weeks-radio-times-cover-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Lenny Henry is this week\u2019s Radio Times cover star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Kelly-Anne Taylor\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 16 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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In this week\u2019s Radio Times<\/strong> magazine, catch Sir Lenny Henry talking about JRR Tolkien, acting the fool, standing up for the \u201clittle guys\u201d \u2013 and why he is proud to be a hobbit.<\/p>\n

For those who have read Tolkien\u2019s epic, or watched the Peter Jackson film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings stands as one of the great original works of creative fantasy. Now it is set to be a television series too, as Amazon launches The Rings of Power<\/a> on 2nd September.<\/p>\n

Due to run for five seasons<\/a>, it sets out to tell the story of the forging of the titular rings, based on Tolkien\u2019s legendarium of poems and sketched-out plot outlines.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be a fan of Tolkien, or even the fantasy genre, to enjoy this series. Because among the hobbit-like creatures who are such an essential part of any Tolkien adaptation (in this case called Harfoots), there is a stand-out star familiar to anyone with a passing knowledge of British TV in the past 40 years, called Sadoc. Better known to us as Lenny Henry.<\/p>\n

Radio Times<\/strong> has an exclusive interview with Sir Lenny, who was knighted in 2015 for his services to drama and charity. The comedian has broken free of comedy later in life, and has managed this transition with aplomb. \u201cI\u2019ve given 40 years to acting the fool,\u201d he tells Radio Times<\/strong>, observing that drama tends to be taken more seriously.<\/p>

Also in this week\u2019s Radio Times:<\/strong><\/h2>\n