Rafe noticed that in Google’s 2001 review, LotR is ranked #18 in the Top 20 Gaining Queries category and #2 in the Top 10 Movie Queries category. This is much the same at Yahoo!/Lycos, where LotR is #2 in the Movie section and #50 overall.

Asarina sent in this address for the BBC‘s upcoming rebroadcast of its 1981 radio dramatisation of Lord of the Rings on BBC Radio 4. For all UK&I, check out its first installment this Saturday! [More]

Erin writes: Hey, just wanted to let all the Aussie LOTR fans out there know about the national geographic documentary; “Beyond The Movie: Fellowship of the Ring”, which screens on the ABC (Australian Broadcast Commission) on Saturday January 6th at 7:30 pm…set those VCR’s!

Mainecoon sends word that the January 4 edition of Entertainment Weekly features a very amusing “Not-So-Geeky Guide to Lord of the Rings”. Check it out!

Erin notes that the Boston Herald in a recent article claims that there is a connection between the growth in popularity of fantasy and the surge in sales of the bible. [More]

Doughboy writes: Google releases its timeline for 2001 searches… and guess who is within the top searches in December of this year? [More]