S1, E5: At the outermost limits of the European continent, pushing at the very boundaries of our imagination, Tolkien successfully undertook an immense task, creating a work that encompassed the entire spectrum of European mythology. Nonetheless, it was his choice of hero – ordinary ‘Hobbits’ who boasted no particular powers, that radically changed our approach to this past heritage by enabling millions of readers and film-goers to identify with his characters.