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This week, we battle illness and technical inconvenience as Bilbo arrives at the Lonely Mountain, and finally meets Smaug. 

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There And Back Again 11: Hall And Home

In this series, story expert Alastair Stephens guides you through the pages of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.