TCG Letter #1826

The BBC^{Assumed to be Guy Pocock who had joined the BBC earlier in 1936.[1]} writes to Tolkien for permission to broadcast a portion of his translation of the Middle English poem Pearl.

Tolkien will reply on the same day giving permission. ^{Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to ?Guy Pocock (BBC) • 21 July 1936 (#1827)[2]}

The broadcast takes place on 22 August 1936, on local London radio at 11.40pm.^{Chronology, p. 199[3]}