What film and TV versions of Lewiss books have there been?
1967 — The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Black and white TV adaptation, nine twenty-minute episodes, shown on British ITV. b: 1979 –The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Two one-hour episodes by the Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation of Atlanta and the Children’s Television workshop (creators of Sesame Street and The Electric Company), animated by Bill Melendez. Note that when the film was shown in the UK in 1980, the sound-track was re-recorded with a cast of British actors including Arthur Lowe (Mr Beaver) June Whitfield (Mrs Beaver) Leo McKern (the Professor) and Steven Thorn (Aslan.) c: 1988 — The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Colour, live action version produced by BBC TV. Six thirty-minute episodes. d: 1989 Prince Caspian/The Voyage of the Dawn Treader A sequel to the 1988 Lion with many of the same cast. A total of six thirty-minute episodes. e: 1990 — The Silver Chair The last BBC adaptation to date, a further 6 colour episodes. The three BBC serials are available on BBC vi
