The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe ever". He stated that "nothing is more fun to write" than the Doctor at Christmas, as he considered it "his kind of day. Everything's bright and shiny, everybody's having a laugh, and nobody minds if you wear a really stupid hat". The story is partly inspired by "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (from "The Chronicles of Narnia") by C. S. Lewis. Moffat said that "Doctor Who" and the Narnia stories "come from the same impulse that children have of escaping to another world." The scene in which the Doctor is showing the Arwells around the house originally included
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV serial) The Pevensie children rule Narnia many years, keeping peace. One day, they are travelling through the forest and discover the same lamp post which they passed on entering Narnia through the wardrobe as children. They ponder over what the object is whilst they walk further on. They soon find themselves back through the wardrobe, children once again. They realise that no time has gone by since they entered Narnia. They tell the Professor of their adventures in Narnia and he easily believes them, implying that they are not the only children to have experienced such an adventure. The Lion, the