The Chronicles of Narnia (TV series) The Chronicles of Narnia (TV series) The Chronicles of Narnia is a BBC-produced television serial that was aired from 13 November 1988 to 23 December 1990 and is based on four books of C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia" series. The first series aired was "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" in 1988, the second series aired was "Prince Caspian" and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" in 1989 and the third series aired was "The Silver Chair" in 1990. This television serial was produced by Paul Stone and teleplayed by Alan Seymour. "The Lion, the Witch, and
Religion in The Chronicles of Narnia praise to "The Magician's Nephew" and "Till We Have Faces" (Lewis' reworking of the myth of Cupid and Psyche), as reflecting greater personal and moral maturity. Holbrook also plainly states his non-belief in Christianity. In contrast to Holbrook, Laura Miller's "The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Guide to Narnia" (2008) finds in the Narnia books a deep spiritual and moral meaning from a non-religious perspective. Blending autobiography and literary criticism, Miller (a co-founder of Salon.com) discusses how she resisted her Catholic upbringing as a child; she loved the Narnia books but felt betrayed when she discovered their Christian subtext. As an