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
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian "Caspian" with "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader", which the BBC did for their television adaptation. Screenwriters Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely wanted to explore how the Pevensies felt after returning from Narnia, going from being kings and queens back to an awkward year as school children. They noted, "<nowiki>[</nowiki>C. S. Lewis<nowiki>]</nowiki> doesn't much consider what it would be like for a King of Narnia to return to being a 1940's schoolchild." They also decided to introduce the Pevensies back into Narnia nearer the start, in order to weave the two separate stories of the Pevensies and Caspian, in contrast