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 in the title of the book. J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, has said that she was a fan of the works of Lewis as a child, and cites the influence of "The Chronicles" on her work: "I found myself thinking about the wardrobe route to Narnia when Harry is told he has to hurl himself at a barrier in King's Cross Station — it dissolves and he's on platform Nine and Three-Quarters, and there's the train for Hogwarts." Nevertheless, she is at pains to stress the differences between Narnia and her world: "Narnia is literally a