The Magician's Nephew indefinitely. On 1 October 2013, The C.S. Lewis Company announced that they had entered into an agreement with The Mark Gordon Company to jointly develop and produce "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair", ultimately deciding to continue releasing the films to mirror the novel series' publication order. The decision thus places the work on "The Magician's Nephew" film on an indefinite hiatus. In 2008, the BBC produced a 10-part version read by Jane Lapotaire and signed by Jean St Clair wearing different Narnia like clothes in British Sign Language, airing on BBC 2. T.M. Wagner of SF Reviews said
The Magician of Samarkand The Magician of Samarkand The Magician of Samarkand is a children's book by Alan Temperley which was made into a special three-part television program in 2006 for the British series "Jackanory". The television special starred Ben Kingsley and was produced and directed by Nick Willing. The special was nominated for a BAFTA Children's Award in the category of drama. An evil magician moves into a small town in Asia and becomes enamored by Anahita, a poor girl who is in love with the local prince. The magician wishes to enslave Anahita, so she and her friends scheme to overthrow him.