Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome events of this story are set after "" and "", but before Tim Drake is introduced. Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome Batman: The Lazarus Syndrome is a 1989 BBC Radio 4 broadcast, produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular comic book character Batman. The story was originally written by Simon Bullivant and Dirk Maggs. It contains references to such Batman stories as "", "", "", and "". Michael Gough, who provides the voice of Alfred Pennyworth, also played the same role on screen in the films "Batman", "Batman Returns", "Batman Forever" and "Batman & Robin". On the anniversary of
Batman: The Animated Series dialogue from the trailer.<ref name="BTAS/TDKR trailer">BTAS/TDKR trailer on The Hub, Web Video.</ref> "Batman: The Animated Series" has been consistently ranked as one of the greatest animated television shows ever made, as well as the most faithful Batman animated series to date. It has been critically and commercially acclaimed for its sophistication, mature writing, voice acting, orchestrated soundtrack, artistic ambition, and faithfulness to the source material. In its 1992 year-end issue, "Entertainment Weekly" ranked the series as one of the top television series of the year. In his reference book, "Batman: The Complete History", Les Daniels described "The Animated Series" as