Back
in the late 1980’s The
Chronicles of Narnia set new
standards in children and family
fantasy, based on the famous
cycle by C.S. Lewis and adapted
for TV by Alan Seymour the
series began with a new version
of The Lion The Witch and The
Wardrobe in which four children
growing up in the austere
1930’s discover that a
wardrobe leads them into the
magical land of Narnia where
witches and magical creatures
abound especially Aslan the lion
who is Lord of Narnia.
Created using animatronics Aslan was a huge beast of a Lion
voiced rather stately by Ronald Pickup, following the success of the 6
part Lion Witch and the Wardrobe more of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia tales
were brought to life, the two part Prince Caspian and the four part
Voyage of the Dawn Treader (All of these are available from Roadshow)
and in 1990 another (final) 6 part serial was broadcast, Roadshow are
now releasing The Silver Chair in a single volume, this time out the
children are Jill (a young Camilla Power) and Eustace (David Thwaites)
and the pair have to discover the secret of The Silver Chair and find
the missing Prince Rillian (heir to the throne of Prince Caspian),
along the way meeting such characters as Puddlegum (played
by Dr Who’s Tom Baker) and cross swords with the bad giants of Giant
City and the King and Queen of the Green Kertle.
The Silver Chair is easily the equal of the other stories
in the series and perfect Sunday afternoon family viewing and like the
others features the beautiful music of Geoffrey Burgon.
Extras: Picture gallery featuring 22 stills from the
serial.
