Take a behind the scenes look at “This is Home,” one of the songs from the Prince Caspian soundtrack, from a musician and the dad who used to read him The Chronicles of Narnia.
We think of the nature as a “resource.” Hear why C.S. Lewis would probably have chosen a different word to describe the natural world. Hear how his view of nature – influenced by his study of the Middle Ages – led him to some views of animals that ran counter to the opinions of his day. Think about why animals are represented so well in media and literature made for children. 
Guests:
Peter Schakel, author of The Way Into Narnia
Colin Duriez, author of A Field Guide to Narnia
Rilian, host of NarniaWeb Podcast
Gymfan, contributor to Narniaweb.com
Claire Rossel, writer for Narniafans.com
Phil Vischer, author of Me, Myself and Bob. Screenwriter and co-producer of The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything
One of the main characters from the first book in the Chronicles is absent from the last book. Does this character’s drift away from the world of Narnia betray some kind of prejudice Lewis had against women, or is there a different point?
If some movie studios had gotten their way, we would have seen Edmund being tempted by a cheeseburger in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. In the book by C.S. Lewis (and the version of the movie that was eventually made) Edmund is tempted by a candy that has intrigued generations of American readers.
The most courageous of C.S. Lewis’s talking animals is also one of the smallest. Consider why this contrast works so well, as we look at one of the most beloved characters in The Chronicles of Narnia.
The picture we get of Heaven in C.S. Lewis’s The Last Battle owes a lot to the philosopher, Plato. He suggested that all the things we see around us are just shadows – they aren’t really real. Plato affects the way many people interpret the Bible, whether they realize it or not. Is this healthy?
What exactly is an ogre? Hear a brief explanation, along with an analysis of the work of a film director known for his work with ogres, Andrew Adamson. How did he do directing The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? Is there anything in the movie you wish had been different?
Why do we think of the words “awful” and “awesome” so differently? C.S. Lewis and our guests invite you to think about the opposing responses we should have toward things that are holy. And, was J.R.R. Tolkien inspired by a twentieth – century writer when naming an ancient group of people in The Lord of the Rings?
Hear the connection between one of C.S. Lewis’s most challenging books and his most accessible. Explore his fictional connection between disconnected worlds, including the worlds of sea and land. 
Does it ever seem like the most colorful, interesting characters in books or movies are the villains? Depicting a character as both interesting and good can be very difficult. Hear how C.S. Lewis did it as we explore one of the most – quoted phrases from The Chronicles of Narnia.
Explore the logic and imagination that existed simultaneously in C.S. Lewis. It’s rare to find someone who approaches writing with such a balance of wonder and intellect. It could be that the ability to combine the two made C.S. Lewis the greatest apologist of the twentieth century. He gave us a picture of this balance in the fictional character, Professor Kirke, who explains why it’s perfectly logical to think another world could exist through a wardrobe door. 
If one word could sum up all of the writings of C.S. Lewis, it might be “joy.” For him, this word described more than pleasant emotions, but conveyed a sense of longing for something outside this world. Hear more about this idea that influenced so much of his work, on the latest episode of “Narnia from A to Z.” 
Plans have been announced for a Peter Jackson - produced film adaptation of The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel that introduced Middle Earth and led into the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. C.S. Lewis heard and critiqued parts of The Hobbit when the two writers would meet as part of The Inklings, a group of writers living and working in Oxford in the 1930’s and 40’s. Hear how this group got started, how Tolkien influenced Lewis’s spiritual journey and why their relationship eventually cooled.
Find out what two horses can show you about the battle between pride and humility that goes on in your heart. It’s a discussion about two characters from The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis.
Find out why C.S. Lewis once described life as “a bumpy bed in a bad hotel.” Lewis’s godson, Laurence Harwood, shares a side of the author most of us have never known, explaining how Lewis used a lot of the income from his successful books.
Guests:
Laurence Harwood, author of C.S. Lewis, My Godfather
Hear how The Chronicles of Narnia began with a single image that came to C.S. Lewis while walking in a snowy wood. Guests such as Paul Ford and Colin Duriez also address the question, “In what order should I read The Chronicles of Narnia?”
Guests:
Colin Duriez, author of A Field Guide to Narnia
Beatrice Gormley, author of C.S. Lewis: The Man Behind Narnia
Peter Schakel, author of The Way Into Narnia
Jim Ware, co - author of Finding God in the Land of Narnia
Paul Ford, author of Companion to Narnia
One of the most moving images in The Chronicles of Narnia involves a dragon trying to scratch off his own skin.
Guests:
David Downing, author of Into the Wardrobe
Dan Allender, author of To Be Told: Know Your Story, Shape Your Future
Phil Vischer, writer, co – producer of The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything
Kendall Payne, singer / songwriter
Music Snippets Include:
Kendall Payne - "Aslan"
