Prince Caspian (Focus on the Family Radio Theatre)



Prince Caspian was produced in 2000 as a Radio Theatre production by Focus on the Family, The C. S. Lewis Company Ltd. and Tyndale Entertainment. It featured a full cast, orchestral music, and an introduction by Douglas Gresham. It was dramatised and directed by Paul McCusker.

Broadcast History
On December 26th 2005, in Britain, BBC Radio broadcast the first four of the 'Chronicles' recordings back to back as complete, continuous performances. They were: The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; and Prince Caspian. The remaining three Chronicles (The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle) were aired on BBC Radio in fifteen 50 minute episodes on consecutive weekdays from 22nd December 2006 to 10th January 2007.

Cast

 * Paul Scofield - Narrator
 * David Suchet - Aslan
 * Freddie Findlay - Peter
 * Katherine Suchet - Susan
 * Matthew White - Edmund
 * Elizabeth Eaton - Lucy
 * Richard Suchet - Prince Caspian
 * Douglas Gresham - Host
 * Chris Emmett - Trumpkin
 * Robert Benfield - Reepicheep
 * Richard Brightiff - Bacchus
 * Tenniel Evans - Doctor Cornelius
 * Katy Glassborow - child
 * Peter Goodwright - King Miraz
 * Dilys Hamlett - Teacher
 * Frank Lazarus - Lord Glozelle
 * Theo Mags - Clive
 * Tom Maggs - David
 * Betty Marsden - Hag
 * Robert Meadwell - Trufflehunter
 * Peter Moreton - Glenstorm
 * David Oakley - Silenus
 * Christopher Snell - Lord Sopespian
 * Frank Topping - Nikabrik


 * Philip Glassborow - Casting Director

Producers

 * Dave Arnold - Producer
 * Kurt Bruner - Executive Producer

Sound

 * Tom Busteed - Sound Design
 * John Campbell - Music Composer
 * Tim Jacquette - Citrus Studios, Glendora, California

Voice Recording

 * Mark Drury - Voice Recording Engineer
 * Dave Arnold - Voice Recording Engineer
 * Voice Tracks recorded at The Soundhouse, Ltd., London

CD Release
Tyndale Entertainment released a three disc recording of the radio play in 2000.

Disc 1 1. Called Back to Narnia 2. The Ruins of Cair Paravel 3. Trumpkin the Dwarf 4. The Old Days 5. Danger to the Prince 6. Talking Beasts

Disc 2 1. The Council of Dancing Lawn 2. Blowing Queen Susan's Horn 3. More Than Meets the Eye 4. Oh Trees! Wake, Won't You? 5. The Fords of Beruna 6. What Lucy Saw 7. The Return of the Lion

Disc 3 1. Woods on the Move 2. Sorcery and Sudden Vengence 3. The High King in Command 4. THe Combat of Miraz and Peter 5. How All Were Very Busy 6. Reepicheep's Wounds 7. Aslan Makes a Door in the Air 8. Epilogue