— Eustace, to Jill Pole |
The cover of the CD release.
The Horse and His Boy was a full-cast radio drama produced in 1994 as part of the Tales of Narnia series. It was produced and directed by John Taylor and dramatized for radio by Brian Sibley.
Broadcast History[]
The Horse and His Boy first aired in Britain on Sunday, September 4th, 1994. Four 20 minute episodes were broadcast weekly by BBC Radio 4 from 4th September, 1994 to 25th September, 1994. The serial was aired again from 21th December, 1997 to 11th July, 1998.
Cast[]
- Martin Jarvis - Bree
- Fiona Shaw - Hwin
- James Graves - Shasta
- Michelle Wesson - Aravis Tarkheena
- Stephen Thorne - Aslan, Thornbut
- Norman Bird - Tumnus
- Jonathan Tafler - Rabadash
- Maria Miles - Lasaraleen Tarkheena
- Garard Green - Hermit of the Southern March
- Brett Usher - Arsheesh_(books)
- Derek Waring - Tarkaan Anradin
- Peter Yapp - Aravis' Father
- Matthew Steer - Corin
- David Holt - Sallowpad, Hedgehog
- Paul Panting - Edmund
- Deborah Berlin - Susan
- George Parsons - Tisroc
- Gavin Muir - King Lune, Stag
- Nerville Jason - Duffle
Producers[]
- John Taylor - Producer
Sound[]
- Elizabeth Parker - Music
- Peter Howell - Music, Sound Effects
CD Release[]
BBC Worldwide originally released the radio drama to cassette in 1994. In 2000, the BBC released The Horse and His Boy as a two-disk CD recording. It is also available for digital download from Audible.