The Horse and His Boy (BBC Radio 4)

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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

• Stephen Thorne - Aslan, Thornbut
• James Graves - Shasta
• Michelle Wesson - Aravis Tarkheena
• Paul Panting - Edmund
• Deborah Berlin - Susan
• Martin Jarvis - Bree
• Fiona Shaw - Hwin
• Matthew Steer - Corin
• Gavin Muir - King Lune, the Stag
• Norman Bird - Tumnus
• Brett Usher - Arsheesh
• Derek Waring - Tarkaan Anradin
• Peter Yapp - Rishti Tarkaan
• Maria Miles - Lasaraleen Tarkheena
• David Holt - Sallowpad, the Hedgehog
• Jonathan Tafler - Rabadash
• George Parsons - Tisroc
• Garard Green - Hermit of the Southern March
• 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.