The Horse and His Boy 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 by John Campbell, and an introduction by Douglas Gresham. It was dramatised and directed by Paul McCusker, with additional direction by Philip Glassborow.
Synopsis[]
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Plot[]
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Differences from the Book[]
- A few minor characters are dropped.
- During the Narnians' secret council in Tashbaan, only Peridan, Sallowpad and Tumnus are present with Edmund and Susan. The two dwarfs who are present in the book are not mentioned, and their lines are given to Sallowpad.
- Likewise, when Shasta first arrives in Narnia, the first person he meets is Duffle the dwarf, and the animals he encounters in the book are not mentioned.
- Ahoshta is not present during the Tisroc's meeting with Rabadash.
- In the book, it's never made clear whether talking horses in Narnia do roll in the grass, or how Bree finds out. In the radio play, King Lune informs him during their first meeting that talking horses, indeed, do roll in the grass, and that "they wouldn't be talking horses if they didn't."
Cast[]
| Name | Role | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Scofield | Narrator | David Suchet | Aslan |
| Jonny Scott | Shasta/Cor | Nick Burnell | Bree/Sallowpad |
| Jody Peach | Aravis Tarkheena | Wendy Craig | Hwin |
| Martin Jarvis | King Lune | Robert Benfield | King Edmund |
| Sally Ann Burnett | Queen Susan/Woman in crowd | Katy Glassborow | Queen Lucy |
| John Bluthal | Arsheesh | Russell Boulter | Rabadash |
| Justin Butcher | Peridan/Street Crier | Michael Haughey | Anradin/Duffle/Soldier |
| Paul Jones | Tarkaan | Peter Jones | Hermit of the Southern March |
| Katherine Kellgren | Lasaraleen Tarkheena | Nathaniel Lippiett | Prince Corin |
| Robin Meredith | Tisroc/Rogin | Peter Moreton | Darrin/Knight |
| David Oakley | Bricklethumb | Philip Sherlock | Tumnus/Lord Bar/Thornbut/Courtier |
Crew[]
| Name | Role | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Arnold | Producer Voice recording engineer |
Kurt Bruner | Executive producer |
| John Campbell | Composer | Mark Drury | Sound design Voice recording engineer |
| Philip Glassborow | Assistant director | Al Janssen | Executive producer |
| Charlie Jarvis | Executive producer | Paul McCusker | Director |
| Jim Scheffler | Orchestra recording Mixing |
Distribution[]
On December 26th 2005, 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.[citation needed]
CD Release[]
Tyndale Entertainment released a three disc recording of the radio play in 2000.
Disc 1
- Prologue
- The Deliverance of the Child
- The Tarkaan Stranger
- Bree-Hinny-Brinny-Hoohy-Hah
- To Narnia and North!
- A Wayside Adventure
- The Pith of Aravis' Adventure
- At the Gates of Tashbann
- Shasta Falls in with the Narnians
Disc 2
- The Prince Corin
- The Tombs of the Ancient Kings
- Aravis and Lasaraleen
- In the Tisroc's Chamber
- Across the Desert
- The Race to Anvard
- Back With the Hermit
- Rabadash's Harangue
Disc 3
- One Who Has Been Waiting Long for You
- Bree's Humbling
- Shasta and the Dwarves
- Gazing Into the Battle
- No One's Story But Their Own
- Prince Shasta
- A Roll in the Grass
- Rabadash the Ridiculous
- The Rightful Heir
- Epilogue
Behind the Scenes[]
- The music was recorded in California, USA, while the voices were recorded in London, UK.[citation needed]