C. S. Lewis
A selection of programmes that celebrate the novelist, academic and Christian apologist.
The Lion, the Witch and Poets' Corner - C.S. Lewis memorial
C.S. Lewis memorial to be unveiled in Poets' Corner.
The Brave New World
CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley died on the same day. What events shaped the two authors?
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William Nicholson - Shadowlands—Saturday Drama
The moving true story of the 1950s relationship between CS Lewis and Joy Gresham.
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Lewis and Tolkien - The Lost Road
From Middle Earth to Narnia, Robin Brooks's drama explores two writers' friendship.
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The Northern Irish Man in CS Lewis
The much-loved writer's fascinating childhood and how it inspired tales of Narnia.
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Episode 1—Book of the Week, CS Lewis - The Screwtape Letters
CS Lewis's famous letters from a senior to a junior devil, read by Simon Russell Beale.
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Episode 2—Book of the Week, CS Lewis - The Screwtape Letters
The senior devil advises Wormwood how to tempt his 'patient' in the midst of a war.
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Episode 3—Book of the Week, CS Lewis - The Screwtape Letters
Screwtape congratulates the junior devil on his progress, but advises caution.
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Episode 4—Book of the Week, CS Lewis - The Screwtape Letters
The senior devil demands a report from his protege 'on young women in the neighbourhood'.
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Episode 5—Book of the Week, CS Lewis - The Screwtape Letters
Screwtape loses patience, as he fears that the patient is slipping from Wormwood's grasp.
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1944: CS Lewis and The Evacuee
Child evacuee, Jill Freud, discovers that her new landlord is also a radio hero.
The Belle Dress—Through the Wardrobe
By Lucy Caldwell. A yellow dress marks the beginning of a journey of self-discovery.
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Robert Edric, The Screwtape Letters, and Raymond Briggs—Open Book
Mariella talks to novelist Robert Edric about his interest in the composer Ivor Gurney.
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Bishop John Sentamu—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is Bishop of Birmingham Bishop John Sentamu
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Henrietta, Marchioness Of Tavistock—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is Henrietta, Marchioness Of Tavistock
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