It’s been several years (2103) since the first official news came stating a new Narnia movie will be made and it will be The Silver Chair. Early this month (August 2016) news came that makes it 90% certain that it will be a reality. This podcast discusses the latest news (links below to stories) and explores what …
CSL Daily 6/24
FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of The Silver Chair came out today (6/24) in 1965 (first published 9/7/53). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The simple physical pains and (still more) the pleasures can’t be expressed in language. I labour the point lest the devil should hereafter try to make you …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/26
FACT OF THE DAY: “The End of the Wine” is a poem published in Punch on 12/3/47; a revised version called “The Last of the Wine” is in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In this world everything is upside down. That which, if it could be prolonged here, would be a truancy, …
The Narnia Code Series 03 (Shows 6-7)
This is the third episode in the re-packaged series on The Narnia Code. It combines what was previously the sixth and seventh episodes. Back in 2012 I had the privilege to interview Dr. Michael Ward for a series of thirteen episodes to discuss his book The Narnia Code. With me to help co-host the show was Dr. Holly Ordway. Due to …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/2
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave the 2nd of 3 of the Ballard Mathews lectures today (12/2) in 1941 on Paradise Lost that later became part of his book A Preface to Paradise Lost. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I have no objection to the inclusion of Freudian explanations provided they are not …
Narnia Books Miniseries 04 The Silver Chair
This is the fourth in a special series on the books in the Narnia series. Previously this program had not been share on All About Jack because it was created for another venture (that is now inactive). Returning to help co-host are Paul Martin (from NarniaFans.com) and Dr. Crystal Hurd. Dr. David Downing (author of Into the Wardrobe and …
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: 9/7
FACT OF THE DAY: The Silver Chair was first published in the UK on this date (9/7) in 1953. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Very likely, what with enemies, and mountains, and rivers to cross, and losing our way, and next to nothing to eat, and sore feet, we’ll hardly notice the weather.” …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 7/7
FACT OF THE DAY: Mere Christianity was first published on this day (July 7th) in 1952. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “When a man who accepts the Christian doctrine lives unworthily of it, it is much clearer to say he is a bad Christian than to say he is not a Christian.” Mere …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/24
FACT OF THE DAY: The first paperback edition of The Silver Chair came out today (6/24) in 1965 (first published 9/7/53). – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The simple physical pains and (still more) the pleasures can’t be expressed in language. I labour the point lest the devil should hereafter try to make you …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 6/16
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis’s brother, Warren “Warnie” Hamilton Lewis was born today (6/16) in 1895. He wrote books on French History. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We want the Church to be small not only that fewer men may know the Enemy but also that those who do may acquire the uneasy …