<P> In 1981, Michael Hordern read abridged versions of the classic tale (and the others in the series). In 2000, an unabridged audio book was released, narrated by Michael York . (All the books were released in audio form, read by different actors .) </P> <P> In 1988, BBC Radio 4 mounted a full dramatization . In 1998, Focus on the Family Radio Theatre also adapted this story . Both the original BBC version and the Focus on the Family version have been broadcast on BBC radio . Both are the first in a series of adaptations of all seven of the Narnia books . The BBC series uses the title Tales of Narnia, while the Focus on the Family version uses the more familiar Chronicles moniker . The Focus on the Family version is also longer, with a full orchestra score, narration, a larger cast of actors, and introductions by Douglas Gresham, C.S. Lewis' stepson . </P> <P> In 2005, the story was adapted for a theatrical film, co-produced by Walt Disney and Walden Media . It has so far been followed by two more films: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader . The latter was co-produced by Twentieth - Century Fox and Walden Media . </P>

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