Welcome to Narnia Fans Cast Episode #53, for September 23, 2026! This week, Evening Star asks a timely question as more details emerge about Netflix’s upcoming The Magician’s Nephew: When is an adaptation no longer an adaptation? With Greta Gerwig directing, Daniel Craig as Uncle Andrew, Meryl Streep voicing Aslan, and the story’s setting shifted forward roughly 50 years, Evening Star explores three different approaches to adapting a book for the screen, from closely reproducing the original story to capturing its spirit in a new medium or substantially reimagining it for another time and culture. Then The Bard’s Tale continues with Chapters 3–5 of Swept Away, an original Narnian adventure by John Burkitt. Trundle and Sir Joseph set sail aboard the Queen of the Sea on their mission to rescue Joseph’s wife, Fiona. Along the way, Trundle experiences the delights and digestive consequences of his first ocean voyage, while the pair encounter Orlando, an enslaved Narnian boy who is given the chance to become Sir Joseph’s squire and find his way home. But a terrifying nightmare gives Trundle his first taste of just how dangerous the journey ahead may become. Hosted by Evening Star. Swept Away by John Burkitt. Produced by NarniaFans.com. Music by Patrick Swanson and Paul Martin. Further up and further in!

Welcome to Narnia Fans Cast Episode #52, for September 15, 2026! This week, Evening Star begins with the latest Narnia news before exploring “Fantastic Forests,” his latest reflection on the worlds of C.S. Lewis. Following Thresholds and The OH and AH Universe, he turns to the mysterious Wood Between the Worlds from The Magician’s Nephew, exploring this quiet nexus between worlds and what it might suggest about creation, time, and our longing for worlds beyond our own. Then The Bard’s Tale begins a brand-new Narnian adventure by John Burkitt: Swept Away. Trundle is a carpenter and badger living in Cair Paravel who dreams of ships, distant islands, and adventures beyond the familiar shores of home. A mysterious message in a bottle leads him to The Dancing Dog, where he meets Sir Joseph of Brockhurst, a Knight of Narnia whose wife, Fiona, was taken into slavery following a terrible shipwreck. Joseph is determined to cross the sea, find her, and bring her home, and he believes Aslan has sent Trundle to help him. Featuring Swept Away, Chapters 1–2, an original story by John Burkitt. Hosted by Evening Star. Podcast produced by NarniaFans.com. Music by Patrick Swanson and Paul Martin. Further up and further in!

Welcome to Narnia Fans Cast Episode #51. This week, Evening Star expands on last week’s discussion of thresholds with The OH and AH Universe, comparing the vastness and technological ambition of our own universe with the smaller, warmer, more intimate world of Narnia. What have the Talking Beasts discovered that we may have forgotten? Perhaps wonder isn’t found by going farther and faster, but by slowing down long enough to recognize that the little things really are the big things. The episode then brings The Bard’s Tale and Harrod’s Bend to its conclusion with Chapters 15 through 17. Ripley Pond grows in his craft, discovers that Rose Angle’s feelings for him may be considerably more than friendship, and learns the heartbreaking truth about Aunt Violet and the life she might have shared with Bob Angle. Finally, friends and family gather at Pond Place as Ripley and Rose prepare to begin the next chapter of the Pond family together. Two hearts. One love. A red and white rose. Hosted by Evening Star. Featuring an original story by John Burkitt with voices by John and Lynne Burkitt. Podcast produced by NarniaFans.com. Music by Patrick Swanson. For more Narnia news, articles, podcasts, and community discussions, visit NarniaFans.com.