The Narnia Code

This BBC One drama documentary is based on the book "Planet Narnia" and is excellent for many reasons. First, as the title of the review implies, you do not know that your shoe is untied until someone points it out. Then it is obvious. It is not only Narnia but C. S. Lewis himself whom we get a rather different view. A good investigation is also one that tells you what you already know but makes it a bit clearer.

I was impressed as almost every stock footage could carry you off in a new direction. The only drawback is that it is mostly in sound bite format. Instead of one person going through chronologically, then another person. They mix up the speakers, giving them about 5 minutes then to the next there and back again.

It is hard to be objective when you can see the C. S. Lewis world that Michael Ward paints. I had to keep a bible handy just to be sure of the context of the quotes that Michael Ward was using to make his point.

The focus of the 59-minute program itself cannot be summed up in a few well-chosen statements. However, Michael Ward tries to paint the picture of a pre-Copernican view of the heavens and the significance of stars. He shows how this is incorporated in the Narnia books as is the music of the spheres.

I do not want to go into too much detail as that is why you will want to view the presentation and read the book. For people that have already read the book, I do not need to rehash. My only hope is that I have mentioned enough to make you curious enough to want this book as it will not only serve the purpose of a better understanding of Narnia but also of ourselves.