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Anyone watching the Narnia Code?

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twinsetandpearls · 16/04/2009 22:51

I have lots of CS Lewis books that I am ashamed to say are all rather dusty on my shelf. Am finding this very interesting.

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twinsetandpearls · 17/04/2009 01:29

It was good to see balanced Christians on tv.

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TBM · 17/04/2009 01:35

Or a balanced view of Christians portrayed. I've seen people and places I've known and thought they've done that waay out of context to make them look bad.

twinsetandpearls · 17/04/2009 01:39

yes perhaps, I have someone on here at the moment trying to make out that I am a thick uneducated nutter and I am infact quite balanced.

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Alambil · 17/04/2009 02:37

ah i'll keep an eye out - did my dissertation on Narnia so will be interesting to watch (and I'm a fan.... can you tell )

PadDad · 17/04/2009 06:35

Am I right that they said,

"he was interested in the stars and planets as a youth, and then you might have expected his interest to wane as he grew up, but no, it only got stronger . . ."

and then NEVER mentioned the fact he wrote THE COSMIC TRILOGY, three novels about stars and planets!!!

KayHarker · 17/04/2009 08:14

I know PadDad, that was the first thing I said when I heard the basic theory, I've cracked open Perelandra again just because. Still buzzing this morning [geek]

Clarinet60 · 17/04/2009 10:34

I know, I was jumping up and down shouting 'what about pere-sodding-landra!!' I can manage christianity when it's couched in these terms. Wish it would be done like this more often. Like you Kay, I loved the 'that's only what a star is made of ' part - I can't believe I'd forgotten that part of the book (which Neil Gaiman developed further in Stardust....)

KayHarker · 17/04/2009 11:05

I agree though, I wish Christianity was framed in these terms more. I've just jettisoned a whole bunch of rubbish that went under the name of Christianity and sucked the life out of me, but watching that was like a suddenly being handed hope back after I'd all but given up.

Not many thinkers like Lewis knocking about though, which is a shame.

I was also pottering about thinking of Puddleglum's speech about living like a Narnian, even if there isn't any Narnia. I'm not an atheist, as much as it appeals to me many times. I'm a theist, through and through, because a universe full of meaning and purpose just seems to be something living and inspiring, whereas a universe that is just bare matter deadens my soul more than I can say.

Not too dissimilar in idea from the things Pratchett looks at in Hogwatch, too, really.

I really liked what one of the talking heads said about taking consciousness, rather than matter, as a starting point.

PadDad · 17/04/2009 14:31

my friend uses the Silver Chair while teaching about postmodernism. how the queen/witch describes how everything is relative, and puddleglum refutes this.

SouthernLights · 22/04/2009 13:28

What channel was this on? Can I get it on iPlayer or similar?

I have to say, the "what a star is made of" quote is one of my favourites of all time. Gives me tingles.

MeAndB · 22/04/2009 15:30

It was on BBC 1, it is one iplayer but I dont know how long for.

BelfastBloke · 14/05/2009 21:17

The Narnia Code? will be re-broadcast on BBC4 on Monday 18th May at 7.30 pm

ellingwoman · 18/05/2009 20:14

The Narnia Code is on at the moment if anyone's interested

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