THOSE BBC TAPES, SO GREAT. I have this sudden urge to rewatch them now! Everyone was so earnest! The White Witch sort of hilariously overacted! which, who knows, maybe that was the director's fault. I love it anyway, because she had such dramatic line readings, so now when I'm watching the new film and Tilda Swinton pleasantly asks Edmund how he came to be in her dominion, I have the BBC Witch in the back of my head going, "And HOW did you come to enter MY DOMINION?!?" Sometimes people would go, "But Aria, those movies are awful, you do know that Aslan's a freaking puppet, right?" and I was always like "Yes, but I don't CARE, you're MISSING THE POINT."

Re: Tom Baker being Puddleglum, yes! Actually it's a bit of a problem, because there's this notion that Tom Baker is the Quintessential (Old School) Doctor, and ... no, he's not, guys, he's Puddleglum in SPACE, because I imprinted on Puddleglum HARD. I have this elaborate vision, actually, of Four and Adric and Nyssa and Tegan AND JILL AND EUSTACE all having space adventures. Jill and Tegan get on well. Adric and Eustace are really awkward around each other, and Eustace has a crush on Nyssa. It's great.

Re: using the White Witch over and over and OVER, I ... find it difficult to mind because I love ~Edmund's issues~, but I hear you. Assuming they make Silver Chair, I'm a little worried about what they'll do with it.

I read the cover off it and still know the riddle scene

AHA, RIDDLES IN THE DARK WAS YOUR FAVORITE THING TOO. *HIGH FIVE*

Wow, I just got my childhood fannish glee all over you. I hope you do not mind!