Socrates in the City cover image

Thomas Howard: Beyond Narnia

Socrates in the City

00:00

Tolkien and Father Christmas

Tolkien was scandalized by Lewis putting Father Christmas in there. He is writing for kids, of course, for children. I felt very strongly about this when we did it, didn't I? The difference was that Tolkien wrote it for himself. Whereas he specifically wrote the Narnia stories for the children.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app