First broadcast in 1981 on National Public Radio, Brian Daley adapted the script for radio. John Madden directed the familure voices through the stories with the fantastic sound work of Tom Voegeli. The attention to detail included Mark Hammel hanging off the back of a chair up side down while recording the ice cave scene.

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