Testament: The Bible in Animation | |
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Also known as | Testament: Y Beibl Wedi'i Animeiddio (Wales) Testament: The Bible in Animation (US and UK) |
Genre | Animation, Drama |
Created by | Naomi Jones |
Developed by | Derek W. Hayes |
Written by | Richard Everett |
Creative director | Martin Lamb |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original languages | English Welsh |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producer |
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Producer | Gary Hurst |
Production companies | Christmas Films, S4C and Right angle |
Original release | |
Network |
BBC2 (UK) S4C (Wales) HBO (US) |
Release | 11 October 6 December 1996 | –
Testament: The Bible in Animation is a 1996 British animated series that was produced by and shown on Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C). It was also shown on the BBC. It featured animated versions of stories from the Bible, each story using its own unique style of animation, including stop-motion animation. It ran for one series of nine episodes in the United Kingdom and won one Emmy, with three nominations, in the United States. It includes the song " Adiemus" as its intro.[ citation needed]
The show was produced by Christmas Films and S4C, who also created the 1992-1994 series Shakespeare: The Animated Tales and the 2000 film The Miracle Maker, sharing many of the same voice talents and styles of animation. [1]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 9 | 11 October 1996 (S4C version) 16 October 1996 (BBC Wales version) | 6 December 1996 (S4C version) 11 December 1996 (BBC Wales version) |
No. | Title | Animation type | Based on | Original air date | |
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1 | "Creation and the Flood" | Stop motion and Paint on glass | Genesis | 11 October 1996 16 October 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
As
his ark crosses the drowned Earth,
Noah tells his family the story of
Adam and
Eve, the fall of
Lucifer, and
the banishment from Eden. | |||||
2 | "Abraham" | Stop motion | Genesis | 18 October 1996 23 October 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
When God told
Abraham that he and his wife
Sarah would have a son, Abraham was astounded, for Sarah was long past child bearing age, but God assigned to Abraham the honour of being the "Father of Many Nations." Overjoyed at the birth of his son
Isaac, Abraham was horrified by the next command from God, to offer his son as a
sacrifice to Him. | |||||
3 | "Joseph" | Stop motion | Genesis | 25 October 1996 30 October 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers,
Joseph uses his skills to
interpret dreams and becomes seated at the right hand of the
Pharaoh himself. | |||||
4 | "Moses" | Cel animation | Exodus | 1 November 1996 6 November 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Fleeing after murdering an
Egyptian overseer, the Hebrew
Moses settles in the land of
Midian. But one day he is
visited by
God who instructs him to return to
Egypt and, with the help of his brother
Aaron and
ten devastating plagues, free
the Israelites from the iron grip of the
pharaoh Merneptah. | |||||
5 | "Ruth" | Stop motion | Ruth | 8 November 1996 13 November 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
This is the story of a woman whose name has becomes synonymous with love and fidelity. In a moving tale,
Ruth follows her mother-in-law
Naomi back to Naomi's native
Bethlehem after the sad death of both women's husbands. Working hard in the fields to feed herself and Naomi, Ruth finds her feeling for her kinsman
Boaz run deeper than gratitude for his help with the work. Prepared to marry for Naomi's sake, Ruth's loyalty touches Boaz and he decides to challenge the claim of a closer relative for Ruth's hand. | |||||
6 | "David and Saul" | Cel animation | 1 Samuel | 15 November 1996 20 November 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Tormented by demons,
King Saul sends for a musician,
David to calm his mind, little knowing the young man will one day be his greatest general - and his greatest enemy. | |||||
7 | "Elijah" | Cel animation | 1 Kings | 22 November 1996 27 November 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Elijah, the one prophet of The Lord God, sets out to save Israel from the corrupt
King Ahab and his evil
Queen Jezabel. The music used is that of the
Mendelssohn's oratorio
Elijah, with Welsh Baritone
Bryn Terfel as soloist in the part of the Prophet Elijah. | |||||
8 | "Daniel" | Oil painting | Daniel | 29 November 1996 4 December 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Political intrigue and unwavering faith are the cornerstones of the story of
Daniel, held captive for many years under the
Babylonian Kings. Much loved and respected by the conqueror,
King Darius, who appointed him governor, Daniel provoked great jealousy among the court advisers. Divine love and human resolver
enter the lions' den together, emerging victorious. | |||||
9 | "Jonah" | Oil painting | Jonah | 6 December 1996 11 December 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
The prophet
Jonah rejects God's call to go to
Nineveh, but divine intervention, and a
great fish brings him to the evil city which he warns will be destroyed in forty days. |
Testament: The Bible in Animation | |
---|---|
Also known as | Testament: Y Beibl Wedi'i Animeiddio (Wales) Testament: The Bible in Animation (US and UK) |
Genre | Animation, Drama |
Created by | Naomi Jones |
Developed by | Derek W. Hayes |
Written by | Richard Everett |
Creative director | Martin Lamb |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original languages | English Welsh |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Executive producer |
|
Producer | Gary Hurst |
Production companies | Christmas Films, S4C and Right angle |
Original release | |
Network |
BBC2 (UK) S4C (Wales) HBO (US) |
Release | 11 October 6 December 1996 | –
Testament: The Bible in Animation is a 1996 British animated series that was produced by and shown on Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C). It was also shown on the BBC. It featured animated versions of stories from the Bible, each story using its own unique style of animation, including stop-motion animation. It ran for one series of nine episodes in the United Kingdom and won one Emmy, with three nominations, in the United States. It includes the song " Adiemus" as its intro.[ citation needed]
The show was produced by Christmas Films and S4C, who also created the 1992-1994 series Shakespeare: The Animated Tales and the 2000 film The Miracle Maker, sharing many of the same voice talents and styles of animation. [1]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 9 | 11 October 1996 (S4C version) 16 October 1996 (BBC Wales version) | 6 December 1996 (S4C version) 11 December 1996 (BBC Wales version) |
No. | Title | Animation type | Based on | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Creation and the Flood" | Stop motion and Paint on glass | Genesis | 11 October 1996 16 October 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
As
his ark crosses the drowned Earth,
Noah tells his family the story of
Adam and
Eve, the fall of
Lucifer, and
the banishment from Eden. | |||||
2 | "Abraham" | Stop motion | Genesis | 18 October 1996 23 October 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
When God told
Abraham that he and his wife
Sarah would have a son, Abraham was astounded, for Sarah was long past child bearing age, but God assigned to Abraham the honour of being the "Father of Many Nations." Overjoyed at the birth of his son
Isaac, Abraham was horrified by the next command from God, to offer his son as a
sacrifice to Him. | |||||
3 | "Joseph" | Stop motion | Genesis | 25 October 1996 30 October 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Sold into slavery by his jealous brothers,
Joseph uses his skills to
interpret dreams and becomes seated at the right hand of the
Pharaoh himself. | |||||
4 | "Moses" | Cel animation | Exodus | 1 November 1996 6 November 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Fleeing after murdering an
Egyptian overseer, the Hebrew
Moses settles in the land of
Midian. But one day he is
visited by
God who instructs him to return to
Egypt and, with the help of his brother
Aaron and
ten devastating plagues, free
the Israelites from the iron grip of the
pharaoh Merneptah. | |||||
5 | "Ruth" | Stop motion | Ruth | 8 November 1996 13 November 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
This is the story of a woman whose name has becomes synonymous with love and fidelity. In a moving tale,
Ruth follows her mother-in-law
Naomi back to Naomi's native
Bethlehem after the sad death of both women's husbands. Working hard in the fields to feed herself and Naomi, Ruth finds her feeling for her kinsman
Boaz run deeper than gratitude for his help with the work. Prepared to marry for Naomi's sake, Ruth's loyalty touches Boaz and he decides to challenge the claim of a closer relative for Ruth's hand. | |||||
6 | "David and Saul" | Cel animation | 1 Samuel | 15 November 1996 20 November 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Tormented by demons,
King Saul sends for a musician,
David to calm his mind, little knowing the young man will one day be his greatest general - and his greatest enemy. | |||||
7 | "Elijah" | Cel animation | 1 Kings | 22 November 1996 27 November 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Elijah, the one prophet of The Lord God, sets out to save Israel from the corrupt
King Ahab and his evil
Queen Jezabel. The music used is that of the
Mendelssohn's oratorio
Elijah, with Welsh Baritone
Bryn Terfel as soloist in the part of the Prophet Elijah. | |||||
8 | "Daniel" | Oil painting | Daniel | 29 November 1996 4 December 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
Political intrigue and unwavering faith are the cornerstones of the story of
Daniel, held captive for many years under the
Babylonian Kings. Much loved and respected by the conqueror,
King Darius, who appointed him governor, Daniel provoked great jealousy among the court advisers. Divine love and human resolver
enter the lions' den together, emerging victorious. | |||||
9 | "Jonah" | Oil painting | Jonah | 6 December 1996 11 December 1996 (BBC Wales version) | (S4C version)|
The prophet
Jonah rejects God's call to go to
Nineveh, but divine intervention, and a
great fish brings him to the evil city which he warns will be destroyed in forty days. |