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Testament: The Bible in Animation is a 1996 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.
Original Release
10/16/1996
US Release
12/11/1996
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tony Leader | Courtier / Eliab / Rameses / Aaron / Worker |
Patrick Brennan | Japhet / Lot / Narrator |
Simon Harris | Foreman / Shem / Adam |
Colin McFarlane | God / Goliath |
Stephen Thorne | Governor / King of Ninevah |
Ivor Roberts | Hebrew Elder / Jethro / Jesse |
Deborah Berlin | Children / Isaac |
John McAndrew | Narrator / Kal / Benjamin |
Oona Beeson | Children / Ishmael |
Paul McGann | David |
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# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Moses | Wednesday, 16 October 1996 |
2 | Ruth | Wednesday, 23 October 1996 |
3 | Jonah | Wednesday, 30 October 1996 |
4 | Elijah | Wednesday, 06 November 1996 |
5 | Creation and the Flood | Wednesday, 13 November 1996 |
6 | Abraham | Wednesday, 20 November 1996 |
7 | Joseph | Wednesday, 27 November 1996 |
8 | Daniel | Wednesday, 04 December 1996 |
9 | David and Saul | Wednesday, 11 December 1996 |
Directors
Gary Hurst, Derek W. Hayes, Yuri Kulakov, Valeriy Ugarov, Nataliya Dabizha, Aida Zyablikova, Lyudmila Koshkina
Writers
Brian Sibley, Jonathan Myerson, Richard Everett, Martin Lamb, Penélope Middleboe, Nigel Forde
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tony Leader | Courtier / Eliab / Rameses / Aaron / Worker |
Patrick Brennan | Japhet / Lot / Narrator |
Simon Harris | Foreman / Shem / Adam |
Colin McFarlane | God / Goliath |
Stephen Thorne | Governor / King of Ninevah |
Ivor Roberts | Hebrew Elder / Jethro / Jesse |
Deborah Berlin | Children / Isaac |
John McAndrew | Narrator / Kal / Benjamin |
Oona Beeson | Children / Ishmael |
Paul McGann | David |
Anton Lesser | Joseph |
Robert Hardy | Abraham |
Adjoa Andoh | Ruth |
David Schofield | Elijah |
John Alderton | God / Jonah |
Martin Jarvis | God / Moses |
Philip Franks | Daniel |
Simon Callow | Meneptah |
David Burke | God |
Jane Lapotaire | Sarah |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Naomi Jones | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1997 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Animation | Won |