Testament: The Bible in Animation

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.

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.

Voice cast

 * Joss Ackland − Noah, Samuel
 * John Alderton − Jonah
 * Roger Allam - Chief Magus
 * Adjoa Andoh − Ruth
 * Oona Beeson − Ishmael
 * Deborah Berlin − Isaac
 * Patrick Brennan − Narrator, Lot, Japhet
 * David Burke − God
 * Simon Callow − Merneptah
 * Anna Carteret − Miriam
 * Terry Dauncey − Shaphat
 * Alan Dobie − Saul
 * Philip Franks − Daniel
 * Hannah Gordon − Narrator
 * Emma Gregory − Atarah
 * Christopher Guard − Jonathan
 * Helen Gwyn − Hagar
 * Robert Hardy − Abraham
 * Robert Harper − Adam, Young Joseph
 * Simon Harris − Shem
 * Ciarán Hinds − Satan (Lucifer)
 * Steve Hodson − Nebuchadnezzar
 * David Holt − Michael
 * Kelly Hunter − Eve
 * Gerald James − Jacob
 * Martin Jarvis − Moses
 * Siriol Jenkins − Orpah
 * Iestyn Jones − Elisha
 * Hakeem Kae-Kazim − Ham
 * Polly Kemp − Michal
 * Rob Lane − Reuben
 * Jane Lapotaire − Sarah
 * Tony Leader − Aaron, Rameses, Eliab
 * Anton Lesser − Joseph
 * Simon Ludders − Simeon
 * Doreen Mantle − Naomi
 * John McAndrew − Benjamin
 * Colin McFarlane − God, Goliath
 * Paul McGann − David
 * T. P. McKenna − God
 * Ian McNeice − Ahab
 * Clive Merrison − Darius
 * Bill Nighy − Belshazzar
 * Richard O'Callaghan − Judah
 * Carolyn Pickles − Narrator
 * Christine Pritchard − Witch of Endor
 * Sue Roderick − Naamah
 * Ivor Roberts − Jethro
 * Clive Russell − Boaz
 * David Schofield − Elijah
 * Bryn Terfel - Elijah (vocal soloist)
 * Mark Straker − Angel
 * Jonathan Tafler − Levi, Pharaoh
 * Stephen Thorne − King of Nineveh
 * Philip Voss − Potiphar
 * Victoria Wicks − Jezebel

Broadcast UK history

 * BBC2 (16 October 1996 – 11 December 1996, 6 January 1997 – 13 May 1997; repeated from 1998-2006 as part of BBC2's BBC Schools daytime strand also repeated occasionally as part of the BBC Learning Zone in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2006)
 * S4C (11 October 1996 – 6 December 1996; in Welsh, as Testament: Y Beibl Wedi'i Animeiddio)