Old Testament Tales

Old Testament Tales is a Canadian children's religious television series which aired on CBC Television in 1957.

Old Testament Tales
Genrechildren's religious
ComposerFrank Haworth
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerBasil Coleman
Running time15 minutes
Release
Original networkCBC Television
Original release3 January (1957-01-03) 
28 March 1957 (1957-03-28)

Premise

Old Testament stories were portrayed with puppets operated by John Keogh, Linda Keogh, and John Botterel. Clare Slater adapted the stories in what was the first Canadian children's religious television series.

Scheduling

This 15-minute series was broadcast on Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. (Eastern) from 3 January to 28 March 1957.

  • Allan, Blaine (1996). "Old Testament Tales". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • Haworth, Frank, 1905–1993 at National Library of Canada (composer)


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