Five fables / directed by Dean Burke and David Cumming ; produced by Tim Bryans and Jannine Waddell ; written by Seamus Heaney ; Flickerpix ; BBC Northern Ireland.
"The writing of Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, the narration of comedian Billy Connolly, and beautiful animation bring to life these five enchanting fables. Each episode contains one complete medieval tale plus 'behind the scenes' segments telling the story of how these ancient tales made it to television"--Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 9786316968692
- ISBN: 6316968698
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Holland, Ohio : Dreamscape Media, LLC, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
General Note: | Cataloged from container. "An enchanting animated series depicting Aesop's classic fables"--Container. Originally broadcast as a five-part series for BBC Two Northern Ireland, which premiered on Thursday 13 March 2014. Fables retold or written by Scottish poet Robert Henryson translated into Modern English by Seamus Heaney. Three fables are retellings of Aesop's fables and two are original tales based on Reynard, a fox character in Northwest European literature. Wide screen. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Two mice -- Preaching of the swallow -- Fox, the wolf, and the carter -- Mouse and the lion -- Fox, the wolf, and the farmer. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Score composed by Barry Douglas. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Billy Connolly and Adrian Dunbar. |
System Details Note: | DVD-R. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
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Subject: | Henryson, Robert, 1430?-1506? > Television adaptations. Animals > Juvenile films. Fables > Juvenile films. Fables, Scottish. |
Genre: | Animated television programs. Children's television programs. Fiction television programs. Fables. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Television programs. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Jefferson County Library-Arnold | JDVD FIVE (Text) | 30200123070526 | Juvenile Videos | Available | - |
Jefferson County Library-Northwest | JDVD FIVE (Text) | 30200123070534 | Juvenile Videos | Available | - |