A Third Testament was a Canadian documentary television miniseries which aired on CBC Television from 1974 to 1975.[1] A book based on the series was published subsequent to the broadcast.[2]
| A Third Testament | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Richard Nielsen Pat Ferns Jeremy Murray-Brown |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 13 November – 18 December 1974 |
Premise
editThis documentary series was presented by Malcolm Muggeridge and concerned Christian religious faith. The series discussed the lives of Augustine of Hippo, Blaise Pascal, William Blake, Søren Kierkegaard, Leo Tolstoy and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Muggeridge proposed that the combined works of these people had in effect created a "Third Testament".[3]
Muggeridge also did a standalone television special in 1975 on Fyodor Dostoevsky and incorporated material from this work into the book adaptation of "A Third Testament".
Production
editThe series was jointly produced by the CBC, Toronto company Nielsen-Ferns and Time-Life Films, with English and French language editions developed. Location filming was conducted in Europe and northern Africa. Original music for the series was composed and performed by Canadian composer John Mills-Cockell.[4]
The series was produced in both French and English versions.[5]
Scheduling
editSix hour-long episodes aired Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 13 November to 18 December 1974. The series was rebroadcast 31 July to 4 September 1975.
References
edit- ^ Murray-Brown, Jeremy. "Documentary at Boston University". bu.edu. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Muggeridge, Malcolm (2004). A Third Testament. Orbis Books. p. 172. ISBN 978-1570755323.
- ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "A Third Testament". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ ""A Third Testament"". last.fm. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "CBC Television Series, 1952-1982". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "A Third Testament". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- A Third Testament at IMDb
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