Marias barn (TV series)

Marias barn ("Maria's Child") was the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar in 1987.[1] It was an animated series based on the New Testament stories of Virgin Mary's son, Jesus.[2]

Marias barn
GenreChildren's
Based onNew Testament, Bible/Cecil Bødker's books
Narrated byUlla Sjöblom
Country of originSweden
Original languageSwedish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkSVT1
Picture format4:3
Original release1 December (1987-12-01) –
24 December 1987 (1987-12-24)
Chronology
Preceded byJulpussar och stjärnsmällar (1986)
Followed byLiv i luckan med julkalendern (1988)

The stories are based on Danish writer Cecil Bødker's two novels, who in turn are based on the New Testament and other older stories about Jesus, as Cecil Bødker tried to reflect life in Ancient Egypt and Palestine upon the time Jesus was born. It follows the story all the way from the birth of Jesus to his crucifixion. It was narrated by Ulla Sjöblom and featured drawings by Bengt Arne Runnerström.

The series was made in response to pressure for the Christmas calendar to feature more Christian content. However, its portrayal of the children of Bethlehem being murdered on the order of Herod the Great was criticized for being too graphic.[3]

References
  1. "Marias barn" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1987. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. "Julkalendrar i SVT" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. Gradvall, Jan (1996). TV! Nedslag i Sveriges Televisions historia (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges Radios förlag. ISBN 91-522-1780-9.


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