Animated Tales of the World

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British TV series or program

Animated Tales of the World
Also known as	Contes animats d'arreu del món (Catalan)
Genre	Animation, Family
Created by	Christopher Grace
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	39^[1]
Production
Production company	Children's Television Trust International^[2]
Original release
Network	HBO (US) Channel 4 (UK)
Release	11 February 2001 (2001-02-11) – 3 November 2003 (2003-11-03)

Animated Tales of the World^[3] is a 2001 animated series that aired on HBO and S4C. It was produced by Children's Television Trust International and Christmas Films for S4C and Channel 4.^[4] The series is an anthology series adapting a unique story from different countries around the world, with each episode having a different art and animation style. It has the largest co-production in the history of broadcast television, involving 39 countries.^[5]

Episodes

Season 1 (2001)

01 – Green Man of Knowledge, A Tale from Scotland – 11 February 2001
02 – Fionn,^[6] A Tale from Ireland – 11 February 2001
03 – Ewen Conger,^[7] A Tale from France – 11 March 2001
04 – The Two Brothers,^[8] A Tale from Russia – 11 March 2001
05 – Raven Steals the Daylight,^[9] A Tale from Alaska – 18 March 2001
06 – Tree with the Golden Apples,^[10] A Tale from Holland – 18 March 2001

Season 2 (2002)

01 – The Magic Paintbrush^[11] (based on The Magic Paintbrush by Hong Xuntao), A Tale from China – 5 January 2002
02 – Cap O'Rushes,^[12] A Tale from England – 15 January 2002
03 – Podna and Podni,^[13] A Tale from Pakistan – 15 January 2002
04 – The Three Sisters Who Fell Into the Mountain,^[14] A Tale from Norway – 16 January 2002
05 – Flower of Fern,^[15] A Tale from Poland – 16 January 2002
06 – Bad Baby Amy,^[16] A Tale from Australia – 23 January 2002
07 – Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep,^[17] A Tale from Denmark – 23 January 2002
08 – Redhill,^[18] A Tale from Singapore – 29 January 2002
09 – Timoon and the Narwhal,^[19] A Tale from Canada – 31 January 2002
10 – The Enchanted Lion,^[20] A Tale from Germany – 31 January 2002
11 – King March,^[21] A Tale from Wales – 5 February 2002
12 – Aunt Tiger,^[22] A Tale from Taiwan – 6 February 2002
13 – The Myth of Persephone,^[23] A Tale from Greece – 10 February 2002
14 – Shepherd Boy Tumur,^[24] A Tale from Mongolia – 10 February 2002
15 – The Crown and Sceptre,^[25] A Tale from Arabia – 12 February 2002
16 – How the Tortoise Won Respect,^[26] A Tale from South Africa – 14 February 2002
17 – John Henry: The Steel Driving Man,^[27] A Tale from the United States of America – 18 February 2002
18 – King Solomon and the Bee,^[28] A Tale from Israel (Originally complied by Haim Nachman Bialik in And It Came To Pass^[29]),– 20 February 2002
19 – The Tyrant and the Child,^[30] A Tale from Burkina Faso – 25 November 2002
20 – The Chief and the Carpenter,^[31] A Tale from the Caribbean – 25 December 2002

Season 3 (2004)

01 – The Shoemaker's Son, A Tale from Armenia^[32] – 3 November 2003
02 – The Magic Gourd, A Tale from China^[33] – 3 November 2003
03 – Ummemo the Echo, A Tale from South Africa^[34] – 3 November 2003
04 – The Story of Flax, A Tale from Poland^[35] – 3 November 2003
05 – Merlin and the Dragons, A Tale from Wales^[36] – 3 November 2003
06 – The Manairons, A Tale from Catalonia^[37] – 3 November 2003
07 – Frau Holle, A Tale from Germany^[38] – 3 November 2003
08 – The Multi-Colored Jackal, A Tale from India^[39] – 3 November 2003
09 – Omuninyan, A Tale from Namibia^[40] – 3 November 2003
10 – The Loch Ness Kelpie Gaelic, A Tale from Scotland^[41] – 3 November 2003
11 – Crossing the Snow, A Tale from Japan^[42] – 3 November 2003
12 – The Raspberry Worm, A Tale from Finland^[43] – 3 November 2003
13 – The Boy who had No Story, A Tale from Ireland^[44] – 3 November 2003

Broadcast

United States

HBO (11 February 2001 – 3 November 2003)
HBO Family (August 26, 2001 - 2005) (shown as part of the block Magnet)

United Kingdom

Channel 4 (2001–2003) (shown as part of Book Box)

Spain

K3 (2007–2009)
Super3 (2004–2009)

Singapore

Kids Central

Hong Kong

TVB Jade

Ireland

RTÉ (English dub)
TG4 (Irish dub)

Wales

S4C (2001–2003) (dubbed in Welsh)

Namibia

NBC

Australia

SBS

South Africa

SABC2

France

La Cinquième

Scotland

BBC Alba (Scottish dub)

Burkina Faso

Télévision Nationale du Burkina Faso

Germany

ZDF (German dub)
BFBS (English dub)

Latin America

Discovery Kids

Netherlands

KRO

New Zealand

TVNZ

Awards

It won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2001, for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for Peter Macon.^[45] At the 2001 British Academy Children's Awards, the episode "Aunt Tiger" won the Animation category while the episodes "Chief and the Carpenter" and "The Tyrant and the Child" received nominations for the International category.^[46] The following year, the episode "Bad Baby Amy" was nominated for the Animation award.^[47]

References

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^ "Children's Television Trust International". Archived from the original on 27 November 2018.
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^ "BBC ALBA - Sgaoileadh Nan Sgeul, Ceapag Cuilc/Cap o' rushes". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^ "BBC ALBA - Sgaoileadh Nan Sgeul, Podna is Podni/Podna and Podni". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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^ "BBC ALBA - Sgaoileadh Nan Sgeul, An Tigear Olc/The Bad Tiger". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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^ "BBC ALBA - Sgaoileadh Nan Sgeul, Sgeulachd a Arabia/Tale from Arabia". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "BBC ALBA - Sgaoileadh Nan Sgeul, Sgeulachd a Afraga a Deas/A Tale from South Africa". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^ "BBC ALBA - Sgaoileadh Nan Sgeul, Gaisgeach na reile/An American tale". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^ "BBC ALBA - Sgaoileadh Nan Sgeul, Sgeulachd a Israeil/A Tale from Israel". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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^ "BBC ALBA - Sgaoileadh Nan Sgeul, An t-Uachdaran agus an Saor/The Chief & the Carpenter". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "The Magic Gourd (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Ummemo (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "The Story Of Flax (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Merlin And The Dragons (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "The Manairons (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Frau Holle (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "The Multi-Coloured Jackal (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ "Namibia : Omuninyan". tdsb.insigniails.com. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "The Loch Ness Kelpie (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Crossing The Snow (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "The Raspberry Worm (Home Box Office, S4C)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 27 December 2021.^{[dead link]}
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External links

Animated Tales of the World at the Internet Movie Database

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