KEEPING THE STORY ALIVE
(The story behind The Storykeepers)
By Brian Brown. Paternoster Press. 152 pages
ISBN 1 84227 029 X
Brian Brown, teacher, lecturer and one of the founders of the memorable and innovative 'The Storykeepers' children's cartoon, brings together in this excellent autobiography the history of the screening of a ground-breaking biblical programme which has since gone on to revolutionise prime-time religious television and popular video viewing and production.
Brown's admirable, dogged determination through many conceptual and financial set-backs enabled him to achieve his vision of bringing the inspirational word of God to 1.4 million viewers during peak-time television. Aimed at the unchurched the dialogue is consumer-friendly and the content sound theologically.
We are shown how timeless and contemporary the Bible is when set down in a language ideal for its target audience to understand. With this in mind, the cartoon series was faultless, as proved by the numerical statistics of children who watched the animated series during its Sunday screenings, even though it was overtly Christian and evangelistic.
Overall, it witnesses to God's providential power and direction in the life and dedication of one man, whose devotion to educational excellence brought the glorious gospel message - in a sound doctrinal televised format - into the home of millions of children nationwide.
