Synopsis
As his ark crosses the drowned Earth, Noah tells his family the story of Adam and Eve, the fall of Lucifer and the banishment from Eden.
- Programme: Testament: The Bible in Animation
- Episode: 1: Creation and the Flood
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1996
- Religious Education | Christianity | Beliefs and teachings | Biblical accounts of creation
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