Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Acorn Media Group in
• VHS Release Date: March 8, 1993
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• ASIN: 6302732476
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #423,351 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Tony Robinson gives an impassioned rendition of two stories from the Bible's Book of Samuel with his usual irreverent flare. In "Saul Rips Up His Camel," Robinson sits at a campfire in the pitch-black Israeli night recounting how the Israelites demanded a king and were given Saul. He adds his usual humorously updated touch by cooking a hot dog while describing the ancient people frying "great slabs of meat." In "David Gets a Good Gig," he tells the story of the meeting between the pre-Goliath David and the disowned King Saul, during which the young shepherd boy is invited to play the harp to soothe Saul's headache. According to Robinson, David had a wide range, musically speaking: "blues, reggae, thrashing metal, the lot." Purists may not appreciate the Britisher's tongue-in-cheek approach, but he sure makes the Old Testament appealing and accessible, particularly to the younger crowd. --Kimberly Heinrichs

From the back cover

"Saul Rips Up His Camel": The Philistines and the Israelites are fighting each other as usual. The Israelites are led by Samuel, but they want a proper kingdom in Canaan, along with a proper King. Samuel, after due consultation with the Godbox, nominates handsome, charismatic Saul to lead the Israelites. Saul warms immediately to his task, buys new chariots, wins a lot of battles, but basically forgets all about the God of the Israelites. Samuel accuses him of getting too big for his boots and disowns him.

"David Gets a Good Gig": Saul is depressed and on his own. Samuel, meanwhile, is visiting his old friend Jesse. One of Jesse's sons, a voice prophesies, is to be the next King of the Israelites. The next morning he meets the young harp-playing shepherd boy, David. David has been invited to play at Saul's palace, and his gig is a resounding success. He is definitely in with Saul. And when David joins the army and volunteers for one-to-one combat with the Philistine giant Goliath, Saul agrees to let him try.