The Ark (film)

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The Ark
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GenreDrama
Directed byKenneth Glenaan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90 minutes
Original release
Network BBC One
Release30 March 2015 (2015-03-30)

The Ark is a BBC One programme, aired as a television film, broadcast on 30 March 2015, which retells the story of Noah. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Grace Dent (3 April 2015). "Grace Dent on TV: Noah in BBC's The Ark was great – as long as you didn't actually want animals or a flood". The Independent . London. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. Gerard O'Donovan (30 March 2015). "The Ark review, BBC One: 'engaging'". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 26 April 2015.