The StoryTeller

Jim Henson's The StoryTeller is a fantasy anthology series for television that first aired on NBC on January 31, 1987. It stars John Hurt as the Storyteller who bookends each story as told to his dog (performed by Brian Henson).
Each story is a retelling of a classic tale from folklore adapted by Anthony Minghella with music by Rachel Portman, and features a human cast with creatures from Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Four episodes aired independently, and five were incorporated into The Jim Henson Hour, for a total of nine half-hour episodes, two of which were directed by Jim Henson.
The series later continued as the spin-off, The StoryTeller: Greek Myths, and went on to tell further tales in several graphic novels and comic books. In February of 2019, a "comeback" series was announced as being developed by Neil Gaiman.
==Background==
==A Note from Jim Henson==
==Distribution==
* 1987-1989 — aired on NBC
* 1997-1998 — aired on HBO
* 2003 — released on DVD
* 2018 — aired and streamed on Starz with the top and bottom of the picture cut off
==Awards==
* 1987 - Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program ("Hans My Hedgehog")
* 1987 - Gabriel Award ("Hans My Hedgehog")
* 1987 - Golden Hugo Award for Children's Programming ("Hans My Hedgehog")
* 1987 - Parent's Choice Award for Best Broadcasting for Young People ("Hans My Hedgehog")
* 1987 - The Ohio State Award
* 1987 - XII Resena Mundial de Acapulco Children's Programming Award ("Hans My Hedgehog")
* 1988 - International Monitor Award to David Yardley for Best Editor in Children's programing ("Fearnot")
* 1988 - Houston International Film and Video Hestival Gold Medal ("The Soldier and Death")
* 1988 - Golden Hugo Award for Children's Programming ("Sapsorrow," "The Three Ravens," and "The Soldier and Death")
* 1988 - Grand Award at the International Fim and Television Festival of New York ("The Soldier and Death")
* 1989 - BAFTA Award for Best Children's Program - Entertainment/Drama Category
* 1989 - BAFTA Award to Ann Hollowood and Polly Smith for Outstanding Costume Design
==See also==
*The StoryTeller Videography
*The StoryTeller Episodes
*The StoryTeller Characters
*The StoryTeller Merchandise
*The StoryTeller: Greek Myths
*The StoryTeller (video game)
==External links==
*IMDb
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