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They were broadcast by the [[SABC]] in 1985 and in the early 1990s, and were also made available on DVD. | They were broadcast by the [[SABC]] in 1985 and in the early 1990s, and were also made available on DVD. | ||
| − | The name '''"Brakanjan"''', derived from the [[Afrikaans]] word "brak" (meaning a "mongrel"), soon became the most used name for the series, and it has become a popular name for pet dogs in South Africa. | + | The name '''"Brakanjan"''', derived from the [[Afrikaans]] word "brak" (meaning a "mongrel"), soon became the most used name for the series, and it has become a popular name for pet dogs in South Africa, as wello as the name for various pet care facilities, schools and other educational centres throughout the country. |
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Revision as of 07:26, 23 September 2022
Brakanjan can refer to a dubbed Spanish/Japanese TV cartoon series, or to a South African play, based on the series.
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Brakanjan the TV series
Brakanjan en die Drie Musketiers and Brakanjan – Een Vir Almal En Almal Vir Een are two TV series, dubbed Afrikaans versions of the Japanese-Spanish TV cartoon adaptation of Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers.[1]
They were broadcast by the SABC in 1985 and in the early 1990s, and were also made available on DVD.
The name "Brakanjan", derived from the Afrikaans word "brak" (meaning a "mongrel"), soon became the most used name for the series, and it has become a popular name for pet dogs in South Africa, as wello as the name for various pet care facilities, schools and other educational centres throughout the country.
Brakanjan the play
The original text
Based on the TV cartoon series, Brakanjan is an Afrikaans play for youth written by Cobus Fourie ().
Performance history in South Africa
1996: THe play was staged by PACT, directed by Hannes Muller, featuring Walton van der Westhuizen (Brakanjan), Bertus Dreyer (Koning), Monique Vienings (Koningin), Sandra Vaughn (Mev Brakanjan), Cobus Fourie (Rochefort), Morné Malan (Hofnar), Adrian Freeman (Athos), Wikus du Toit (Aramis), Francois Henning (Portos) and Jean Marais (Kardinaal). Decor designed by Ken Telford.
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1996.
https://www.watkykjy.co.za/2022/06/brakanjan-en-die-drie-musketiers/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogtanian_and_the_Three_Muskehounds
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