BBC series on The Bible?

My church is part of the Pioneer Network of Churches, which produces the rather swish libraryoflives journal on a regular basis. The latest issue arrived this morning and I was surprised to read this from Gerald Coates who leads the Pioneer Team and is part of the Central Religious Advisory Council:

Recently we were shown a taster from what can only be described as an absolutely stunning series currently called The Bible. It relies heavily on animation. The BBC are spending £1.3 million on each programme.

It sounds intriguing. I'll try and find out more and report back. (By the way, the image shown has nothing to do with the actual production!)