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Created By
Alfred Bestall
Joy Whitby
Jackanory
Overview
Jackanory is a long-running BBC children's television series that was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, the first story being the fairy-tale Cap-o'-Rushes read by Lee Montague. Jackanory continued to be broadcast until 1996, clocking up around 3,500 episodes in its 30-year run. The final story, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, was read by Alan Bennett and broadcast on 24 March 1996. The show returned on 27 November 2006 for two one-off stories. The show's format, which varied little over the decades, involved an actor reading from children's novels or folk tales, usually while seated in an armchair. From time to time the scene being read would be illustrated by a specially commissioned still drawing, often by Quentin Blake. Usually a single book would occupy five daily fifteen-minute episodes, from Monday to Friday.
Seasons
Season 0 (2006)
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 1 (1965)
No overview available.
50 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Episode 1
1965-12-13Episode 2: Episode 2
1965-12-14Episode 3: Episode 3
1965-12-15Episode 4: Episode 4
1965-12-16Episode 5: Episode 5
1965-12-17Episode 6: Episode 6
1965-12-20Episode 7: Episode 7
1965-12-21Episode 8: Episode 8
1965-12-22Episode 9: Episode 9
1965-12-23Episode 10: Episode 10
1965-12-24Episode 11: Episode 11
1965-12-27Episode 12: Episode 12
1965-12-28Episode 13: Episode 13
1965-12-29Episode 14: Episode 14
1965-12-30Episode 15: Episode 15
1965-12-31Episode 16: Episode 16
1966-01-03Episode 17: Episode 17
1966-01-04Episode 18: Episode 18
1966-01-05Episode 19: Episode 19
1966-01-06Episode 20: Episode 20
1966-01-07Episode 21: Episode 21
1966-01-10Episode 22: Episode 22
1966-01-11Episode 23: Episode 23
1966-01-12Episode 24: Episode 24
1966-01-13Episode 25: Episode 25
1966-01-14Episode 26: Episode 26
1966-01-17Episode 27: Episode 27
1966-01-18Episode 28: Episode 28
1966-01-19Episode 29: Episode 29
1966-01-20Episode 30: Episode 30
1966-01-21Episode 31: Episode 31
1966-01-24Episode 32: Episode 32
1966-01-25Episode 33: Episode 33
1966-01-26Episode 34: Episode 34
1966-01-27Episode 35: Episode 35
1966-01-28Episode 36: Episode 36
1966-01-31Episode 37: Episode 37
1966-02-01Episode 38: Episode 38
1966-02-02Episode 39: Episode 39
1966-02-03Episode 40: Episode 40
1966-02-04Episode 41: Episode 41
1966-02-07Episode 42: Episode 42
1966-02-08Episode 43: Episode 43
1966-02-09Episode 44: Episode 44
1966-02-10Episode 45: Episode 45
1966-02-11Episode 46: Episode 46
1966-02-14Episode 47: Episode 47
1966-02-15Episode 48: Episode 48
1966-02-16Episode 49: Episode 49
1966-02-17Episode 50: Episode 50
1966-02-18
Season 18 (1979)
The Hobbit, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, The Wildling, The Witch In Our Attic, and many others
10 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Hobbit, part 1 - An Unexpected Party
1979-10-01Episode 2: The Hobbit, part 2 - Over Hill and Far Away
1979-10-02Episode 3: The Hobbit, part 3 - Riddles in the Dark
1979-10-03Episode 4: The Hobbit, part 4 - Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
1979-10-04Episode 5: The Hobbit, part 5 - Flies and Spiders
1979-10-05Episode 6: The Hobbit, part 6 - Barrels out of Bond
1979-10-08Episode 7: The Hobbit, part 7 - Inside Information
1979-10-09Episode 8: The Hobbit, part 8 - Fire and Water
1979-10-10Episode 9: The Hobbit, part 9 - The Clouds Burst
1979-10-11Episode 10: The Hobbit, part 10 - The Last Stage
1979-10-12Season 19 ()
No overview available.
2 episodes
Season 29 ()
No overview available.
1 episodes
Season 34 ()
ran from Sun, Oct 8, 1995 to Sun, Mar 24, 1996
24 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Roald Dahl Special
Episode 2: A Selection of Swashbuckling Tales
Episode 3: The Worst Witch
Episode 4: Animal Tales from Down on the Farm
Episode 5: A Midnight Feast of Stories
Episode 6: Prehistoric Tales
Episode 7: Monster Stories
Episode 8: Stories About Friendship
Episode 9: Stories with a Ghostly Theme
Episode 10: Pets
Episode 11: Burglar Bill
Episode 12: Jack and the Beanstalk
Rik Mayall reads an updated twist on the traditional story of Jack and the Beanstalk by writer Adrian Mitchell.
Runtime: 25 min
