Jackanory

1965 5 Seasons 87 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Kids

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.

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The Hobbit, part 1 - An Unexpected Party

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The Hobbit, part 2 - Over Hill and Far Away

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The Hobbit, part 3 - Riddles in the Dark

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The Hobbit, part 4 - Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire

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The Hobbit, part 5 - Flies and Spiders

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The Hobbit, part 6 - Barrels out of Bond

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The Hobbit, part 7 - Inside Information

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The Hobbit, part 8 - Fire and Water

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The Hobbit, part 9 - The Clouds Burst

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The Hobbit, part 10 - The Last Stage

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Mortimer's Portrait on Glass Part 1 - Black Feakle's Bog

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Mortimer's Portrait on Glass Part 2 - A Shattering Experience

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Surprises

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Roald Dahl Special

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A Selection of Swashbuckling Tales

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The Worst Witch

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Animal Tales from Down on the Farm

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A Midnight Feast of Stories

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Prehistoric Tales

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Monster Stories

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Stories About Friendship

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Stories with a Ghostly Theme

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Pets

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Burglar Bill

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Jack and the Beanstalk

Rik Mayall reads an updated twist on the traditional story of Jack and the Beanstalk by writer Adrian Mitchell.

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A Boy Called Arthur

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The Diary of a Killer Cat

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Fingal

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Willa and Old Miss Annie

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Here We Go!

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The Magic Boathouse

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Fantastic Mr. Fox: Part 1

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Fantastic Mr. Fox: Part 2

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Clive and the Missing Finger

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Potion Commotion

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Coming to England

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