Jackanory
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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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Episode 1
13-12-1965 - Ep 2
2.Episode 2
14-12-1965 - Ep 3
3.Episode 3
15-12-1965 - Ep 4
4.Episode 4
16-12-1965 - Ep 5
5.Episode 5
17-12-1965 - Ep 6
6.Episode 6
20-12-1965 - Ep 7
7.Episode 7
21-12-1965 - Ep 8
8.Episode 8
22-12-1965 - Ep 9
9.Episode 9
23-12-1965 - Ep 10
10.Episode 10
24-12-1965 - Ep 11
11.Episode 11
27-12-1965 - Ep 12
12.Episode 12
28-12-1965 - Ep 13
13.Episode 13
29-12-1965 - Ep 14
14.Episode 14
30-12-1965 - Ep 15
15.Episode 15
31-12-1965 - Ep 16
16.Episode 16
03-01-1966 - Ep 17
17.Episode 17
04-01-1966 - Ep 18
18.Episode 18
05-01-1966 - Ep 19
19.Episode 19
06-01-1966 - Ep 20
20.Episode 20
07-01-1966 - Ep 21
21.Episode 21
10-01-1966 - Ep 22
22.Episode 22
11-01-1966 - Ep 23
23.Episode 23
12-01-1966 - Ep 24
24.Episode 24
13-01-1966 - Ep 25
25.Episode 25
14-01-1966 - Ep 26
26.Episode 26
17-01-1966 - Ep 27
27.Episode 27
18-01-1966 - Ep 28
28.Episode 28
19-01-1966 - Ep 29
29.Episode 29
20-01-1966 - Ep 30
30.Episode 30
21-01-1966 - Ep 31
31.Episode 31
24-01-1966 - Ep 32
32.Episode 32
25-01-1966 - Ep 33
33.Episode 33
26-01-1966 - Ep 34
34.Episode 34
27-01-1966 - Ep 35
35.Episode 35
28-01-1966 - Ep 36
36.Episode 36
31-01-1966 - Ep 37
37.Episode 37
01-02-1966 - Ep 38
38.Episode 38
02-02-1966 - Ep 39
39.Episode 39
03-02-1966 - Ep 40
40.Episode 40
04-02-1966 - Ep 41
41.Episode 41
07-02-1966 - Ep 42
42.Episode 42
08-02-1966 - Ep 43
43.Episode 43
09-02-1966 - Ep 44
44.Episode 44
10-02-1966 - Ep 45
45.Episode 45
11-02-1966 - Ep 46
46.Episode 46
14-02-1966 - Ep 47
47.Episode 47
15-02-1966 - Ep 48
48.Episode 48
16-02-1966 - Ep 49
49.Episode 49
17-02-1966 - Ep 50
50.Episode 50
18-02-1966
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