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Jackanory (1965 – 1996)

Jackanory

^{(1965 – 1996)}

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Family, Fantasy

December 13th, 1965

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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.

A spin off series was Jackanory Playhouse which were a series of thirty minute dramatisations. These included a dramatisation by Philip Glassborow of the comical A. A. Milne story "The Princess Who Couldn't Laugh".

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Cast

Bernard Cribbins
Storyteller
Kenneth Williams
Storyteller
Martin Jarvis
Storyteller
John Grant
Storyteller
Ann Morrish
Storyteller
Bernard Holley
Storyteller
Keith Barron
Storyteller
William Rushton
Storyteller
Ronald Pickup
Storyteller
Jan Francis
Storyteller
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Directors

Marilyn Fox
(288 episodes, 1967-1991)
Jeremy Swan
(268 episodes, 1968-1988)
Angela Beeching
(181 episodes, 1968-1978)
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Producers

Anna Home
executive producer / series producer / producer / assistant producer (2,387 episodes, 1966-1981)
Angela Beeching
producer / executive producer (1,673 episodes, 1972-1996)
Daphne Jones
producer / producer: for the BBC (513 episodes, 1969-1978)
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Writers

Jeremy Swan
adaptation
(155 episodes, 1968-1988)
Jeremy Swan
(abridgement) (4 episodes, 1976)
Paul Stone
adaptation
(128 episodes, 1969-1980)
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Keywords

drawing
surrealism
title based on poem
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

December 13th, 1965 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Alternative Titles

Jackanory (original title)
Jackanory (Canada) (English title)
Jackanory (France)
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Locations

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Haworth, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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Mono
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Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Albania)

Distribution Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1965-1996) (BBC 1)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1965-1996) (BBC 1)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1965-1996) (BBC 1)
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