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.
Jackanory (Season 34)
Roald Dahl Special (Episode 1)
A Selection of Swashbuckling Tales (Episode 2)
The Worst Witch (Episode 3)
Animal Tales from Down on the Farm (Episode 4)
A Midnight Feast of Stories (Episode 5)
Prehistoric Tales (Episode 6)
Monster Stories (Episode 7)
Stories About Friendship (Episode 8)
Stories with a Ghostly Theme (Episode 9)
Pets (Episode 10)
Burglar Bill (Episode 11)
Jack and the Beanstalk (Episode 12)
Runtime: 25 min
Overview: Rik Mayall reads an updated twist on the traditional story of Jack and the Beanstalk by writer Adrian Mitchell.
A Boy Called Arthur (Episode 13)
The Diary of a Killer Cat (Episode 14)
Fingal (Episode 15)
Willa and Old Miss Annie (Episode 16)
Here We Go! (Episode 17)
The Magic Boathouse (Episode 18)
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Part 1 (Episode 19)
Fantastic Mr. Fox: Part 2 (Episode 20)
Clive and the Missing Finger (Episode 21)
Potion Commotion (Episode 22)
Coming to England (Episode 23)
The House at Pooh Corner (Episode 24)
Seasons
Episodes 50
Episodes 10
Episodes 2
Episodes 1
Episodes 24
Episodes 1