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Jackanory is a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fairy-tale "Cap-o'-Rushes" read by Lee Montague.
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Jackanory is a TV series that ran from 1965 to 1996, featuring celebrities reading stories to children. The title comes from a nursery rhyme and the series boosted the popularity of authors like Roald Dahl and Judi Dench.
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Jackanory is a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 13 December 1965 to 24 March 1996. The show's format was designed to stimulate an interest in reading, and usually involved an actor reading an abridged version of a children's novel or folk tale whilst seated in an armchair.
Jackanory is a classic British TV show that features celebrities reading stories to children. Browse the episode guide to find stories by genre, format, narrator and availability.
A look back at the history of the hugely popular children's series, Jackanory, in which a well-known actor would read a book to camera alongside specially-commissioned illustrations.
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Jackanory: The Complete Collection (2006) In November 2006 Jackanory briefly returned with comedian John Sessions as the revived programme's first narrator reading the Lord of the Rings parody Muddle Earth, written by Paul Stewart (and illustrator Chris Riddell ).
