Jackanory
TV Show| Title | Jackanory |
| User score | 6 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 1965 |
| Release date of last episode | Jan 4, 1991 |
| Genre | Kids |
| Director | Joy Whitby , Mary Tourtel , Alfred Bestall |
| Production country | GB |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 3 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 61 |
| Run time | 15 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS18.E10 ∙ The Hobbit, part 10 - The Last Stage
Oct 12, 1979
S18.E9 ∙ The Hobbit, part 9 - The Clouds Burst
Oct 11, 1979
S18.E8 ∙ The Hobbit, part 8 - Fire and Water
Oct 10, 1979
S18.E7 ∙ The Hobbit, part 7 - Inside Information
Oct 9, 1979
S18.E6 ∙ The Hobbit, part 6 - Barrels out of Bond
Oct 8, 1979
S18.E5 ∙ The Hobbit, part 5 - Flies and Spiders
Oct 5, 1979
S18.E4 ∙ The Hobbit, part 4 - Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire
Oct 4, 1979
S18.E3 ∙ The Hobbit, part 3 - Riddles in the Dark
Oct 3, 1979
S18.E2 ∙ The Hobbit, part 2 - Over Hill and Far Away
Oct 2, 1979
S18.E1 ∙ The Hobbit, part 1 - An Unexpected Party
Oct 1, 1979
S1.E50 ∙ Episode 50
Feb 18, 1966
S1.E49 ∙ Episode 49
Feb 17, 1966
S1.E48 ∙ Episode 48
Feb 16, 1966
S1.E47 ∙ Episode 47
Feb 15, 1966
S1.E46 ∙ Episode 46
Feb 14, 1966
S1.E45 ∙ Episode 45
Feb 11, 1966
S1.E44 ∙ Episode 44
Feb 10, 1966
S1.E43 ∙ Episode 43
Feb 9, 1966
S1.E42 ∙ Episode 42
Feb 8, 1966
S1.E41 ∙ Episode 41
Feb 7, 1966
