Jackanory was a BBC children's television series, which was originally broadcast from 13 December 1965BBC Genome Project 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. A single book would usually occupy five daily fifteen-minute episodes from Monday to Friday, and occasionally the scene being read would be illustrated by a specially commissioned still drawing.
1965 Episode Story Written by Read by Original air date1 Traditional English tale Lee Montague 13-Dec-652 14-Dec-653 15-Dec-654 16-Dec-655 17-Dec-656 Alison Uttley Wendy Hiller 20-Dec-657 21-Dec-658 22-Dec-659 23-Dec-6510 24-Dec-6511 Christmas Stories: Presents Brian Way 27-Dec-6512 Christmas Stories: Lights 28-Dec-6513 Christmas Stories: Glass 29-Dec-6514 Christmas Stories: Bells 30-Dec-6515 Christmas Stories: Time 31-Dec-65
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