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Nov 5, 2021 · Lenny Henry narrates two 'Rastamouse' stories. In the 'Crucial Plan', a cheese pie competition tempts a thief who ultimately finds redemption as a head cook in the orphanage.
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Sanjeev Bhaskar reads two classic children's stories by Julia Donaldson. The Woman Who Won Things Sophie Okonedo tells the story of the Gaskitt family, their cats, and a supply teacher.
Jackanory: Created by Mary Tourtel, Alfred Bestall, Joy Whitby. With Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams, Martin Jarvis, John Grant. A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.
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Jackanory Jackanory Jackanory Jackanory stories, settle down and we'll begin Now we're up to page 19, and it looks like the Indians will win But just like life, there's a good beginning, but there is no middle So you may as well skip to the end It's the same old story And I've heard that story a thousand times before Read a book at bedtime to help you off to sleep I've found I get the same ...
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.
Wendy Hiller, who read Alison Uttley’s Little Grey Rabbit stories in the second week of Jackanory, was too short-sighted to see the autocue. She had the script typed in jumbo type and stuck into a false book. Although Jackanory started in a very simple style it soon became more elaborate, involving proper sets and complicated props and effects.
