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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. [1] The show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fairy-tale "Cap-o'-Rushes" read by Lee Montague.
- Children's Television
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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- Family, Fantasy
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Jackanory (TV Series 1965–1996) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
3500 x 15 minute episodes. Jackanory began in December 1965 as a short-term experiment. Lee Montague presented the first programme on Monday 13 December. In 1990 it celebrated its 25th birthday.
Joe jefferson was an ordinary boy. His father was a D.I.Y. - freak, and his mother was fanatic about house-cleaning. One day while out walking his dog Max, the two of them are sent to muddle earth. Summoned by Randalf a wizard who only knows one spell, a weepy ogre named Norbert, and a bossy budgie called Veronica.
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.
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