Jackanory

15min

Kids

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.

Episodes

Cast

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

13th Dec 1965

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

14th Dec 1965

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

15th Dec 1965

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

16th Dec 1965

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

17th Dec 1965

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

20th Dec 1965

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

21st Dec 1965

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

22nd Dec 1965

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

23rd Dec 1965

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

24th Dec 1965

Episode 11

11. Episode 11

27th Dec 1965

Episode 12

12. Episode 12

28th Dec 1965

Episode 13

13. Episode 13

29th Dec 1965

Episode 14

14. Episode 14

30th Dec 1965

Episode 15

15. Episode 15

31st Dec 1965

Episode 16

16. Episode 16

3rd Jan 1966

Episode 17

17. Episode 17

4th Jan 1966

Episode 18

18. Episode 18

5th Jan 1966

Episode 19

19. Episode 19

6th Jan 1966

Episode 20

20. Episode 20

7th Jan 1966

Episode 21

21. Episode 21

10th Jan 1966

Episode 22

22. Episode 22

11th Jan 1966

Episode 23

23. Episode 23

12th Jan 1966

Episode 24

24. Episode 24

13th Jan 1966

Episode 25

25. Episode 25

14th Jan 1966

Episode 26

26. Episode 26

17th Jan 1966

Episode 27

27. Episode 27

18th Jan 1966

Episode 28

28. Episode 28

19th Jan 1966

Episode 29

29. Episode 29

20th Jan 1966

Episode 30

30. Episode 30

21st Jan 1966

Episode 31

31. Episode 31

24th Jan 1966

Episode 32

32. Episode 32

25th Jan 1966

Episode 33

33. Episode 33

26th Jan 1966

Episode 34

34. Episode 34

27th Jan 1966

Episode 35

35. Episode 35

28th Jan 1966

Episode 36

36. Episode 36

31st Jan 1966

Episode 37

37. Episode 37

1st Feb 1966

Episode 38

38. Episode 38

2nd Feb 1966

Episode 39

39. Episode 39

3rd Feb 1966

Episode 40

40. Episode 40

4th Feb 1966

Episode 41

41. Episode 41

7th Feb 1966

Episode 42

42. Episode 42

8th Feb 1966

Episode 43

43. Episode 43

9th Feb 1966

Episode 44

44. Episode 44

10th Feb 1966

Episode 45

45. Episode 45

11th Feb 1966

Episode 46

46. Episode 46

14th Feb 1966

Episode 47

47. Episode 47

15th Feb 1966

Episode 48

48. Episode 48

16th Feb 1966

Episode 49

49. Episode 49

17th Feb 1966

Episode 50

50. Episode 50

18th Feb 1966

First air date

13th Dec 1965

Last air date

4th Jan 1991

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks