Jackanory
Overview
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.
About Jackanory (1965)
First broadcast in 1965, Jackanory is a kids show aired by BBC One. It was created by Joy Whitby and Mary Tourtel. The show has 5 seasons and 87 episodes and is currently listed as "Returning Series" with the most recent episode airing on January 4, 1991. Viewers rate it 8.0/10 on TMDB from 2 votes.
To watch Jackanory online, select the season and episode you want, click Watch Now and pick a server. MyFlixer streams all episodes in HD with no registration. Fans of the show also watch Reading Rainbow, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Clifford the Big Red Dog.
