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About Jackanory

Jackanory is a kids TV series that premiered on BBC One on December 13, 1965. It has 5 seasons and 87 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 29 Episode 3 "Surprises", aired on January 4, 1991.

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.

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Episodes

87 episodes · 5 seasons

Season 1

1965 · 50 episodes · Last episode: 60 years ago

Jackanory Season 1 release dates →
  1. E50

    50. Episode 50

  2. E49

    49. Episode 49

  3. E48

    48. Episode 48

  4. E47

    47. Episode 47

  5. E46

    46. Episode 46

  6. E45

    45. Episode 45

  7. E44

    44. Episode 44

  8. E43

    43. Episode 43

  9. E42

    42. Episode 42

  10. E41

    41. Episode 41

  11. E40

    40. Episode 40

  12. E39

    39. Episode 39

  13. E38

    38. Episode 38

  14. E37

    37. Episode 37

  15. E36

    36. Episode 36

  16. E35

    35. Episode 35

  17. E34

    34. Episode 34

  18. E33

    33. Episode 33

  19. E32

    32. Episode 32

  20. E31

    31. Episode 31

  21. E30

    30. Episode 30

  22. E29

    29. Episode 29

  23. E28

    28. Episode 28

  24. E27

    27. Episode 27

  25. E26

    26. Episode 26

  26. E25

    25. Episode 25

  27. E24

    24. Episode 24

  28. E23

    23. Episode 23

  29. E22

    22. Episode 22

  30. E21

    21. Episode 21

  31. E20

    20. Episode 20

  32. E19

    19. Episode 19

  33. E18

    18. Episode 18

  34. E17

    17. Episode 17

  35. E16

    16. Episode 16

  36. E15

    15. Episode 15

  37. E14

    14. Episode 14

  38. E13

    13. Episode 13

  39. E12

    12. Episode 12

  40. E11

    11. Episode 11

  41. E10

    10. Episode 10

  42. E9

    9. Episode 9

  43. E8

    8. Episode 8

  44. E7

    7. Episode 7

  45. E6

    6. Episode 6

  46. E5

    5. Episode 5

  47. E4

    4. Episode 4

  48. E3

    3. Episode 3

  49. E2

    2. Episode 2

  50. E1

    1. Episode 1

1979-1980

1979 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 47 years ago

The Hobbit, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, The Wildling, The Witch In Our Attic, and many others

Jackanory 1979-1980 release dates →
  1. E10

    10. The Hobbit, part 10 - The Last Stage

  2. E9

    9. The Hobbit, part 9 - The Clouds Burst

  3. E8

    8. The Hobbit, part 8 - Fire and Water

  4. E7

    7. The Hobbit, part 7 - Inside Information

  5. E6

    6. The Hobbit, part 6 - Barrels out of Bond

  6. E5

    5. The Hobbit, part 5 - Flies and Spiders

  7. E4

    4. The Hobbit, part 4 - Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire

  8. E3

    3. The Hobbit, part 3 - Riddles in the Dark

  9. E2

    2. The Hobbit, part 2 - Over Hill and Far Away

  10. E1

    1. The Hobbit, part 1 - An Unexpected Party

Season 19

2 episodes

Jackanory Season 19 release dates →
  1. E43

    43. Mortimer's Portrait on Glass Part 2 - A Shattering Experience

    Air date TBA
  2. E42

    42. Mortimer's Portrait on Glass Part 1 - Black Feakle's Bog

    Air date TBA

Season 29

1 episode · Last episode: 35 years ago

Jackanory Season 29 release dates →
  1. E3

    3. Surprises

Season 34

24 episodes

ran from Sun, Oct 8, 1995 to Sun, Mar 24, 1996

Jackanory Season 34 release dates →
  1. E24

    24. The House at Pooh Corner

    Air date TBA
  2. E23

    23. Coming to England

    Air date TBA
  3. E22

    22. Potion Commotion

    Air date TBA
  4. E21

    21. Clive and the Missing Finger

    Air date TBA
  5. E20

    20. Fantastic Mr. Fox: Part 2

    Air date TBA
  6. E19

    19. Fantastic Mr. Fox: Part 1

    Air date TBA
  7. E18

    18. The Magic Boathouse

    Air date TBA
  8. E17

    17. Here We Go!

    Air date TBA
  9. E16

    16. Willa and Old Miss Annie

    Air date TBA
  10. E15

    15. Fingal

    Air date TBA
  11. E14

    14. The Diary of a Killer Cat

    Air date TBA
  12. E13

    13. A Boy Called Arthur

    Air date TBA
  13. E12

    12. Jack and the Beanstalk

    Air date TBA

    Rik Mayall reads an updated twist on the traditional story of Jack and the Beanstalk by writer Adrian Mitchell.

  14. E11

    11. Burglar Bill

    Air date TBA
  15. E10

    10. Pets

    Air date TBA
  16. E9

    9. Stories with a Ghostly Theme

    Air date TBA
  17. E8

    8. Stories About Friendship

    Air date TBA
  18. E7

    7. Monster Stories

    Air date TBA
  19. E6

    6. Prehistoric Tales

    Air date TBA
  20. E5

    5. A Midnight Feast of Stories

    Air date TBA
  21. E4

    4. Animal Tales from Down on the Farm

    Air date TBA
  22. E3

    3. The Worst Witch

    Air date TBA
  23. E2

    2. A Selection of Swashbuckling Tales

    Air date TBA
  24. E1

    1. Roald Dahl Special

    Air date TBA

Cast & crew

Created by Joy Whitby, Mary Tourtel and Alfred Bestall

  • Danny John-Jules

    Danny John-Jules

    Storyteller

  • Victoria Wood

    Victoria Wood

    Storyteller

  • Anna Massey

    Anna Massey

    Storyteller

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When did the latest episode of Jackanory come out?

The most recent episode of Jackanory, Season 29 Episode 3 "Surprises", aired on January 4, 1991.

How many seasons of Jackanory are there?

Jackanory has 5 seasons with 87 episodes in total.

When did Jackanory first air?

Jackanory first aired on BBC One on December 13, 1965.

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