What is Jackanory?
Q: What is Jackanory?
A: Jackanory is a long-running BBC children's television series made to interest children in reading.
Q: When did the show begin?
A: The show began on 13 December 1965.
Q: When did the show end?
A: The show continued to be broadcast until 1996.
Q: How many episodes were made?
A: They made around 3,500 episodes in its 30-year run.
Q: Who read the final story of the show?
A: The final story, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, was read by Alan Bennett.
Q: When did the show return?
A: The show returned on 27 November 2006 for two stories.
Q: What was the show's format?
A: The show's format had an actor read 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 made still drawing. They were often done by Quentin Blake.
