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'''Jackanory''' | {{film infobox | ||
# [[An Unexpected Party | | image= | ||
# [[Over Hill and Under Hill | | name=Jackanory 3,000 | ||
# [[Riddles in the Dark | | director=[[Roger Singleton-Turner]] | ||
# [[Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire | | producer=Anna Home, Angela Beeching | ||
# [[Flies and Spiders | | writer=[[Roger Singleton-Turner]] | ||
# [[Barrels Out of Bond | | narrator= | ||
# [[Inside Information | | starring= | ||
# [[Fire and Water | | music= [[Alan Roper]] | ||
# [[The Clouds Burst | | cinematography= | ||
# [[The Last Stage | | editing= | ||
| distributor= | |||
| released=[[1 October|October 1]]-[[12 October|12]] [[1979]] | |||
| runtime= | |||
| country=[[England]] | |||
| language=English | |||
| budget= | |||
| website= | |||
| imdb_id= tt0771799 | |||
}} | |||
'''Jackanory''' is a children's television program on the [[BBC]], in which stories are read to children. Over the years, many actors provided the part of narrator, including [[Brian Blessed]], [[David Buck]], [[Judi Dench]], [[Marian Diamond]], [[Michael Hordern]], [[Martin Jarvis]], [[Ian McKellen]] and [[Prunella Scales]]. | |||
==The Hobbit== | |||
===Description=== | |||
The 3,000th programme begins a special presentation in ten parts, with four storytellers, of ''The Hobbit''. In the search for dragon-guarded gold, [[Bilbo Baggins]] and [[Thorin and Company|13 dwarves]] encounter [[trolls]], [[Orcs|goblins]], [[elves]] and giant [[spiders]] - and many other adventures.<ref>Radio Times, Volume 225, No. 2916, [[27 September|September 27]], [[1979]]</ref> | |||
===Episodes=== | |||
The ten episodes were aired on BBC1, on weekdays from 4:25 to 4:40 PM | |||
# [[1 October|October 1]]: ''An Unexpected Party'' | |||
# [[2 October|October 2]]: ''Over Hill and Under Hill'' | |||
# [[3 October|October 3]]: ''Riddles in the Dark'' | |||
# [[4 October|October 4]]: ''Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire'' | |||
# [[5 October|October 5]]: ''Flies and Spiders'' | |||
# [[8 October|October 8]]: ''Barrels Out of Bond'' | |||
# [[9 October|October 9]]: ''Inside Information'' | |||
# [[10 October|October 10]]: ''Fire and Water'' | |||
# [[11 October|October 11]]: ''The Clouds Burst'' | |||
# [[12 October|October 12]]: ''The Last Stage'' | |||
Due to a copyright battle with the [[Tolkien Estate]], this adaptation was never released on VHS. | Due to a copyright battle with the [[Tolkien Estate]], this adaptation was never released on VHS. | ||
{{references}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | * {{WP|Jackanory}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Films]] | ||
Revision as of 16:25, 19 September 2011
Jackanory is a children's television program on the BBC, in which stories are read to children. Over the years, many actors provided the part of narrator, including Brian Blessed, David Buck, Judi Dench, Marian Diamond, Michael Hordern, Martin Jarvis, Ian McKellen and Prunella Scales.
The Hobbit
Description
The 3,000th programme begins a special presentation in ten parts, with four storytellers, of The Hobbit. In the search for dragon-guarded gold, Bilbo Baggins and 13 dwarves encounter trolls, goblins, elves and giant spiders - and many other adventures.[1]
Episodes
The ten episodes were aired on BBC1, on weekdays from 4:25 to 4:40 PM
- October 1: An Unexpected Party
- October 2: Over Hill and Under Hill
- October 3: Riddles in the Dark
- October 4: Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire
- October 5: Flies and Spiders
- October 8: Barrels Out of Bond
- October 9: Inside Information
- October 10: Fire and Water
- October 11: The Clouds Burst
- October 12: The Last Stage
Due to a copyright battle with the Tolkien Estate, this adaptation was never released on VHS.
References
- ↑ Radio Times, Volume 225, No. 2916, September 27, 1979
