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'''Jackanory''' | {{film infobox | ||
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| director=[[Roger Singleton-Turner]] | |||
| producer=Anna Home, Angela Beeching | |||
| writer=[[Roger Singleton-Turner]] | |||
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| music= [[Alan Roper]] | |||
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| released=[[1 October|October 1]]-[[12 October|12]] [[1979]] | |||
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| country=England | |||
| language=English | |||
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| imdb_id= tt0771799 | |||
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'''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]]. It was re-released on [[3 October]] [[2013]]; the boxset was illustrated by [[Jemima Catlin]]. | |||
==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> | |||
===Cast=== | |||
*Narrator - Jan Francis | |||
*[[Bilbo Baggins]] - Bernard Cribbins | |||
*[[Gandalf]] - Maurice Denham | |||
*[[Thorin]] (many other parts) - David Wood<ref>''The Hobbit: Jackanory'', liner notes</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'' | |||
According to David Wood, [[Tolkien Estate]] don't allow the release on VHS. <ref>''David Wood's Guestbook'', http://davidwood.org.uk/talk_to_david/index.php?permalink=true&entry=195 Acessed 06 May 2014</ref> | |||
{{references}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http:// | * {{WP|Jackanory}} | ||
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8381207.stm Bernard Cribbins recalls his classics] | |||
[[Category:Films]] | [[Category:Films]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:34, 13 April 2022
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. It was re-released on 3 October 2013; the boxset was illustrated by Jemima Catlin.
The Hobbit[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
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]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Narrator - Jan Francis
- Bilbo Baggins - Bernard Cribbins
- Gandalf - Maurice Denham
- Thorin (many other parts) - David Wood[2]
Episodes[edit | edit source]
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
According to David Wood, Tolkien Estate don't allow the release on VHS. [3]
References
- ↑ Radio Times, Volume 225, No. 2916, September 27, 1979
- ↑ The Hobbit: Jackanory, liner notes
- ↑ David Wood's Guestbook, http://davidwood.org.uk/talk_to_david/index.php?permalink=true&entry=195 Acessed 06 May 2014
