On the 50th anniversary of Jackanory, Frank Cottrell Boyce on the massive impact of listening to Rik Mayall, Kenneth Williams and others read out loud on TV Discover more great stories on the children ...

Lovers of the BBC story slot can recapture their childhood with illustrator’s images for Stig of the Dump and more A good story creates pictures inside a child’s head, but the much-loved BBC ...

Veteran actor Bernard Cribbins has said he would like to see the children's storytelling series Jackanory return in its original format. "I do wish that it could be brought back in the form that it ...

Classic children's storytelling programme Jackanory is to be brought back to TV screens. Alison Sharman, who took over as controller of the BBC's children's department in June, has signalled her ...

The classic children's BBC storytelling show, Jackanory, is set to make a comeback. The legendary programme, which saw droves of famous names reading children's books, has become the latest programme ...

CLASSIC TV story-telling show Jackanory is to be revived by the BBC, it emerged today. The programme, which began in 1965 with a cast of celebrities reading children's books, could return next year.

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 ...

Are you sitting comfortably? Then it’s time for Crackanory. An updated version of the classic BBC storytelling series Jackanory will feature Harry Enfield reading dark, twisted tales for an audience ...