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Jackanory

Jackanory is a BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. The programme was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fairy-tale "Cap-o'-Rushes" read by Lee Montague. Jackanory was broadcast until 1996, with around 3,650 episodes in…

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Genre
Children's television
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Created by
Joy Whitby
Network
BBC1 (1965–96) CBBC (2006)
No. of episodes
3640 (2330 missing)
Original language
English

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Revival

Stories

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Jackanory

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples55
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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Jackanory

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related to Revival · 23
Jackanory → Alan Temperley, BBC One, Ben Kingsley, Both, CBBC, Chris Riddell, DVD, In November, Joe, John Sessions, Lord, Muddle Earth, Nicholas Fisk, Nick Willing, Paul Stewart, Rings, Samarkand, Sir Ben Kingsley, Starstormers, Sundays
related to Cultural influence · 9
Jackanory → Alex Drake, And Don't, Ashes, Gene Hunt, Jackanory Stories, Keeley Hawes, Kids Just Love It, Philip Glenister, Television Personalities
related to External links · 7
Jackanory → BBC News, British Film Institute Screen, CBBC, Chapter Opening, IMDbStop Messin' About, Online, The Kenneth Williams Website
related to Stories · 4
Jackanory → December, March, See List, Subsequent
related to Jackanory Junior · 3
Jackanory → CBeebies, Jackanory Junior, The CBeebies Bedtime Stories
Country of origin · 1
Jackanory → United Kingdom
Created by · 1
Jackanory → Joy Whitby
Genre · 1
Jackanory → Children's television
Network · 1
Jackanory → BBC1 (1965–96) CBBC (2006)
No. of episodes · 1
Jackanory → 3640 (2330 missing)

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story stories reading broadcast read 1996 television 1965 episodes junior series children's muddle earth programme revived would cbeebies original 2006

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
JackanoryCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
JackanoryCreated byJoy Whitby1.00infobox
JackanoryGenreChildren's television1.00infobox
JackanoryNetworkBBC1 (1965–96) CBBC (2006)1.00infobox
JackanoryNo. of episodes3640 (2330 missing)1.00infobox
JackanoryOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
JackanoryRelease13 December 1965 (1965-12-13) – 24 March 1996 (1996-03-24)1.00infobox
JackanoryRunning time15 minutes1.00infobox
Jackanoryis aBBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 19960.90text
Jackanoryrelated to Cultural influencePhilip Glenister0.60section
Jackanoryrelated to Cultural influenceGene Hunt0.60section
Jackanoryrelated to Cultural influenceAshes0.60section

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