Definitions for JACKANORY
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1. 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 show was first transmitted on 13 December 1965, and the first story was the fairy-tale "Cap-o'-Rushes" read by Lee Montague. Jackanory continued to be broadcast until 1996, with around 3,500 episodes in its 30-year run. The final story, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, was read by Alan Bennett and broadcast on 24 March 1996. The show was briefly revived on 27 November 2006 for two one-off stories, and the format was revived as Jackanory Junior on CBeebies between 2007 and 2009. The show's format, which varied little over the decades, involved an actor reading 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 commissioned still drawing, often by Quentin Blake. In 1983, Malou Bonicos was commissioned to provide illustrations for one Jackanory story. Usually a single book would occupy five daily fifteen-minute episodes, from Monday to Friday. A spin-off series was Jackanory Playhouse (1972–85), which was a series of thirty-minute dramatisations. These included a dramatisation by Philip Glassborow of the comical A. A. Milne story "The Princess Who Couldn't Laugh". Coverage of the live broadcast of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968 was interrupted so Jackanory could be shown.

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1. Jackanory

   Jackanory is a British children's television series that aired from 1965 to 1996. The show's concept involved a narrator reading a children's story aloud, often with animated or live-action illustrations accompanying the storytelling. Jackanory aimed to foster a love for reading and storytelling among young viewers. The term "jackanory" has also become synonymous with any informal or exaggerated storytelling.

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1. Jackanory

   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 fairy-tale Cap-o'-Rushes read by Lee Montague. Jackanory continued to be broadcast until 1996, clocking up around 3,500 episodes in its 30-year run. The final story, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, was read by Alan Bennett and broadcast on 24 March 1996. The show returned on 27 November 2006 for two one-off stories. The show's format, which varied little over the decades, involved an actor reading 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 commissioned still drawing, often by Quentin Blake. Usually a single book would occupy five daily fifteen-minute episodes, from Monday to Friday. A spin off series was Jackanory Playhouse which were a series of thirty minute dramatisations. These included a dramatisation by Philip Glassborow of the comical A. A. Milne story "The Princess Who Couldn't Laugh".

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1. Jackanory

   When some one is lying or embellishing the truth we say "Jackanory tell us a story" or Jackanory" for short, complete with eye roll.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on May 31, 2021  

How to pronounce JACKANORY?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of JACKANORY in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of JACKANORY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8