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Celebrities Who... Read Stories On Jackanory 1954 to 2004

Jackanory story time on the BBC was a magical place. Your favourite books read aloud by an endless stream of willing celebrities. Which readings do you remember best?




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Jackanory: Rik Mayall reads Roald Dahl

Remember this? Rik Mayall's reading of George's...

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Roald Dahl assault witness

Best selling author Roald Dahl after appearing at...

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Rik Mayall

Who could forget Rik Mayall's reading of George's...

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40th Anniversary Of BBC Radio

Johnny Morris at a Variety Club Luncheon to...

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Sarah Greene

Sarah Greene was a late starter for Jackanory,...

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A Nice Cup Of Tea For The New DBE

Margaret Rutherford who becomes a DBE (Dame...

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Spike Milligan

APRIL 16th: On this day in 1918, Spike Milligan...

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Entertainment

Harry Corbett with Sooty

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Dame Judi Dench

British actress Judi Dench in her dressing room...

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Helen Mirren

Actress Helen Mirren with her Variety Club Award....

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Alan Bennett

Playwright, actor and director Alan Bennett...

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Willie Rushton

Willie Rushton found children's TV fame in the...

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Prince Charles

Not one for blowing his own trumpet HRH Prince...

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Paul Merton

Comedian Paul Merton, star of Have I Got News For...

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Kenneth Williams and Lorraine Chase

Second only to Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Williams...

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Bernard Cribbins

Actor and comedian Bernard Cribbins was the...

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Brian Cant BBC birthday

TV presenter Brian Cant and his wife at 'Aunties...

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Floella Benjamin

Floella Benjamin from BBC's Play Away, children's...

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Martin Jarvis

Actor Martin Jarvis read Tom's Midnight Garden on...

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Patrick Troughton

Actor Patrick Troughton reads through his lines on...

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Jon Pertwee

Actor Jon Pertwee with the scripts of the various...

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Peter Davison

Peter Davison who celebrates his 44th birthday on...

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Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy read one of the most famous books...

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Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart;s appearance on Jackanory came in...

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Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen took to the small screen for...

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Helena Bonham Carter

Actress Helena Bonham Carter featured in the 1991...

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Joyce Grenfell

Joyce Grenfell at Southampton on her arrival from...

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Entertainment - BBC Television Play 'Love and Miss Figgis

Michael Bryant as Jimmy Day (l) and Billie...

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Denholm Elliott

Pictured here in 1991, Denholm Elliot starred in...

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Sir Clement Freud

Quite the Jackanory regular in the early 1970s,...

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JOANNA LUMLEY : 1975

When not fighting for Ghurkas' rights, appearing...

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James Bolam

The Likely Lads star appeared in Jackanory...

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Tom Baker

Doctor Who favourite Tom Baker boomed his way...

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