Jackanory

Jackanory was a children's television program on the BBC. The series featured an series of episodes dedicated to The Hobbit which aired in 1979. The story was adapted by Roger Singleton-Turner, and narrated by Maurice Denham, Jan Francis, David Wood and Bernard Cribbins. The episodes were named after chapters in The Hobbit:

1. An Unexpected Party
2. Over Hill and Under Hill
3. Riddles in the Dark
4. Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire
5. Flies and Spiders
6. Barrels Out of Bond
7. Inside Information
8. Fire and Water
9. The Clouds Burst
10. The Last Stage

Due to a copyright battle with the Tolkien Estate, this adaptation was never released on VHS.

External links

• Jackanory at IMDb
• Jackanory at Wikipedia