Jackanory
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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 Dec
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Lee Montague
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Leonard Goldberg, known professionally as Lee Montague, was an English actor noted for his roles in film and television, usually playing tough guys.
Jackanory
…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 its 30-year run. The final story, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, was read…
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