Jackanory Playhouse
A spin-off series from "Jackanory", 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". The show's title comes from an old English nursery rhyme: I'll tell you a story, about Jack a Nory , and now my story's begun, I'll tell you another, of Jack and his brother, and now my story is done. The rhyme was first recorded in the publication The Top Book of All, for little Masters and Misses, which appeared about 1760.
- 1972-1985
- 12 seasons
- Drama, Family
A spin-off series from "Jackanory", 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". The show's title comes from an old English nursery rhyme: I'll tell you a story, about Jack a Nory , and now my story's begun, I'll tell you another, of Jack and his brother, and now my story is done. The rhyme was first recorded in the publication The Top Book of All, for little Masters and Misses, which appeared about 1760.
Season 9 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 1981
Episode 1
Alice Through the...
Alice desperately wants to become a star, and one Christmas, while she is watching her favourite television show, her wish seems to be granted.
Episode 3
The Mouse, the Merchant and the Elephant
Episode 4
The Maze of Mistra
A prince who wishes to marry a princess of Mistra must first find his way through the Maze of Mistra by answering all the musical clues.
Episode 5
The Rose of Ice
Episode 6
The Toy Princess
25 mins