The show's format, which hardly varied over the decades, involved an actor reading from famous children's novels or folk tales while seated in an armchair, although later episodes took the radical step of allowing the presenters to stand up. 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.
Readers on Jackanory have included:
I'll tell you a story about Jack-a-nory; and now my story's begun. I'll tell you another 'bout Jack and his brother; and now my story is done.This is a stub article. Information on exact dates, presenters and stories read needs to be added.