Alan Bennett reads the first instalment in a classic, seven-part Jackanory series devoted to Lewis Carroll's much-loved story of Alice's Adventures through the Looking Glass. Show more

Alan Bennett reads the second instalment in a classic, seven-part Jackanory series devoted to Lewis Carroll's much-loved story of Alice's Adventures through the Looking Glass. Show more

In the first part of the story, we are introduced to Jim Hawkins and ‘Billy’ Bones and the tale of 'buccaneers and buried gold' begins.

Ben Kingsley tells the story of a shoemaker's daughter who spurns the advances of an evil magician. Anahita steals Zohak Ali's spell book. Show more

Bernard Cribbins reads the first part of Mortimer's Portrait on Glass, written by Joan Aiken. Arabel sees a dinosaur and Mortimer receives a gift.

Final part of a three-part story narrated by John Sessions. Joe and his new friends find Englebert The Enormous but he's not his usual ogre-like self. Show more

Ben Kingsley tells the story of Anahita, the daughter of the town's shoemaker who spurns the advances of the evil magician Zohak Ali. Show more

Ben Kingsley tells the story of the daughter of a shoemaker who spurns the advances of the evil magician Zohak Ali. Ali takes control of Samarkand. Show more

Bilbo Baggins receive a number of unexpected visitors in his hobbit-hole. These strange dwarves have a bold proposition for the young hobbit.

Gandalf, Bilbo and the dwarves begin their journey through the Misty Mountains. The party soon trips over a nest of wicked goblins.

With all of the dwarves imprisoned by the elves, it's up to Bilbo to rescue them. He comes up with a daring plan of escape to Lake Town.

Thorin's rage grows as Bilbo tries to negotiate a treaty between elves, men and dwarves. All the while, an army of goblins and wargs marches on the mountain.

Bilbo and Gandalf make the long journey back to Bag End and the Shire, after a brief rest in Rivendell.

The Iron Man digs himself free of the pit. What will the villagers do now?

The Iron Man challenges the space being to a contest that will decide the fate of the entire planet.

Tony Robinson reads two stories with a ghostly theme - Hank the Clank by Michael Coleman and Stanley Bagshaw and the Ice-Cream Ghost by Bob Wilson.

After Charlotte writes the words 'some pig' in her web, Wilbur and the Zuckerman farm become a local attraction.

Part two of the dramatic retelling of the classic children's story by Dick King-Smith about a young girl with a magical 50p coin.

The dramatic retelling of the classic children's story about a young girl with a magical coin draws to a close.

Jane Asher reads the first part of The Railway Children.