JACKANORY

Academy and Bafta Award-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley narrates The Magician of Samarkand, a thrilling adventure set in the exotic location of the Orient; while John Sessions reads Muddle Earth, a hilarious and tongue-in-cheek homage to the Lord of the Rings. 

'Muddle Earth'. 
Where would you expect to find three moons, a floating lake and a perfumed bog that's filled with pink stinky hogs and exploding gas frogs?.

'The Magician of Samarkand'. 
Anahita is the beautiful daughter of the town's shoemaker who spurns the advances of the evil Zohak Ali. Stung by her rejection Zohak Ali casts a spell on her.

awards
BULLDOG AWARDS 2007

WINNER Best Children's Programme of the year

links
http://www.televisual.com/bulldogs/13childrenstv.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/10_october/19/jackanory.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/jackanory/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Howard SlyŠ2007