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Crackanory

Season 1

2013 · 6 episodes

  1. 1. Bitter Tweet & What Peebee Did Next

    2013-11-13

    Are you sitting comfortably? Jackanory gets a reboot as famous faces read comic tales. Jack Dee and Sally Phillips narrate stories about a Twitter addict and a dead toymaker.

  2. 2. Fakespeare & What Do You Say?

    2013-11-20

    Rebecca Front reads a story about a hack writer who discovers a lost Shakespeare play. Kevin Eldon then narrates the tale of an ungrateful man driven to insanity.

  3. 3. The Teacup Has Landed & Pleasure Dome

    2013-11-27

    Twisted tales read by Harry Enfield and Sarah Solemani. An office worker takes on a high-street coffee chain and a downtrodden librarian gains access to a CIA military drone.

  4. 4. The Translator & Road to Hell

    2013-12-04

    When a hungover Sabine accidentally mis-translates an exchange at a diplomatic summit, she realizes she can influence world politics by being creative with her interpreting. And a woman is stranded in a lay by after breaking down on Walpurgis night - a night of evil spirits and demonic forces.

  5. 5. Becoming Zoe & My Former Self

    2013-12-11

    An unremarkable postman turns himself into the perfect boyfriend for a girl he has fallen in love with by reading her mail and absorbing all her interests. And a woman is visited by her eight year old self but lies about her life so she doesn't repeat the same mistakes.

  6. 6. Head in the Clouds & the Newsreader

    2013-12-18

    Stephen Mangan and Hugh Dennis narrate funny yarns about a newsreader interviewing an evil dictator and a care assistant who moonlights as a superhero.

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