Jackanory (1977) ''The Sky-Blue Whistling Spark''/Michael Jayston

The charming story for children, written by Nicholas Stuart Gray, is narrated by Michael Jayston. The other 4 parts of "The Edge of Evening" are apparently lost 0 "The Sky-Blue Whistling Spark" being Part 1. Jackanory (2 BAFTA nominations) was a popular BBC children's television series which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. It was designed to stimulate an interest in reading. Jackanory continued to be broadcast until 1996, with around 3,500 episodes in its 30-year run. The stories were made for children, read by actors, with drawings in the background. A celebrity reads a story, enhancing it in ways that will entice the most restless of children.