Long Ago and Far Away (TV series)
Folk and fairy tales hosted by James Earl Jones.
Long Ago and Far Away is an American children's television series that aired on PBS from 1989 to 1992. It was produced by WGBH, a public television broadcaster in Boston, Massachusetts. The series presented folk and fairy tales using a mix of live-action and animation.
Quick Facts
- Network
- PBS
- First aired
- January 28, 1989
- Last aired
- December 5, 1992
- Creator
- WGBH
- Reruns ended
- September 4, 1994
Facts from the source article.
Premise
Each episode opened with host James Earl Jones seated in a room furnished with a table, lamp, and window, set against blue walls dotted with white to suggest a setting in space or the night sky. Jones spoke during the short opening segment and then narrated the rest of the episode. The series adapted traditional folk and fairy tales, employing stop motion animation, live action, or traditional animation depending on the story. Jones hosted only during the first two seasons. Guest narrators included Tammy Grimes, Kim Loughran, David Suchet, Mia Farrow, Peter Chelsom, Robert Hardy, and Kevin Kline. In specific episodes, Regis Philbin voiced the Emperor in "Emperor's New Clothes," David Jason voiced Mr. Toad in "The Wind in the Willows," and Simon Callow voiced the dragon in "The Reluctant Dragon."
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