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Tim Curry, Mia Farrow

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First episode date
  
1989

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Long Ago and Far Away is a television series that aired on PBS Television from February 4, 1989 to January 2, 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member of PBS, which allowed for the series to be viewed on various other PBS stations.

Contents

Each episode began with host James Earl Jones sitting in a chair in a room with a table, lamp, and window. The walls were blue with white dots in order to make it appear as if the room was sitting out in space or the night sky.

James Earl Jones talks during the short opening section, then acts as narrator for the balance of an episode. This series, aimed at children aged six to nine years old, presents stories based on traditional fairy tales. A number of presentation methods were used to tell these stories, with stop motion animation, live-action or cel animation being used depending on the episode.

Long Ago and Far Away also featured a number of guest narrators, including Tammy Grimes (who narrated "The Happy Circus"); Kim Loughran (who narrated "Bill and Bunny"); David Suchet (who narrated "The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship"); and Mia Farrow (who narrated "Beauty and the Beast" and "Pegasus").

In the episode "Emperor's New Clothes", Regis Philbin provided the voice of the Emperor.

Awards

  • National Education Association Award, Advancement of Learning through Broadcasting
  • Action for Children's Television, Achievement in Children's Television Award
  • National Catholic Association of Broadcasters and Communicators, Gabriel Award, Best National Children's Program
  • International Film and Television Festival of New York, Gold Medal
  • Connoisseur Magazine, Connie Award, Best National Children's Series
  • International Reading Association, Broadcast Media Award

    • Season 1 (1989)

  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin (February 4, 1989)
  • The Reluctant Dragon (February 11, 1989)
  • Abel's Island (February 18, 1989)
  • The Happy Circus (February 25, 1989)
  • Hungarian Folktales (March 4, 1989)
  • The Talking Parcel (2-part episode) (March 11, 1989)
  • Wind in the Willows (March 18, 1989)
  • Svyatogor (March 25, 1989)
  • The Sleeping Princess (April 1, 1989)
  • As Long As He Can Count the Cows (April 8, 1989)
  • The Man Who Planted Trees (April 15, 1989)
  • The Silver Cornet (April 22, 1989)
  • Bill and Bunny (April 29, 1989)
  • Frog and Toad are Friends (May 6, 1989)
  • Frog and Toad Together (May 13, 1989)

    • Season 2 (1990)

  • Beauty and the Beast (September 8, 1990)
  • Noah's Ark (September 15, 1990)
  • Rarg (September 22, 1990)
  • Circus Dreams (September 29, 1990)
  • More Hungarian Folktales (October 6, 1990)
  • The Boy in the Oak Tree (October 13, 1990)
  • Oh, Mr. Toad! Part 1 (October 20, 1990)
  • Oh, Mr. Toad! Part 2 (October 27, 1990)
  • Bill the Minder (November 3, 1990)

    • Season 3 (1991)

  • The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (October 5, 1991)
  • The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (October 12, 1991)
  • The Emperor's New Clothes (October 19, 1991)
  • Uncle Elephant (October 26, 1991)
  • Jazztime Tale (November 2, 1991)
  • Merlin and the Dragons (November 10, 1991)
  • Pegasus the Flying Horse (November 17, 1991)

    • Season 4 (1992)

  • Nightengale (November 21, 1992)
  • Mouse Soup (November 28, 1992)
  • The Talking Eggs (December 5, 1992)

    • References

    Long Ago and Far Away (TV series) Wikipedia
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