Long Ago and Far Away
Long Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member of PBS, which allowed for this TV series to be viewed on various other PBS stations. 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 these living room items were sitting out in space. 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, Kim Loughran, David Suchet, and Mia Farrow.
Cast
James Earl Jones
Host
Tammy Grimes
Kim Loughran
David Suchet
Mia Farrow
Seasons
E1The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Feb 11, 1989
A piper rids a town of rats.
E2The Reluctant Dragon
Jan 1, 1990
A boy befriends a peaceable dragon.
E3Abel's Island
Sep 8, 1990
A mouse is stranded on an isolated island.
E4Happy Circus
Jan 1, 1989
3 Tales in clay animation
E5Hungarian Folk Tales
Jan 1, 1989
Three animated stories. Janko Raven; Plinko; The Hedgehog
E6The Talking Parcel - Pt.1
Jan 1, 1981
Penelope finds a parrot.
E7The Talking Parcel - Pt.2
Jan 1, 1989
Penelope and Parrot travel.
E8Svatohor
Jan 1, 1989
A hunter tries to save the czar and wed his daughter.
E9The Sleeping Princess
Jan 1, 1989
An evil fairy bewitches a princess.
E10As Long as He Can Count the Cows
Jan 1, 1989
A schoolboy needs eyeglasses.
E11The Man Who Planted Trees
Jan 1, 1989
A shepherd sows a forest.
E12The Silver Cornet
Jan 1, 1989
A boy yearns to play the cornet.
E13Bill & Bunny
Jan 1, 1989
A boy learns his sister is autistic.
E14Frog and Toad Are Friends
Jan 1, 1989
Frog and Toad find adventure.
E15Frog and Toad Together
Jan 1, 1981
A leggy green frog and a squat green toad share adventures together.
E1Beauty & the Beast
Jan 1, 1990
A beauty agrees to live in a beast's castle.
E2Noah's Ark
Jan 1, 1990
God commands Noah to build an ark. Animated.
E3Rarg
Jan 1, 1990
People discover they exist in a man's dream.
E4Circus Dreams
Jan 1, 1990
Three tales in clay animation. Circus Dream - by Franck Flanquart and Pierre Scarella; The Elephant and the Whale - by Jacques-Remy Girerd; Timber the Woodsman - by Alexandre Fletchet
E5More Hungarian Folk Tales
Jan 1, 1990
The Poor Man’s Vineyard; First the Dance, Then the Feast; The Wandering of the Needle, the Dog, the Egg, and the Rooster; The Astronomer, the Thief, the Hunter, and the Tailor
E6The Boy in the Oak Tree
Jan 1, 1990
A boy refuses to eat peas.
E7Oh, Mr. Toad! - Pt.1
Jan 1, 1990
Weasels capture Toad Hall.
E8Oh, Mr. Toad! - Pt. 2
Jan 1, 1990
Friends help Toad save his house.
E9Bill the Minder
Feb 4, 1990
Bill babysits his cousins.
E1The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship - Pt.1
Jan 1, 1991
A Czar declares that whoever makes him a ship that could sail through the air would marry his daughter.
E2The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship - Pt.2
Jan 1, 1991
Pytor may die.
E3The Emperor's New Clothes
Jan 1, 1991
A child shames a vain ruler.
E4Uncle Elephant
Jan 1, 1991
A young elephant goes to live with his eccentric uncle when his parents are lost at sea.
E5Jazztime Tale
Jan 1, 1991
Two girls become friends in 1919 Harlem.
E6Merlin and the Dragons
Jan 1, 1991
Merlin tells King Arthur a tale.
E7Pegasus the Flying Horse
Jan 1, 1991
A winged horse gains immortality.
E8The Wind in the Willows
Jan 1, 1991
Elderly Badger, unworldly Mole and brave Rat repeatedly save reckless Toad from misadventures stemming from his infatuation with cars. In puppet animation.
E1Nightingale
Jan 1, 1992
An emperor learns a lesson from a tiny bird.
E2Mouse Soup
Jan 1, 1992
A mouse's tales distract a hungry weasel.
E3The Talking Eggs
Jan 1, 1992
Magic transforms poor siblings' lives.
Storyline
Long Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member of PBS, which allowed for this TV series to be viewed on various other PBS stations. 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 these living room items were sitting out in space. 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, Kim Loughran, David Suchet, and Mia Farrow.
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