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The Elm Street Lot
with Ray Brooks

 
 
0715 Mr. Crackenthorpe’s Bath 05:10pm-05:25pm Monday, 7th April 1969
  These stories have been specially written for Jackanory by Philippa Pearce, author of Tom’s Midnight Garden and many other books.

All that is left of the elm tree is a stump, but it makes a good meeting-place for the children who live in the street. They are called the Elm Street Lot, and although they do not go looking for trouble it sometimes finds them. Like the day Mr. Crackenthorpe’s bath was delivered...

Next week: ‘The Moffats’ by Eleanor Estes.
     
0716 Hamster At Large 04:40pm-04:55pm Tuesday, 8th April 1969
 
0717 Rooftop 04:40pm-04:55pm Wednesday, 9th April 1969
     
0718 Kite Crazy 04:40pm-04:55pm Thursday, 10th April 1969
 
0719 Miss Munson and the Festival of Arts, Crafts, Athletics, Pets, Gardens and Inventions 04:40pm-04:55pm Friday, 11th April 1969
     
     
Written by Phillipa Pearce  
Photographed by James Matthews-Joyce  
Directed by Susan Ball  
Produced by Anna Home  
Channel BBC-1 (monochrome)
Archive format non-extant
     
  ©David Hamilton/ Steve Rogers 2008
No reprinting allowed without express permission.