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Season 1 episodes1989-02-11

Season 1

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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Episodes

Season 1

Episode 1

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

30m

Episode 2

The Reluctant Dragon

30m

Episode 3

Abel's Island

30m

Episode 4

Happy Circus

30m

Episode 5

Hungarian Folk Tales

30m

Episode 6

The Talking Parcel - Pt.1

30m

Episode 7

The Talking Parcel - Pt.2

30m

Episode 8

Svatohor

30m

Episode 9

The Sleeping Princess

30m

Episode 10

As Long as He Can Count the Cows

30m

Episode 11

The Man Who Planted Trees

30m

Episode 12

The Silver Cornet

30m

Episode 13

Bill & Bunny

30m

Episode 14

Frog and Toad Are Friends

30m

Episode 15

Frog and Toad Together

30m