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.
Is Long Ago and Far Away on Netflix? Unfortunately this serie is not yet available on Netflix.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin | 1989-01-28 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Reluctant Dragon | 1989-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Abel's Island | 1989-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Happy Circus | 1989-02-18 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Hungarian Folktales | 1989-02-25 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Talking Parcel Part 1 | 1989-03-04 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Talking Parcel Part 2 | 1989-03-11 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Wind in the Willows | 1989-03-18 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Svyatogor | 1989-03-25 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Sleeping Princess | 1989-04-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | As Long As He Can Count the Cows | 1989-04-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The Man Who Planted Trees | 1989-04-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | The Silver Cornet | 1989-04-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Bill and Bunny | 1989-04-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Frog and Toad are Friends | 1989-05-06 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Frog and Toad Together | 1989-05-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Beauty and the Beast | 1990-09-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Noah's Ark | 1990-09-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Rarg | 1990-09-22 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Circus Dreams | 1990-09-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | More Hungarian Folktales | 1990-10-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | The Boy in the Oak Tree | 1990-10-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Oh, Mr. Toad! Part 1 | 1990-10-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Oh, Mr. Toad! Part 2 | 1990-10-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Bill the Minder | 1990-11-03 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Part 1 | 1991-10-05 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Part 2 | 1991-10-12 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | The Emperor's New Clothes | 1991-10-19 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | Uncle Elephant | 1991-10-26 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | Jazztime Tale | 1991-11-02 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Merlin and the Dragons | 1991-11-09 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | Nightengale | 1992-11-21 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Mouse Soup | 1992-11-28 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | The Talking Eggs | 1992-12-05 | 30 min |
