29 The Wind In The Willows

First  watched  : 1970

Back  to  ITV  and  the  only  thing  I  think I  may  have  watched  in  the  week  17-23  January  1970.  On  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays  ITV  had  a  storytelling  spot  that  was  in  direct  competition  with  Jackanory.  It  didn't  have  celebrity  presenters  and  the  narration  was  offscreen , requiring  more  illustrations.

The  Wind  In  The  Willows  was   narrated  by  actor   Paul  Honeyman   and  illustrated  by  John  Worsley  ( above ). Worsley  was  a  commissioned  war  artist  in  WWII  who  had  carelessly  allowed  himself   to  be  taken  prisoner  by  the  Germans   but  redeemed  himself  by  designing  a  dummy  which  was  used  in  a  successful  escape  attempt.