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CRACKERJAC­K’S BACK!

Hit kids’ TV show returns 35 years on

- By TV and Radio Reporter

TV favourite Crackerjac­k! is being revived by the BBC – 35 years after the last episode.

The show ran from 1955 until 1984 with hosts including Michael Aspel, Leslie Crowther and Ed ‘Stewpot’ Stewart. It featured comedy sketches and quiz games with Crackerjac­k! pencils as prizes.

The new ‘interactiv­e’ CBBC version, hosted by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhode, will combine magic and comedy. It will be broadcast in 2020.

 ??  ?? Double or drop: Ed Stewart with a young contestant in the 19 0s
Double or drop: Ed Stewart with a young contestant in the 19 0s

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