Jackanory

After leaving the show he had minor roles in shows like Desmonds, General Hospital and Jackanory.

Jackanory finally finished in 1996, though CBeebies Bedtime Stories is a thinly-disguised version that has Hollywood heavyweights such as Tom Hardy and Sir Patrick Stewart clamouring to be on.

Jackanory started in 1965 and Bernard described it as one of the best things he’s ever done, reading more stories than anyone else between then and 1979.

The 3000th story to be broadcast in the BBC's long-running children's programme Jackanory was The Hobbit, in 1979.