Over five decades, Rik Mayall has brought audiences to ... To many Mayall’s Jackanory reading of Roald Dahl’s story George’s Marvellous Medicine with incredible results.

In 1986, Mayall appeared on the show reading Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine. * Rik Mayall's reading of The Weatherman is on Crackanory tonight, Wednesday 24 September, at 10pm on Dave ...

That’s because Rik Mayall spanned the generations and ... Drop Dead Fred or Rik’s groundbreaking retelling of George’s Marvellous Medicine on Jackanory. I met Rik once.

Late comedian Rik Mayall's final television appearance ... legendary performance reading Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine in 1986. Mayall died at the age of 56 in June following an ...

Rik Mayall’s last ever TV appearance now ... Rik featured on the show during the 1980s, reading out Roald Dahl’s ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’, in a memorable appearance which attracted ...

one that readers of a certain age will forever have ingrained in their memories by Rik Mayall’s distinctive Jackanory reading. When examined, even cursorily, the story of George’s Marvellous ...

Beside the flowers hangs a blue plaque, courtesy of “True English Heritage”, which reads: “Rik Mayall ... Dahl’s anti-adult tale, George’s Marvellous Medicine. It provoked a storm ...

There are few figures in comedy more beloved than Rik Mayall, and now he has a festival named after him. Jake Godfrey headed ...

Rik had previously appeared on the show in 1986 reading Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine. Mayall's performance was the first taste many people had of his anarchic style, with the BBC ...

THE brilliant Roald Dahl novel, possibly my favourite from childhood – thanks to Rik Mayall’s vivid and animated ... The hero of the piece, the eponymous George, played by Iain Ridley ...

It follows an online campaign by fans after the death of Rik Mayall. The show's star ... after hearing him read George's Marvellous Medicine on Jackanory. She described an "overwhelming love ...

It follows an online campaign by fans after the death of Rik Mayall. The show's star ... after hearing him read George's Marvellous Medicine on Jackanory. She described an "overwhelming love ...