Johnny's Jaunts

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This is a hidden page listing the known episodes of this BBC series.

Info relevant to Delia's contribution to the series is on the page Johnny's Jaunt.

1954: North Country, Midlands, West Country, Devon

26 Jul 1954 From somewhere in the North Country Johnny Morris sets out on a journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
27 Jul 1954 From somewhere in the North Country Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
28 Jul 1954 From somewhere in the North Country Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
29 Jul 1954 From somewhere in the North Country Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
30 Jul 1954 From somewhere in the North Country Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
31 Jul 1954 From somewhere in the North Country Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
2 Aug 1954 Passing through the Midlands Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
3 Aug 1954 Passing through the Midlands Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
4 Aug 1954 Passing through the Midlands Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
5 Aug 1954 Passing through the Midlands Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
6 Aug 1954 Passing through the Midlands Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
7 Aug 1954 Passing through the Midlands Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
9 Aug 1954 Passing through the West Country Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
10 Aug 1954 Passing through the West Country Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
11 Aug 1954 Passing through the West Country Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
12 Aug 1954 Heading for the Devon coast Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
13 Aug 1954 Heading for the Devon coast Johnny Morris continues his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
14 Aug 1954 In sight of the sea at last Johnny Morris concludes his journey in search of sea and sunshine[1]
1 Jan 1955 Last summer Johnny Morris journeyed across England from Manchester to Torquay in search of sea and sunshine. He travelled the hard way, with a rucksack on his back, and told the story of his experiences in a series of nightly broadcasts, recorded by the wayside.
This programme is a new version of the original broadcasts, with the addition of some musical decorations by Dudley Savage.

Presenter: Johnny Morris
Music: Dudley Savage
Devised by: Desmond Hawkins
Producer: Tony Soper[1]

1955: Manchester, North Country, Scottish border, Scotland, Edinburgh

1 Aug 1955 From Manchester Johnny Morris sets out on a journey north in an effort to reach Edinburgh for the Festival
2 Aug 1955 From somewhere in the North Country, Johnny Morris continues his journey in an effort to reach Edinburgh in time for the Festival
3 Aug 1955 From somewhere in the North Country, Johnny Morris continues his journey in an effort to reach Edinburgh in time for the Festival
4 Aug 1955 From somewhere in the North Country, Johnny Morris continues his journey in an effort to reach Edinburgh in time for the Festival
5 Aug 1955 From somewhere in the North Country, Johnny Morris continues his journey in an effort to reach Edinburgh in time for the Festival
8 Aug 1955 From somewhere in the North Country, Johnny Morris continues his journey in an effort to reach Edinburgh in time for the Festival
9 Aug 1955 From somewhere near the Scottish border, Johnny Morris continues his journey in an effort to reach Edinburgh in time for the Festival
10 Aug 1955 From somewhere near the Scottish border, Johnny Morris continues his journey in an effort to reach Edinburgh in time for the Festival
11 Aug 1955 From somewhere near the Scottish border, Johnny Morris continues his journey in an effort to reach Edinburgh in time for the Festival
12 Aug 1955 From somewhere in Scotland Johnny Morris continues his journey towards Edinburgh for the Festival
15 Aug 1955 From somewhere in Scotland Johnny Morris continues his journey towards Edinburgh for the Festival
16 Aug 1955 From somewhere in Scotland Johnny Morris continues his journey towards Edinburgh for the Festival
17 Aug 1955 From somewhere in Scotland Johnny Morris continues his journey towards Edinburgh for the Festival
18 Aug 1955 From somewhere in Scotland Johnny Morris continues his journey towards Edinburgh for the Festival
19 Aug 1955 From somewhere in Scotland Johnny Morris continues his journey towards Edinburgh for the Festival
22 Aug 1955 Johnny Morris, at the last stage of his journey, arrives at the Edinburgh Festival
26 Dec 1955 Last summer Johnny Morris travelled the hard way from Manchester to Edinburgh, arriving there iust in time for the Festival. He told the story of his travels in a series of short broadcasts, and this programme is a condensed version of his adventures, with the addition of some musical punctuation by Dudley Savage.

1956: The River Thames: Gloucestershire, Oxford, Reading, Windsor, Richmond, London, Essex coast

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With his two friends, George and Leslie, Johnny Morris sets off on his summer holiday.
This year he is to follow the River Thames from its rising in Gloucestershire to the sea.

13 Aug 1956
8 Oct 1956
He sent his first account from somewhere near Lechlade.
20 Aug 1956
15 Oct 1956
From somewhere near Oxford, he sends the second of his weekly accounts
27 Aug 1956
22 Oct 1956
From somewhere near Reading he sends his third account of their progress.
3 Sep 1956
29 Oct 1956
From somewhere near Windsor, Johnny Morris describes the fourth week of his jaunt down the River Thames.
10 Sep 1956
5 Nov 1956
Tonight, he sends his account from somewhere near Richmond
17 Sep 1956
12 Nov 1956
The sixth week of his journey. Tonight they should be in central London
In this account they enter the tidal waters below Richmond.
24 Sep 1956
19 Nov 1956
Tonight he sends his account of the last week of the journey from somewhere on the Essex coast.
This final account is the story of the last stage of their journey from Central London.
26 Dec 1956 Last August, with George and Leslie, Johnny Morris set off to follow the River Thames from source to the sea.

Each week, from somewhere along the way, he sent a recorded account of their adventures, and here - with the aid of some musical short cuts - is an omnibus version of those recordings. Music by Dudley Savage

1957: Bristol, Eisteddfod, Liverpool, Isle of Man, N.Ireland

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This year, Johnny will head across the Bristol Channel to Wales, see something of the International Eisteddfod at Llangollen, and from there go to the Isle of Man and over to Northern Ireland.[2]

3 Jul 1957 Johnny Morris, with his two irrepressible friends, George and Leslie, has set uout on a new jaunt from Bristol. The ultimate goal is the Mountains of Mourne.
10 Jul 1957 Tonight, from the International Eisteddfod at Llangollen, he describes their arrival at Llangollen and some of the first day's events.
17 Jul 1957 Tonight he sends his third account, from the Liverpool area.
24 Jul 1957
29 Jul 1957
Tonight he sends his fourth report from the Isle of Man.
31 Jul 1957 He sends his fifth account from Belfast
7 Aug 1957 Tonight's account comes from their caravan in County Londonderry
14 Aug 1957 Tonight's account was recorded in County Tyrone earlier this evening
21 Aug 1957 Eight weeks ago, Johnny Morris, with George and Leslie, set out from Bristol on his annual 'Jaunt.' This year they decided on the Mountains of Mourne as the final destination.

Tonight, in Johnny's last report, you can hear whether they ever arrived.

17 Dec 1957 Johnny Morris in JOHNNY'S JAUNT, 1957
From Bristol to the Mountains of Mourne.

An omnibus version, with some musical short-cuts, of the recorded accounts of his journey last summer.
Music by Dudley Savage Produced by Brian Patten

1958

1959

1960: France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece

Johnny Morris travels by road across France, Switzerland, and Italy to Greece to consult the Delphic Oracle.

27 Dec 1960 Omnibus edition of the recordings broadcast in the August and September of 1960 youtube 44:29 1:14:28

1961: Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway

Johnny Morris travelled to Scandinavia in search of the Midnight Sun. He visited Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway, and describes his adventures.

2 Aug 1961 1. Denmark youtube 26:57 44:56
9 Aug 1961 2. Sweden in Mid Summer youtube 26:56 44:54
16 Aug 1961 3. Finland youtube 26:31 44:29
23 Aug 1961 4. Norway and the arctic circle youtube 26:06 44:04

1962

1963

1964

1965: Majorca, New York

11 & 13 Aug 1965 1: Special Export - Johnny travels with several thousand gallons of British beer to the Continent[3]
18 & 20 Aug 1965 2: Instant Sun - Johnny takes a quick trip to Majorca[3]
25 & 27 Aug 1965 3: Constant Sun - Johnny takes a more permanent look at Majorca[3]
1 & 3 Sep 1965 4: More Majorca - Johnny considers becoming a resident[3]
8 & 10 Sep 1965 5: New York - Johnny makes his first visit to the U.S.A[3]
15 & 17 Sep 1965 6: New York - The second part of Johnny's account of his visit to the U.S.A.[3]

1966: USA

16 Feb 1967, 14 Jul 1967 1. New York youtube 26:45 44:43
23 Feb 1967, 21 Jul 1967 2. A Train to Boston, Massachusetts
2 Mar 1967, 4 Aug 1967 3. Detroit and Chicago
9 Mar 1967, 28 Jul 1967 4. Buffalo, Niagra and Southern Ontario youtube 26:56 44:54
16 Mar 1967, 11 Aug 1967 5. St Louis, Nashville, Tennessee and North Carolina youtube: 26:29 44:27
23 Mar 1967 6. Return to New York
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  2. Roaming Round article in Radio Times, 28 June 1957
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