Description:  Long Ago and Far Away was a PBS children's anthology series from 1989–1992 that featured fairy tales and short stories, hosted by James Earl Jones for the first two seasons. The show used a variety of animation and live-action techniques to tell timeless stories, with guest narrators taking over the hosting duties in the final two seasons. Each episode was a self-contained story, inspired by literary sources and intended to encourage children to read the books they featured.

Genre: Anthology series featuring fairy tales, fables, and folk stories.

Format: Each episode was a standalone story, which promoted children's literature by dramatizing the books they were based on.

Host: James Earl Jones hosted the first two seasons, sitting in a chair in a room with blue walls and white dots to create the effect of being in space or the night sky.

Guest narrators: After the first two seasons, guest narrators like Mia Farrow, Kevin Kline, and David Suchet took over for seasons 3 and 4.

Animation: The series used a variety of animation techniques, including traditional animation, stop motion, and live-action.

Goal: The show aimed to educate children about literature and the humanities by making stories from books accessible to them.