Story Teller (magazine) series were released (with accompanying cassettes) in the US, under the title "Look, Listen and Read". These compilations contained stories or themes that related to each other, either by author or content. Examples include "The Best of Aesop", "The Legend of King Arthur", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Rapunzel." The main differentiator between "Story Teller" and Disney's "Storytime" was the fact that the latter featured only Disney characters. "Storytime" hit newsagents' shelves soon after "Story Teller" proved to be a bestseller. It was published in 24 parts and customised binders and cassette boxes were produced to house the collection (just
Crown Court (TV series) theme and even featured special Christmas-style titles and music. The 1977 story "An Upward Fall", written by absurdist playwright N. F. Simpson, was played as a comedy. This bizarre case featured an old people's home built atop a 3,000-foot cliff; its only lavatories were located at the foot of the cliff. Other episodes were deadly serious, such as the story "Treason" in which a White Congolese man is found guilty by the jury and sentenced to death for treason by the court (a crime formally still punishable by execution under British law at that time). An untransmitted pilot called "Doctor's