Tinga Tinga Tales
Updated: 2012-01-31 16:41:04
Why do elephants have trunks, leopards have spots and zebras have stripes? Tinga Tinga Tales tells kids how their favourite animals came to be the way they are. There are games, songs and full episodes online.
Watch performances from the likes of Nanci Griffith and Cara Dillon, recorded live at Radio 2's Folk Awards. Click to watch The Transatlantic Sessions perform 'I am a Man of Constant Sorrow'.
The Sun is getting hotter and one day life on Earth will become impossible. The BBC Archive's latest collection reveals where mankind might make its home in the distant future.
Click to watch highlights of last night's Super Bowl XLIV. The game saw the New Orleans Saints score a surprise victory over the Indianapolis Colts to secure their first Super Bowl title.
The Sun is getting hotter and one day life on Earth will become impossible. The BBC Archive's latest collection reveals where mankind might make its home in the distant future.
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