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Profile: The Teletubbies

The Teletubbies

11/04/2015

BBC Radio 4 - Profile, The Teletubbies

The four brightly coloured, furry children's television stars who are making a comeback.

The imminent return of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po has made news around the world. Why?

We learned this week that Jane Horrocks, Jim Broadbent and Fearne Cotton are to voice a new run of the hit children's TV series Teletubbies. It's estimated that around a billion children in over 120 countries have watched Teletubbies but there have been no new episodes since 2001, and the imminent return of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po has made news around the world. But who, or what, are the Teletubbies? And why have they proved such an enduring cultural phenomenon?

Presenter: Becky Milligan
Producers: Ben Crighton and Hannah Barnes.

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