Zig Zag: Kenya
Kenya is a unit of the BBC Schools TV series Zig Zag from the 1990s & 2000s, covering geography for primary school pupils.
Kenyan youngsters Evangeline and Nana introduce viewers to their contrasting home lives near Mount Kenya and in Nairobi. There is also a traditional Kenyan story told in most of the episodes. An additional final episode, added later, presents a helicopter tour around the country.
This unit was originally known as simply An African Country, and it is designed to encourage viewing pupils to compare their own lives in Britain with those of the Kenyan families.
Episode List
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | This Is Kenya | 19 Sep 1994 |
| 2. | A Day in the Life | 26 Sep 1994 |
| 3. | Food, Farming and Shopping | 3 Oct 1994 |
| 4. | Out and About | 10 Oct 1994 |
| 5. | Kenya from the Air | 13 May 1996 |
Broadcasts
Daytime broadcasts for schools on BBC2.
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-95 | Autumn 1994 | Monday, 11:00am | Wednesday, 1:25pm | BBC2 | ||||
| 1995-96 | Summer 1996 | Monday, 11:05am | Wednesday, 1:20pm | BBC2 | ||||
| 1997-98 | Spring 1998 | Monday, 11:20am | Thursday, 11:15am | BBC2 | ||||
| 1999-2000 | Spring 2000 | Tuesday, 11:20am | Thursday, 11:05am | BBC2 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Autumn 2000 | Monday, 9:20am | BBC2 |
Nightschool TV
Also broadcast overnight on BBC2 as part of Nightschool TV and the Learning Zone, each time just the original four episodes from 1994.
- 1994-95: Spring 1995 - Tuesday 7th February from 2am
- 1995-96: Autumn 1995 - Tuesday 31st October from 2am
- 1998-99: Autumn 1998 - Thursday 24th September from 2:40am
CBBC Channel
Also broadcast on the CBBC Channel 'Class TV' service of schools programmes, each time all five episodes including Kenya from the Air.
- 2001-02: Summer 2002
- 2002-03: Summer 2003
- 2003-04: Summer 2004
- 2004-05: Spring 2005
- 2005-06: Autumn 2005
Credits
| Presenter | Joseph Warungu |
| With | Evalgeline Gichuru and Nana Marekia |
| Producer | Karen Johnson |
Resources
There were teacher's notes, a resource pack and a Video Plus pack available.
Related programmes
- Primary Geography: Postcards from KenyaMaterial from this unit was re-edited into 10-minute programmes with a new presenter linking the visits to Evangeline and Nana, in 2003.
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