Spiders have a reputation for being cunning – just look at the Ghanaian folktale Anansi. Now, research suggests that a ...

This Christmas, a new, six-part adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s mythical fantasy about the trickster God Anansi and his unsuspecting son Fat Charlie is coming to Radio 4. The story is rich ...

Anansi’s trick to get food from Snake and Lion had worked so well he couldn't wait to play the trick again. And play it again he did - on Monkey. Then on Elephant. On Hippo. Even on Turtle.