Something Special (2007)

Something Special is a children's television programme produced and broadcast by the BBC. The producer is Allan Johnston who worked as a teacher of children with special needs before joining the BBC in 1989. It is designed to introduce children to Makaton signing, and is specifically aimed at children with delayed learning and communication difficulties. It is aired on the CBeebies channel and in the past was also broadcast as part of the CBeebies programme strand on BBC One and BBC Two). The name of the programme derives from the idea that all children, irrespective of their position on the learning spectrum, are special. It is presented by Justin Fletcher and features various other characters and clips of disabled children. Justin speaks as well as signing, and a spoken narrative is provided over the clips of children. The characters played by Justin are the Tumble Family: Mr Tumble, an adult clown who himself displays delayed learning and communication difficulties, Grandad Tumble and Baby Tumble. Other members of the Tumble family to have made appearances include two Aunts - Polly and Suki, Lord Tumble and King Tumble.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Time for mr tumble - nature trail

  • 0x2

    Time for mr tumble - play

  • 0x3

    Time for mr tumble - sport

  • 0x4

    Time for mr tumble - village fete

  • 0x5

    Time for mr tumble - festival

  • 0x6

    Time for mr tumble - london

  • 0x7

    Time for mr tumble - art

  • 0x8

    Time for mr tumble - baby

  • 0x9

    Tumble travels - lord tumble

  • 0x10

    Tumble travels - grandad tumble

  • 0x11

    Tumble travels - aunt polly

  • 0x12

    Tumble travels - fisherman tumble

  • 0x13

    Tumble travels - mr tumble

  • 0x14

    Mr tumble's special day out

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Pets

  • 1x2

    Weather

  • 1x3

    Moving

  • 1x4

    Garden

  • 1x5

    Farm

  • 1x6

    Birds

  • 1x7

    Birthday

  • 1x8

    Clothes

  • 1x9

    Colours

  • 1x10

    Doctor

  • 1x11

    Family

  • 1x12

    Colours

  • 1x13

    Food

  • 1x14

    Food part 2

  • 1x15

    Holiday

  • 1x16

    How do i feel?

  • 1x17

    Jungle animals

  • 1x18

    Mini beasts

  • 1x19

    What i like

  • 1x20

    Meals

  • 1x21

    Music

  • 1x22

    Nursery rhymes and songs part 1

  • 1x23

    Nursery rhymes and songs part 2

  • 1x24

    Nursery rhymes and songs part 3

  • 1x25

    Nursery rhymes and songs part 4

  • 1x26

    Nursery rhymes and songs part 5

  • 1x27

    Opposites

  • 1x28

    The park

  • 1x29

    Pets

  • 1x30

    School

  • 1x31

    Seasons

  • 1x32

    Shapes

  • 1x33

    Shops

  • 1x34

    People who help us

  • 1x35

    Toys

  • 1x36

    Toys (2)

  • 1x37

    Transport

  • 1x38

    Under the sea

  • 1x39

    Under, on and in

  • 1x40

    Vegetables

  • 1x41

    Weather

  • 1x42

    What i like

  • 1x43

    Where i live

  • 1x44

    Food (2)

  • 1x45

    Clothes (2)

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Beach

  • 2x2

    Camping

  • 2x3

    Castle

  • 2x4

    Farm

  • 2x5

    Football

  • 2x6

    Harbour

  • 2x7

    High street

  • 2x8

    Market

  • 2x9

    Mountain

  • 2x10

    Railway

  • 2x11

    School

  • 2x12

    Stables

  • 2x13

    Theme park

  • 2x14

    Clothes

  • 2x15

    Vet

  • 2x16

    Baby

  • 2x18

    Art

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Out and about - farm

  • 3x2

    Out and about - wood

  • 3x3

    Out and about - harbour

  • 3x4

    Out and about - theme park

  • 3x5

    Out and about - stables

  • 3x6

    Mountain

  • 3x7

    Vet

  • 3x8

    High street

  • 3x9

    Beach

  • 3x10

    School

  • 3x11

    Railway

  • 3x12

    Market

  • 3x13

    Football

  • 3x14

    Camping

  • 3x15

    Castle

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    Airport

  • 5x2

    City

  • 5x3

    Garden centre

  • 5x4

    By the sea

  • 5x5

    Hospital

  • 5x6

    Houseboat

  • 5x7

    Leisure centre

  • 5x8

    Animal park

  • 5x9

    Playdate

  • 5x10

    Animal rescue

  • 5x11

    Bike ride

  • 5x12

    Creative walk

  • 5x13

    Supermarket

  • 5x14

    Butterfly

  • 5x15

    Drive

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Nature trail

  • 6x2

    Play

  • 6x3

    Sport

  • 6x4

    Island

  • 6x5

    Festival

  • 6x6

    London

  • 6x7

    Art

  • 6x8

    Baby

  • 6x9

    Villiage fete

  • 6x10

    Big animals

  • 6x11

    Music

  • 6x12

    Strawberry picking

  • 6x13

    Cooking

  • 6x14

    Sleepover

  • 6x15

    Routines

  • 6x16

    Birthday party

  • 6x17

    Shopping

  • 6x18

    Cafe

  • 6x19

    Forest art

  • 6x20

    Park

  • 6x21

    A christmas special

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    Baking

  • 7x2

    Music

  • 7x3

    Shop for school

  • 7x4

    Sensory garden

  • 7x5

    Space

  • 7x6

    Snow

  • 7x7

    Scouts

  • 7x8

    Pet shop

  • 7x9

    Rainy day

  • 7x10

    Allotment

  • 7x11

    Friends

  • 7x12

    Doctor

  • 7x13

    Rugby

  • 7x14

    Weekend

  • 7x15

    Outside

  • 7x16

    Pony treking

  • 7x17

    Getting arty

  • 7x18

    Wildlife

  • 7x19

    Trip away

  • 7x20

    Zookeeper

  • 7x21

    Cars

  • 7x22

    Baby animals

  • 7x23

    Yurts

  • 7x24

    Adventure

  • 7x25

    Theme park

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