Something Special (TV series)

Something Special
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Allan Johnston Justin Fletcher
Written by	Allan Johnston Tracey Hammett Howard Davidson (Series 1) David Ingham Alan Robinson Simon Ashdown (Series 2)
Directed by	Geoff Coward Helen Sheppard (Series 1) Brian Little Andy Burns Kathryn Wolfe (Series 2)
Presented by	Justin Fletcher (as himself and Mr. Tumble)
Composer	Archie Brown
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original languages	English Makaton
No. of series	12
No. of episodes	275
Production
Executive producers	Yvonne Jennings (Series 1) Suzy Lamb Vanessa Amberleigh (Series 2)
Producers	Allan Johnston Phillip Cooper, Anna Perowne (Series 1) Kieran Roberts (Series 2)
Production location	Dock10 studios (2011–present)
Editors	Scott Price Paul Shields
Running time	15 minutes (Series 1–2) 20 minutes (Series 3–12)
Production company	BBC Studios Kids & Family
Original release
Network	CBeebies
Release	1 September 2003 (2003-09-01) – present

Something Special is a British children's television programme presented by Justin Fletcher. It was created and produced by Allan Johnston. It is broadcast by the BBC, debuting on 1 September 2003. 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 is currently the longest running CBeebies programme and the longest running preschool series in Britain. In the past, it 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. The format of the show has evolved considerably since the original series. In 2012, a new series, "Something Special – We're All Friends" started, introducing some minor changes to the "Out and About" format. This format change has also included a change in location, and introduced the Tumble Tapp, a personalised tablet computer showing the "special things" to look for.

The earlier series of the show were taken out of re-run rotation sometime in the early 2010's; CBeebies now only airs the most recent series, currently Series 10-12.

Synopsis

It is presented by Justin Fletcher ("Justin") and features various other characters and clips of children with disabilities. Justin speaks as well as signing, and a spoken narrative is provided over the clips of children.

The other characters played by Fletcher are the Tumble Family. Mr Tumble, who is a clown, Grandad Tumble, Fisherman Tumble, Lord Tumble, Chef Tumble and Baker Tumble. Other members of the Tumble family have made appearances including two Aunts, Polly and Suki (as in the nursery rhyme "Polly Put the Kettle On") and Baby Tumble.

In Series 10, 3 animal characters were introduced to the series, Spotty the Horse, who is Mr Tumble's horse that has appeared in the episodes "Animals" and "Animal Keeper", Dennis the T-Rex, who is a dinosaur who has only appeared in the episode "Dinosaurs" (The T-Rex is also a display at Paultons Park where it was filmed) and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, who appears in the episode "A Magical Christmas".

Format

Series 1 and 2 (2003–2006)

Justin showcases things in a white screen set, with the Mr Tumble sections in the middle of the episodes. Each episode has a duration of 15 minutes.

Mr Tumble shorts (2007)

From 2007, CBeebies occasionally showed short programmes consisting of the Mr Tumble sections from the various episodes, without the sections featuring Justin.

Series 3 - "Out and About" (2008)

The first "Out and About" series featured Justin wandering out of the white screen set through the magic doors and into a different location set within the UK. Each episode has a duration of 20 minutes.

Series 4-6 - "Out and About" (2010–2011)

Series 4 of the show followed the Out and About format of Series 3 and introduced a new character, Lord Tumble. The series has Mr Tumble and the other Tumble characters primarily based in "Tumble House", a large detached house located in extensive grounds close to the sea, located in Porlock, Somerset. The house and grounds are populated with large coloured spots, balloons and similar circular / spherical items in keeping with the spots on Mr Tumble's costume. The episodes typically feature Mr Tumble sending photographs of items he is interested in finding out about to Justin using his "Spotty Bag". Justin, with the assistance of the children with him, locates these items or activities and in return sends associated items back to Mr Tumble. There is typically a link in the theme between the actions of Mr Tumble and the other Tumble characters, and the activities Justin and the children participate in.

Series 7-12 - "We're All Friends" (2012–present)

In 2012, a new series, "Something Special – We're All Friends" started, introducing some minor changes to the Out and About format. This format change included a change of location, and introduced the "Tumble Tapp", a tablet computer. Starting from Series 12, some episodes are co-presented by CBeebies presenter George Webster.

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	20		1 September 2003 (2003-09-01)	25 September 2003 (2003-09-25)
2	25		3 September 2006 (2006-09-03)	27 September 2006 (2006-09-27)
3	15		14 January 2008 (2008-01-14)	1 February 2008 (2008-02-01)
4	15		8 March 2010 (2010-03-08)	26 March 2010 (2010-03-26)
5	21		11 October 2010 (2010-10-11)	24 December 2010 (2010-12-24)
6	25		19 September 2011 (2011-09-19)	11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
7	25		22 October 2012 (2012-10-22)	14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)
8	25		13 January 2014 (2014-01-13)	14 March 2014 (2014-03-14)
9	25		11 January 2016 (2016-01-11)	12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)
10	25		12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)	8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)
11	25		3 February 2020 (2020-02-03)	14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)
12	25		16 January 2023 (2023-01-16)	2024 (2024)

Episodes

Series 1 (2003)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Signs	Original air date
1	1	"Pets"	Dog / Cat / Fish / Rabbit	1 September 2003 (2003-09-01)
2	2	"Weather"	Sun / Rain / Wind / Snow	2 September 2003 (2003-09-02)
3	3	"Moving"	Walking / Clapping / Running / Jumping / Swimming	3 September 2003 (2003-09-03)
4	4	"Garden"	Garden / Flower / Tree / Grass	4 September 2003 (2003-09-04)
5	5	"Farm"	Cow / Sheep / Pig / Duck	5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
6	6	"Toys"	Ball / Teddy / Bricks / Doll	8 September 2003 (2003-09-08)
7	7	"Clothes"	Shirt / Trousers / Shoes / Dress	9 September 2003 (2003-09-09)
8	8	"School"	School / Teacher / Classroom / Friends / Boy / Girl / Toilet / Sitting Down / Drinking / Eating	10 September 2003 (2003-09-10)
9	9	"Food"	Juice / Biscuits / Oranges / Bread / Apples / Cake	11 September 2003 (2003-09-11)
10	10	"Family"	Mum / Dad / Brother / Family / Grandmother / Grandad	12 September 2003 (2003-09-12)
11	11	"Transport"	Car / Aeroplane / Boat / Train	15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)
12	12	"Colours"	Blue / Yellow / Green / Red	16 September 2003 (2003-09-16)
13	13	"All About Me"	Body / Hands / Feet / Mouth / Getting Dressed / Washing Hands / Eating	17 September 2003 (2003-09-17)
14	14	"Food Part 2"	Cheese / Eggs / Pizza	18 September 2003 (2003-09-18)
15	15	"Under the Sea"	Fish / Octopus / Crab / Dolphin	19 September 2003 (2003-09-19)
16	16	"Jungle Animals"	Monkey / Lion / Elephant / Snake / Crocodile	22 September 2003 (2003-09-22)
17	17	"Where I Live"	House / Door / Window / Kitchen / Sitting Room / Bedroom	23 September 2003 (2003-09-23)
18	18	"Shops"	Baker's Shop / Fruit Shop / Butcher's Shop / Sweet Shop	24 September 2003 (2003-09-24)
19	19	"Music"	Piano / Drum / Tambourine / Triangle	25 September 2003 (2003-09-25)
20	20	"What I Like"	Run / Play / Paint	25 September 2003 (2003-09-25)

Series 2 (2006)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Signs and Songs	Original air date
21	1	"Birds"	Owl / Swan / Penguin / Parrot	3 September 2006 (2006-09-03)
22	2	"Meals"	Cereal / Toast / Egg	4 September 2006 (2006-09-04)
23	3	"Toys 2"	Toy Horse / Space Rocket / Digger	5 September 2006 (2006-09-05)
24	4	"Animals"	Kangaroo / Tiger / Gorilla / Giraffe	6 September 2006 (2006-09-06)
25	5	"Nursery Rhymes and Songs 1"	Hickory Dickory Dock / Incy Wincy Spider / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star / Humpty Dumpty / Dingle Dangle Scarecrow	7 September 2006 (2006-09-07)
26	6	"Mini Beasts"	A Tiny Black Spider / A Tiny Pink Worm / A Tiny Brown Snail	8 September 2006 (2006-09-08)
27	7	"Birthday"	Birthday Card / Birthday Cake / Birthday Present	9 September 2006 (2006-09-09)
28	8	"Under, On and In"	The Bag is “Under” the Table / The Swimming Goggles are “On” the Chair / The Swimming Costume is “In” the Box	10 September 2006 (2006-09-10)
29	9	"Holiday"	Sea / Sand / Bucket and Spade / Shells	11 September 2006 (2006-09-11)
30	10	"Nursery Rhymes and Songs 2"	Walking Through The Jungle / Little Peter Rabbit / The Little Green Frog / Hey Diddle Diddle / Five Little Ducks	12 September 2006 (2006-09-12)
31	11	"Vegetables"	Cauliflower / Onion / Potato	13 September 2006 (2006-09-13)
32	12	"Seasons"	Summer / Autumn / Winter / Spring	14 September 2006 (2006-09-14)
33	13	"Shapes"	Square / Triangle / Rectangle / Circle	15 September 2006 (2006-09-15)
34	14	"Clothes"	Coat / Scarf / Gloves / Hat	16 September 2006 (2006-09-16)
35	15	"Nursery Rhymes and Songs 3"	A Sailor Went To Sea / I Am the Music Man / Jack and Jill / Little Jack Horner / Little Miss Muffet / Keep on Dancing	17 September 2006 (2006-09-17)
36	16	"Baby"	Nappy / Rattle / Bottle	18 September 2006 (2006-09-18)
37	17	"Doctor"	Sore Knee / Tummy Ache / Sore Throat	19 September 2006 (2006-09-19)
38	18	"Art"	Paper / Paint / Paintbrush	20 September 2006 (2006-09-20)
39	19	"Opposites"	Go / Stop / Up / Down / In / Out	21 September 2006 (2006-09-21)
40	20	"Nursery Rhymes and Songs 4"	Once I Caught a Fish Alive / Baa Baa Black Sheep / Five Little Speckled Frogs / Five In The Bed / Five Currant Buns	22 September 2006 (2006-09-22)
41	21	"How Do I Feel?"	Happy / Sad / Excited / Cross	23 September 2006 (2006-09-23)
42	22	"Baby Animals"	Puppy / Kitten / Lamb / Kid	24 September 2006 (2006-09-24)
43	23	"People Who Help Us"	Postman / Policewoman / Nurse / Dentist	25 September 2006 (2006-09-25)
44	24	"The Park"	Seasaw / Swing / Roundabout / Slide	26 September 2006 (2006-09-26)
45	25	"Nursery Rhymes and Songs 5"	Row Row Row Your Boat / I Dig My Garden / Polly Put The Kettle On / Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush	27 September 2006 (2006-09-27)

Series 3: Out and About (2008)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
46	1	"Farm"	Farmer / Hen / Tractor	Scarecrow	14 January 2008 (2008-01-14)
The scarecrow is broken and Mr. Tumble is trying to fix it. (Dundonald)
47	2	"Wood"	Signpost / Squirrel / Log	Picnic	15 January 2008 (2008-01-15)
Mr. Tumble is having a teddy bears picnic in the wood. (Banstead)
48	3	"Harbour"	Fishing Boat / Life Jacket / Blue Flag	Seagull	16 January 2008 (2008-01-16)
Mr. Tumble tries to paint a Fishing Boat or a Seagull. But they keep getting away! Luckily Grandad Tumble painted a picture for him. (Weymouth)
49	4	"Theme Park"	Carousel / Tiny Truck / Big Wheel	Umbrella	17 January 2008 (2008-01-17)
Mr. Tumble is too scared to go on rides. But he found one and wants to go on it again! (Chessington World of Adventures)
50	5	"Stables"	White Pony / Saddle / Riding Hat	Reins	18 January 2008 (2008-01-18)
Mr. Tumble goes horse riding on a horse named Bobby. (Moy)
51	6	"Mountain"	Path / Lake / Mountain	Stream	21 January 2008 (2008-01-21)
Mr. Tumble's toy duck wants to go swimming in the mountains. (Snowdon)
52	7	"Vet"	Vet / Medicine / Tortoise	Thermometer	22 January 2008 (2008-01-22)
Polar Bear and Zebra are feeling poorly and Mr. Tumble is making them better. (Wokingham)
53	8	"High Street"	Post Box / Hairdressers / Florist	Library	23 January 2008 (2008-01-23)
Mr. Tumble is at the library looking for his favourite book. (Enniskillen)
54	9	"Beach"	Rock Pool / Seaweed / Ice Cream	Towel	24 January 2008 (2008-01-24)
Mr. Tumble is making a picture in the sand. But what is it? (Bowleaze Cove)
55	10	"School"	Wheelchair / Computer / Playground	Music Room	25 January 2008 (2008-01-25)
Mr. Tumble is teaching the class about music but none of his musical instruments are working. (Lindon Bennett School, Hanworth)
56	11	"Railway"	Ticket Office / Train Driver / Flag	Platform	28 January 2008 (2008-01-28)
Mr. Tumble was so busy tidying the platform he didn't realise that his watch had stopped and now the train is coming to the station! (Corfe Castle)
57	12	"Market"	Bread Rolls / Cheese / Pink Plant	Mirror	29 January 2008 (2008-01-29)
Mr. Tumble is selling everything in his stall. (St. George's Market)
58	13	"Football"	Footballer / Football Boots / Goal	Goal Keeper	30 January 2008 (2008-01-30)
Mr. Tumble and Grandad Tumble play football in the garden. (Craven Cottage)
59	14	"Camping"	Tent / Water Tap / Barbecue	Sleeping Bag	31 January 2008 (2008-01-31)
Mr. Tumble tries to put up his tent and tires to have a rest in his sleeping bag. (New Forest)
60	15	"Castle"	Princess / Prince / Throne	Queen	1 February 2008 (2008-02-01)
Mr. Tumble is dressing up as King Tumble. (Carrickfergus)

Series 4: Out and About (2010)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
61	1	"Airport"	Helicopter / Fire Engine / Pilot	Kite	8 March 2010 (2010-03-08)
Mr Tumble wants to try and fly with a little help of Grandad Tumble and Lord Tumble.
62	2	"City"	Double-Decker Bus / Shops / Fountain	Bus Stop	9 March 2010 (2010-03-09)
Mr Tumble is going to the city, but he missed the bus. So Mr Tumble goes to the city on a bike with Aunt Polly instead.
63	3	"Garden Centre"	Wheelbarrow / Yellow Plant / Plant Pot	Digger	10 March 2010 (2010-03-10)
Mr Tumble looks for a hole to plant his flower.
64	4	"By The Sea"	Chair Lift / Lighthouse / Game	Chocolate	11 March 2010 (2010-03-11)
Mr Tumble is a pirate looking for his treasure.
65	5	"Hospital"	Nurse / Pyjamas / Toast	Grapes	12 March 2010 (2010-03-12)
Mr Tumble visits Grandad Tumble in hospital.
66	6	"Houseboat"	Suitcase / Windmill / Duck	Scooter	15 March 2010 (2010-03-15)
Mr Tumble tries to find a good place to put up his tent.
67	7	"Leisure Centre"	Swimming Pool / Float / Bouncy Castle	Egg Cup	16 March 2010 (2010-03-16)
Mr Tumble takes part in a Sports day, but he fails every single event. But is given an egg cup for taking part.
68	8	"Animal Park"	Snake / Fruit and Vegetables / Owl	Tiger	17 March 2010 (2010-03-17)
Mr Tumble is looking for his animal.
69	9	"Playdate"	Sitting Room / Stairs / Kitchen	Cousin	18 March 2010 (2010-03-18)
Mr Tumble's cousin, Cool Tumble comes to visit and they play musical bumps, build dens and play Hide-and-seek.
70	10	"Animal Rescue"	Spotty Dog / Rabbit / Ginger Cat	Paddling Pool	19 March 2010 (2010-03-19)
Mr Tumble looks after Aunt Suki's dog.
71	11	"Bike Ride"	Bike / Stream / Bench	Cycle Helmet	22 March 2010 (2010-03-22)
Mr Tumble is pretending to be a postman, so he uses a bicycle to deliver parcels to Lord Tumble, Aunt Polly and Grandad Tumble.
72	12	"Creative Walk"	Sheep / Pig / Donkey	Peacock	23 March 2010 (2010-03-23)
Mr Tumble paints a picture of a peacock.
73	13	"Supermarket"	Shopping Trolley / Pineapple / Bowls	Toilet Roll	24 March 2010 (2010-03-24)
Mr Tumble brings his shopping home with help from Lord Tumble. But Lord Tumble puts everything in the wrong place.
74	14	"Butterfly"	Caterpillar / Red Flower / Café	Video Camera	25 March 2010 (2010-03-25)
Mr Tumble tries to film a butterfly with his new video camera, but it keeps flying away.
75	15	"Drive"	School Bus / Car Wash / Playground	Bubbles	26 March 2010 (2010-03-26)
Mr Tumble cleans his car using bubbles from Grandad Tumble's bath.

Series 5: Out and About (2010)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
76	1	"Nature Trail"	Pond / Tree Branch / Meadow	Lunch	11 October 2010 (2010-10-11)
Mr Tumble goes fishing with Big Teddy.
77	2	"Play"	Water Play / Sandpit / Parachute	Play	12 October 2010 (2010-10-12)
Mr Tumble is playing some games with Grandad Tumble and Lord Tumble.
78	3	"Sport"	Trampoline / Ramp / Ice Rink	Sports Clothes	13 October 2010 (2010-10-13)
Aunt Polly, Lord Tumble and Grandad Tumble show Mr Tumble how to do some exercises.
79	4	"Island"	Island / Grey Seal / Postcards	Fisherman	14 October 2010 (2010-10-14)
Mr Tumble is visiting his friend Fisherman Tumble and helping him get ready to go out on his fishing boat. But the tide has gone out. So they pretended to catch fish instead.
80	5	"Festival"	Breakfast / Face Painting / Band	Guitar	15 October 2010 (2010-10-15)
Grandad Tumble puts on a concert for Mr Tumble and the toys!
81	6	"London"	Bridge / Statue / Big Wheel	Palace	18 October 2010 (2010-10-18)
Mr Tumble has lots of fun at home with his London book.
82	7	"Art"	Feet / Sponge / Toy Car	Rainbow	19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)
Mr Tumble paints a rainbow on Grandad Tumble's shed as a surprise. But Mr Tumble is missing some paint.
83	8	"Baby"	High Chair / Baby Bath / Buggy	Baby	20 October 2010 (2010-10-20)
Mr Tumble gets ready for a very special baby visitor of his own.
84	9	"Village Fete"	Coconut / Cake Stall / Toy Duck	Horse	21 October 2010 (2010-10-21)
Mr Tumble holds his own Village Fete for the toys!
85	10	"Big Animals"	Giraffe / Hippopotamus / Elephant	Hamster	22 October 2010 (2010-10-22)
Mr Tumble is cleaning out Harry the Hamster's cage. But who is looking after Harry?
86	11	"Music"	Guitar / Drum Kit / Microphone	Popstar	25 October 2010 (2010-10-25)
Mr Tumble wants to be a popstar after watching his favourite singer Cliff Tumble on TV.
87	12	"Strawberry Picking"	Strawberry Field / Scales / Strawberry Jam	Fruit	26 October 2010 (2010-10-26)
Mr Tumble is very hungry and goes looking for fruit in the garden.
88	13	"Cooking"	Knife / Cherries / Teacher	Salad	27 October 2010 (2010-10-27)
Mr Tumble is making something very special for Grandad Tumble's lunch.
89	14	"Sleepover"	Bedroom / Sausages / Warm Drink	Quiet	28 October 2010 (2010-10-28)
Mr Tumble is having a sleepover of his own in his garden.
90	15	"Routines"	Bread Roll / Laptop / Cricket Bat	Toothbrush	29 October 2010 (2010-10-29)
Mr Tumble shows us what he does before he goes to bed.
91	16	"Birthday Party"	Parcel / Party Food / CD	Birthday Party	22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)
All the Tumbles are doing a surprise party for Lord Tumble.
92	17	"Shopping"	Saree / Jewellery / Sweets	Glasses	23 November 2010 (2010-11-23)
Mr Tumble is doing his washing and needs to find some spare clothes to wear.
93	18	"Café"	Menu / Waitress / Purse	Chef	24 November 2010 (2010-11-24)
Mr Tumble opens his new Café and we are introduced to the all new Chef Tumble!
94	19	"Forest Art"	Leaf / Twig / Feather	Bear	25 November 2010 (2010-11-25)
Mr Tumble is in his forest looking for animals from inside his den!
95	20	"Park"	Slide / Maze / Dragon Boat	Sailboat	26 November 2010 (2010-11-26)
Mr Tumble is trying to find a boat of his own to go on a sea adventure.
96	21	"Christmas"	Christmas Tree / Christmas Presents / Christmas Choir	-	24 December 2010 (2010-12-24)
It's Christmas and Mr Tumble, Lord Tumble and Grandad Tumble are decorating the Tumble house. Meanwhile, Justin and his friends haven't got any Christmas presents, but Mr Tumble and Father Christmas brought them back just in time.

Series 6: Out and About (2011)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
97	1	"Baking"	Rolling Pin / Pastry Cutter / Raisins	Cake	19 September 2011 (2011-09-19)
Mr Tumble bakes some delicious cakes and Chef Tumble wants to have a cooking competition with him.
98	2	"Music"	Musical Instruments / Dressing Gown / Bed	Winner	20 September 2011 (2011-09-20)
Mr Tumble has made a stage and is organising a singing competition between Aunt Polly and Grandad Tumble.
99	3	"Shop for School"	Shoe Shop / Pencil Case / Lift	Skateboard	21 September 2011 (2011-09-21)
Mr Tumble goes cycling but crashes his pushbike.
100	4	"Sensory Garden"	Xylophone / Blossom / Blue Flower	Black Hat	22 September 2011 (2011-09-22)
Mr Tumble plays a looking game called I Spy.
101	5	"Space"	Spacesuit / Rocket / Moon	Spaceman	23 September 2011 (2011-09-23)
Mr Tumble wants to get to the moon, but he needs a rocket and a spacesuit.
102	6	"Snow"	Warm Coat / Snow / Sledge	Snowflake	26 September 2011 (2011-09-26)
Mr Tumble wants to play in the snow but it's not snowing outside. Maybe Lord Tumble can help with a bit of magic.
103	7	"Scouts"	Beaver Scout / Experiment Badge / Scarf	Warm Fire	27 September 2011 (2011-09-27)
Scout Tumble has come to stay.
104	8	"Pet Shop"	Pet Shop / Guinea Pigs / Guinea Pig Food	Bone	28 September 2011 (2011-09-28)
Aunt Polly looks after a dog named Chip while Mr Tumble is off to the shops to buy a bone for him.
105	9	"Rainy Day"	Dressing-Up Box / Pretend Shop / Puddle	Paddling Pool	29 September 2011 (2011-09-29)
Mr Tumble wants to play in his paddling pool, but it's raining outside, so he decides to play a dressing-up game indoors instead.
106	10	"Allotment"	Compost / Seeds / Pea Pods	Prawn	30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
Mr Tumble has grown so many vegetables that he decides to go to the harbour to sell them.
107	11	"Friends"	Friend / Bowling Alley / Mini Golf	Best Friends	3 October 2011 (2011-10-03)
Mr Tumble is playing with his friend Lord Tumble. But Mr Tumble doesn't like losing and is very rude to Lord Tumble.
108	12	"Doctor"	Waiting Room / Stethoscope / Doctor's Bag	Hot Water Bottle	4 October 2011 (2011-10-04)
Aunt Polly and Grandad Tumble are feeling poorly.
109	13	"Rugby"	Rugby Kit / Rugby Ball / Rugby Posts	Ball Pool	5 October 2011 (2011-10-05)
Mr Tumble is looking for Grandad Tumble's old rugby ball.
110	14	"Weekend"	Mummy / Daddy / Grandma and Grandad	Hungry	6 October 2011 (2011-10-06)
All the Tumbles are getting together for Lord Tumble's lunch.
111	15	"Outside"	Samba Drum / Headdress / Dancers	Fairy	7 October 2011 (2011-10-07)
Lord Tumble is having a fancy dress party and all the Tumbles have been invited.
112	16	"Pony Trekking"	Gate / Wild Pony / Spotty Rug	Horseriding	31 October 2011 (2011-10-31)
Mr Tumble wants to go out for a ride on a horse but Lord Tumble and Grandad Tumble have other ideas.
113	17	"Getting Arty"	T-Shirt / Bracelet / Audience	Smile, please	1 November 2011 (2011-11-01)
Mr Tumble is taking photographs of Aunt Polly and Grandad Tumble.
114	18	"Wildlife"	Red Squirrel / Deer / Hedgehog	Goose	2 November 2011 (2011-11-02)
Mr Tumble tries to find a big bird in the garden.
115	19	"Trip Away"	Pier / Giant Turtle / Train	Caravan	3 November 2011 (2011-11-03)
Mr Tumble is busy getting ready for his holiday.
116	20	"Zookeeper"	Rhino / Chimpanzee / Sea Lion	Warm Blanket	4 November 2011 (2011-11-04)
Mr Tumble finds out what it's like to be an animal.
117	21	"Cars"	Old Car / Motorbike / Double-Decker Bus	Cool Car	7 November 2011 (2011-11-07)
Mr Tumble decides that his car needs a makeover.
118	22	"Baby Animals"	1 Lamb / 2 Chicks / 3 Piglets	Counting	8 November 2011 (2011-11-08)
Mr Tumble runs a baker's shop with five current buns.
119	23	"Yurts"	Family / Hen / Campfire	Share	9 November 2011 (2011-11-09)
Mr Tumble is poorly and Aunt Polly is looking after him.
120	24	"Adventure"	Climbing Wall / Horse and Carriage / Kayak	Strong	10 November 2011 (2011-11-10)
Mr Tumble is warming up for a competition to find the strongest Tumble.
121	25	"Theme Park"	Height Chart / Swing Ride / Rollercoaster	Pirate Boat	11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
Mr. Tumble wants to ride a boat. Luckily Fisherman Tumble knows just the place. (Paultons Park)

Mr Tumble's Special Day Out (2012)

No.	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
122	"Mr Tumble's Special Day Out"	-	-	11 February 2012 (2012-02-11)

Series 7: We're All Friends (2012)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Original air date
123	1	"Motor Home"	Grandma and Grandad / Motor Home / Campsite	22 October 2012 (2012-10-22)
124	2	"Concert"	Singer / Choir / Stage	23 October 2012 (2012-10-23)
125	3	"Art"	Picture / Paint / Frame	24 October 2012 (2012-10-24)
126	4	"Police"	Police Officer / Police Dog / Police Car	25 October 2012 (2012-10-25)
127	5	"Donkey"	Donkey / Carrots / Stable	26 October 2012 (2012-10-26)
128	6	"Gymnastics"	Rings / Trampoline / Obstacle Course	29 October 2012 (2012-10-29)
129	7	"Chadani's Day"	Special Clothes / Fruit and Nuts / Chapati	30 October 2012 (2012-10-30)
130	8	"Cheerleaders"	Pom-Poms / School Mascot / Teams	31 October 2012 (2012-10-31)
131	9	"Monkey"	Monkey / Banana / Playground	1 November 2012 (2012-11-01)
132	10	"Waterpark"	Waves / Water Slide / Fish and Chips	2 November 2012 (2012-11-02)
133	11	"Circus"	Stilts / Tight Wire / Harness	5 November 2012 (2012-11-05)
134	12	"Ferry"	Ferry / Camera / Tumble Tap	6 November 2012 (2012-11-06)
135	13	"Fishing"	Fish / Fishing Rod / Picnic	7 November 2012 (2012-11-07)
136	14	"Chocolate"	Chocolate / Lollipop / Gift	8 November 2012 (2012-11-08)
137	15	"Football"	Stadium / Football Shirt / Footballer	9 November 2012 (2012-11-09)
138	16	"Narrowboat"	Narrowboat / Canal / Lock	3 December 2012 (2012-12-03)
139	17	"Ice Cream"	Milk / Ice Cream / Ice Cream Cone	4 December 2012 (2012-12-04)
140	18	"My Pets"	Rabbit / Dog / Gerbil	5 December 2012 (2012-12-05)
141	19	"Lifeboat"	Pebbles / Lifeboat / Life Jacket	6 December 2012 (2012-12-06)
142	20	"Castle"	Castle / Crown / Throne	7 December 2012 (2012-12-07)
143	21	"Birds"	Butterfly / Bird / Wings	10 December 2012 (2012-12-10)
144	22	"Outdoors"	Canoe / Hot Chocolate / Zip Wire	11 December 2012 (2012-12-11)
145	23	"Pottery"	Clay / Bowl / Plate	12 December 2012 (2012-12-12)
146	24	"Cycling"	Wheels / Flag / Medal	13 December 2012 (2012-12-13)
147	25	"Ceilidh"	Shortbread Biscuits / Ceilidh Band / Dance Floor	14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)

Series 8: We're All Friends (2014)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
148	1	"Pig Washing"	Pig / Water Tap / Pigsty	Friends	13 January 2014 (2014-01-13)
149	2	"Snow Tubing"	Gloves / Ski Lift / Ski Slope	Friends	14 January 2014 (2014-01-14)
150	3	"Fire Station"	Fire Engine / Fire Fighter / Hose	Friends	15 January 2014 (2014-01-15)
151	4	"Dance"	Dancer / Piano / Tickets	Friends	16 January 2014 (2014-01-16)
152	5	"Boat Trip"	Boat / Bridge / Steering Wheel	Friends	17 January 2014 (2014-01-17)
153	6	"Horse Riding by the Sea"	Horse / Riding Hat / Beach	Friends	20 January 2014 (2014-01-20)
154	7	"Post Office"	Coloured Paper / Paint / Post Office	Friends	21 January 2014 (2014-01-21)
155	8	"Train"	Railway Station / Train / Ticket Inspector	Friends	22 January 2014 (2014-01-22)
156	9	"Camping"	Tent / Kite / Picnic Basket	Friends	23 January 2014 (2014-01-23)
157	10	"Wildlife Park"	Baboon / Giraffe / Lemur	Friends	24 January 2014 (2014-01-24)
158	11	"Seven Stories"	Book / Tiger / Chair	Friends	27 January 2014 (2014-01-27)
159	12	"Sport"	Running Track / Sand / Javelin	Friends	28 January 2014 (2014-01-28)
160	13	"Hats"	Hat / Policeman's Hat / Feathers	Friends	29 January 2014 (2014-01-29)
161	14	"Dog Walking"	Brush / Dog Bowl / Duck	Friends	30 January 2014 (2014-01-30)
162	15	"Adventure Playground"	Playground / Slide / Swing	Friends	31 January 2014 (2014-01-31)
163	16	"Aquarium"	Crab / Fish / Octopus	Friends	3 March 2014 (2014-03-03)
164	17	"Cafe"	Cafe / Menu / Waiter	Friends	4 March 2014 (2014-03-04)
165	18	"Music"	Musical Instruments / Animals / Drum	Friends	5 March 2014 (2014-03-05)
166	19	"Fruit and Veg Picking"	Potatoes / Raspberries / Weighing Scales	Friends	6 March 2014 (2014-03-06)
167	20	"Farm"	Sheep / Cow / Chicken	Friends	7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)
168	21	"Planetarium"	Planet Earth / Rocket / Stickers	Friends	10 March 2014 (2014-03-10)
169	22	"Beach"	Sea / Ball / Sandcastle	Friends	11 March 2014 (2014-03-11)
170	23	"Shopping"	Bus / Shopping Basket / Ice Cream	Friends	12 March 2014 (2014-03-12)
171	24	"Cookery"	Apron / Rolling Pin / Cheese	Friends	13 March 2014 (2014-03-13)
172	25	"Wetlands Centre"	Magnifying Glass / Tree / Bird	Friends	14 March 2014 (2014-03-14)

Series 9: We're All Friends (2016)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
173	1	"Party"	Decorations / Guests / Birthday Present	Birthday	11 January 2016 (2016-01-11)
174	2	"Counting"	Tortoise / Tapir / Penguin	Counting	12 January 2016 (2016-01-12)
175	3	"Wet and Dry"	Water / Sand / Sensory Garden	Wet	13 January 2016 (2016-01-13)
176	4	"Imagination"	Pirate Ship / Flag / Treasure	Doctor	14 January 2016 (2016-01-14)
177	5	"Bedtime"	Sensory Room / Star / Story	Bedtime	15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
178	6	"Growing"	Plant Pot / Vegetables / Scarecrow	Grow	18 January 2016 (2016-01-18)
179	7	"Family"	Daddy / Sister / Mummy	Family	19 January 2016 (2016-01-19)
180	8	"In and Out"	Cotton Wool / Garden / Wheel	Hide-and-Seek	20 January 2016 (2016-01-20)
181	9	"Colours"	Paint / Dressing Room / Audience	Rainbow	21 January 2016 (2016-01-21)
182	10	"Breakfast"	Chicken / Egg / Scrambled Egg	Breakfast	22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
183	11	"Animals"	Pony / Wellies / Jump	Horse	25 January 2016 (2016-01-25)
184	12	"Adventure"	Binoculars / Climbing Wall / Sledge	Boat	26 January 2016 (2016-01-26)
185	13	"Up and Down"	Cliff Lift / Waves / Bucket	Up and Down	27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
186	14	"Happy"	Dressing-up Box / Ukulele / Friends	Happy	28 January 2016 (2016-01-28)
187	15	"Lunchtime"	Sandwich / Fruit / Picnic Blanket	Lunchtime	29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)
188	16	"Vehicles"	Tractor / Boat / Steering Wheel	Surprise	1 February 2016 (2016-02-01)
189	17	"Weather"	Classroom / Window / Park	Weather	2 February 2016 (2016-02-02)
190	18	"Quiet and Loud"	Dance Teacher / Tap Shoes / Ballet Shoes	Quiet	3 February 2016 (2016-02-03)
191	19	"Recycling"	Recycling Box / Musical Shaker / Band	Tidy	4 February 2016 (2016-02-04)
192	20	"Teatime"	Restaurant / Spices / Knife and Fork	Teatime	5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
193	21	"Summer"	Pier / Beach Bag / Kite	Armbands	8 February 2016 (2016-02-08)
194	22	"Hobbies"	Football / Powerchair / Whistle	Hobby	9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
195	23	"Big and Small"	Model Village / Toy People / Mouse	Big and Small	10 February 2016 (2016-02-10)
196	24	"Pets"	Dog / Loch / Café	Pet	11 February 2016 (2016-02-11)
197	25	"Friends"	Mixing Bowl / Cake Case / Stall	Best Friend	12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)

Series 10: We're All Friends (2017-2018)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
198	-	"A Magical Christmas"	Elf / Present / Father Christmas	Merry Christmas	12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)
199	1	"Great Outdoors"	Den / Owl / Campfire	Tent	22 January 2018 (2018-01-22)
200	2	"Winter"	Gloves / Ice Skates / Ice Rink	Den	24 January 2018 (2018-01-24)
201	3	"My School"	Classroom / Dog / Pizza	Teacher	24 January 2018 (2018-01-24)
202	4	"Radio Star"	Recording Studio / Microphone / Headphones	Radio	25 January 2018 (2018-01-25)
203	5	"In the Mood for Dancing"	Wheelchair / Costume / Ballroom	Dance Partner	26 January 2018 (2018-01-26)
204	6	"Animal Keeper"	Animal Keeper / Meerkat / Pig	Jump	29 January 2018 (2018-01-29)
205	7	"Star Chart"	Dance Shoes / Dance Teacher / Tambourine	Star Chart	30 January 2018 (2018-01-30)
206	8	"Hairdressers"	Hairdresser / Hairbrush / Mirror	Hair	31 January 2018 (2018-01-31)
207	9	"Monkeying Around"	Market Stall / Monkey / Lemur	Hide-and-Seek	1 February 2018 (2018-02-01)
208	10	"Dinosaurs"	Dinosaur / Safari Hat / Fossil	Present	2 February 2018 (2018-02-02)
209	11	"Library"	Library / Library Card / Café	Book	19 February 2018 (2018-02-19)
210	12	"Fairies"	Fairy / Magic Wand / Bubbles	Fairycake	20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)
211	13	"Dentist"	Dentist / Teeth / Sticker	Toothpaste	21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)
212	14	"Spring"	Lamb / Chick / Goat	Spring	22 February 2018 (2018-02-22)
213	15	"Theatre"	Theatre / Stage / Ice Cream	Magic Show	23 February 2018 (2018-02-23)
214	16	"Superheroes"	Superhero / Cape / Tower	Superpowers	26 February 2018 (2018-02-26)
215	17	"Summer"	Sunhat / Water Toy / Fish	Rose	27 February 2018 (2018-02-27)
216	18	"New Shoes"	Shoe Shop / Foot / Shoes	Shop	28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)
217	19	"Pairs"	Twins / Playing Cards / Signing Choir	Breakfast	1 March 2018 (2018-03-01)
218	20	"Getting Sporty"	Boogie Board / Wet Suit / Sea	Trophy	2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
219	21	"Autumn"	Sensory Room / Leaf / Bird Feeder	Autumn	5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)
220	22	"Music Stars"	Piano / Drum Kit / Fans	Talent	6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)
221	23	"Vets"	Waiting Room / Vet / Collar	Animal	7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)
222	24	"Imaginary Journey"	Platform / Whistle / Ticket	Alien	8 March 2018 (2018-03-08)

Something Special at the Proms (2018)

No.	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
223	"Something Special at the Proms"	Royal Albert Hall / Ticket / Orchestra	-	8 September 2018 (2018-09-08)

Series 11: We're All Friends (2020)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
224	1	"Basketball"	Basketball Player / Basketball / Basketball Hoop	Bouncy Ball	3 February 2020 (2020-02-03)
225	2	"On the River"	Buoyancy Aid / Paddle / Bell Boat	Duck	4 February 2020 (2020-02-04)
226	3	"Golf"	Rocket / Golf Club / Flag	Hole-in-One	5 February 2020 (2020-02-05)
227	4	"Down on the Farm"	Chicken / Egg / Paint	Worm	6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)
228	5	"Theme Park Adventure"	Face Painter / Maze / Rollercoaster	Bedtime	7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
229	6	"Dragon School"	Dragon / Spoon / Parade	Photograph	10 February 2020 (2020-02-10)
230	7	"Flying Fun"	Feather / Glove / Hawk	Aeroplane	11 February 2020 (2020-02-11)
231	8	"Fairytale"	Tower / Musician / Storybook	Pumpkin	12 February 2020 (2020-02-12)
232	9	"Beach, Boats and Birds"	Island / Captain / Bird	Beach	13 February 2020 (2020-02-13)
233	10	"Animal Antics"	Animal Handler / Snake / Sock	Frog	14 February 2020 (2020-02-14)
234	11	"Day Trip"	Horse / Canal Boat / Rudder	Car	17 February 2020 (2020-02-17)
235	12	"Woof!"	Dog / Shampoo / Dog Treat	Wagging Tail	18 February 2020 (2020-02-18)
236	13	"Fruity Fun"	Basket / Scales / Jam	Strawberry	19 February 2020 (2020-02-19)
237	14	"Under the Sea"	Starfish / Diver / Shark Tank	Bubbles	20 February 2020 (2020-02-20)
238	15	"Farmyard Fun"	Farmer / Alpaca / Lead	Farm	21 February 2020 (2020-02-21)
239	16	"Magic Castle"	Wizard / Magic Wand / Broomstick	Magic Trick	16 March 2020 (2020-03-16)
240	17	"Let's Pretend"	Chef's Hat / Pizza Restaurant / Ingredients	Jumper	17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)
241	18	"Splish Splash Splosh"	Lifeguard / Waves / Water Slide	Rain	18 March 2020 (2020-03-18)
242	19	"Treasure Hunt"	Map / Watering Can / Prize	Cake	19 March 2020 (2020-03-19)
243	20	"Back in Time"	Costume / Shop / Bakery	Clock	20 March 2020 (2020-03-20)
244	21	"Paints and Pottery"	Apron / Teapot / Fingerprint	Artist	23 March 2020 (2020-03-23)
245	22	"Boating Fun"	Marina / Toy Boat / Pedalo	Flamingo	24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)
246	23	"Disco Party"	Music Room / DJ / Swimming Pool	Disco	25 March 2020 (2020-03-25)
247	24	"Football Skills"	Football Kit / Football / Goal	Team	3 October 2020 (2020-10-03)
248	25	"Happy Diwali!"	Kitchen / Knife and Fork / Family	Diwali	14 November 2020 (2020-11-14)

Easter Special (2022)

No.	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
249	"Mr Tumble's Busy Bus Day"	-	-	15 April 2022 (2022-04-15)

Christmas Special (2022)

No.	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
250	"Merry Christmas!"	Star / Christmas Tree / Donkey	Merry Christmas	8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)

Series 12: We're All Friends (2023-2024)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	3 Special Things	Tumble Sign	Original air date
251	1	"Cinema"	Ticket / Popcorn / Seats	Actor	16 January 2023 (2023-01-16)
252	2	"Eye Test"	Eye / Eye Test / Glasses	New	17 January 2023 (2023-01-17)
253	3	"Trampolining"	Socks / Trampoline / Slide	Bounce	18 January 2023 (2023-01-18)
254	4	"Outdoor Adventure"	Trees / Climb / Ride	Nervous	19 January 2023 (2023-01-19)
255	5	"A Big Concert!"	Room / Musical Instruments / Invitation	-	20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
256	6	"The Zoo"	Lemur / Binoculars / Elephant	Playtime	23 January 2023 (2023-01-23)
257	7	"Beach Day"	Nana / Bucket and Spade / Sandcastle	Beach	24 January 2023 (2023-01-24)
258	8	"Stories"	Books / Key / Treasure Chest	Sleep	25 January 2023 (2023-01-25)
259	9	"George's Cafe"	Cafe / Menu / Napkin	Cake	26 January 2023 (2023-01-26)
260	10	"Alpacas"	Alpaca / Apple / Field	Sit	27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
261	11	"A Day in the Woods"	Forest / Sticks / Bugs	Rabbit	30 January 2023 (2023-01-30)
262	12	"Aeroplanes"	Aeroplane / Suitcase / Pilot	Hotel	20 February 2023 (2023-02-20)
263	13	"Pancake Making"	Flour / Whisk / Fruit	Frying Pan	21 February 2023 (2023-02-21)
264	14	"Ice Cream Farm"	Cow / Milk / Ice Cream	Water	22 February 2023 (2023-02-22)
265	15	"Let's Go Camping"	Rucksack / Game / Campfire	Tent	23 February 2023 (2023-02-23)
266	16	"Putting on a Play"	Stage / Costumes / Audience	Theatre	24 February 2023 (2023-02-24)
267	17	"Bubble Fun"	Bubbles / Bubble Wand / Party	Bath	27 February 2023 (2023-02-27)
268	18	"Outdoor Games"	Bicycle / Helmet / Flag	Race	28 February 2023 (2023-02-28)
269	19	"Shooting Stars"	Rocket / Spacesuit / Planetarium	Shooting Star	1 March 2023 (2023-03-01)
270	20	"Growing Vegetables"	Seeds / Vegetables / Broad Beans	Carrot	2 March 2023 (2023-03-02)
271	21	"Bowling"	Bowling Alley / Tablet / Bowling Pins	Shiny	3 March 2023 (2023-03-03)
272	22	"Fishing"	Fish / Wellies / Island	Fishing Rod	6 March 2023 (2023-03-06)
273	23	"Summer Party"	Greenhouse / Tablecloth / People	Garden	7 March 2023 (2023-03-07)
274	24	TBA	TBA	TBA	2024 (2024)
275	25	"Eid Mubarak!"	Clothes / Wash / Feast	Eid	21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)

Theatre show

In 2015, a theatrical production called The Tale of Mr Tumble was performed. Starring Justin Fletcher as Mr Tumble and Ronni Ancona as The Unsmiling Principle, the show sees the Mr Tumble character as a baby and as a young boy, and follows him throughout his early life. A filmed version of The Tale of Mr Tumble aired on CBeebies in March 2016.

Awards

Royal Television Society Educational Television Awards 2004

Awarded Best Early Years Programme (for the episode Garden)

BAFTA Children's Awards 2005

Awarded Best Pre-school Live Action Series

BAFTA Children's Awards 2007

Nominated for Best Presenter (Justin Fletcher)

BAFTA Children's Awards 2008

Awarded Best Presenter (Justin Fletcher)

BAFTA Children's Awards 2009

Nominated Best Presenter (Justin Fletcher)

BAFTA Children's Awards 2010

Awarded Best Presenter (Justin Fletcher)

BAFTA Children's Awards 2011

Nominated Best Presenter (Justin Fletcher)

BAFTA Children's Awards 2012

Awarded Best Presenter (Justin Fletcher)

BAFTA Children's Awards 2013

Nominated Best Presenter (Justin Fletcher)

BAFTA Children's Awards 2018

Awarded Best Presenter (Justin Fletcher)

External links

• Something Special at BBC Online
• Something Special CBeebies Page