Something Special (2007)

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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.


First Air Date: 2007-05-14

Last Air Date: 2008-04-06

Number of Seasons: 6

Number of Episodes: 138

Networks: CBeebies

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Seasons

Specials (Unknown Year) - (14 Episodes)
Specials (Unknown Year) - (14 Episodes)
Season 1 (2007) - (45 Episodes)
Season 2 (Unknown Year) - (17 Episodes)
Season 3 (Unknown Year) - (15 Episodes)
Season 5 (Unknown Year) - (15 Episodes)
Season 6 (Unknown Year) - (21 Episodes)
Season 7 (Unknown Year) - (25 Episodes)
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