S01E01 Pets
Pretend to be a cat, a dog or a rabbit with Mr Tumble, and find out how to sign a variety of animals. Plus, a trip to a pet shop.
Something Special
S01E07: Birthday
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Weather
The weather is always changing, so Mr Tumble tries to wear clothes to suit the conditions.
S01E03 Moving
Come for a run and a jump with Mr Tumble, who also pretends to swim as well as learning useful signs.
S01E04 Garden
S01E06 Birds
S01E07 Birthday
S01E08 Clothes
S01E09 Colours
S01E10 Doctor
S01E11 Family
S01E13 Food
S01E14 Food Part 2
S01E15 Holiday
S01E16 How Do I Feel?
S01E17 Jungle Animals
S01E18 Mini Beasts
S01E19 What I Like
S01E20 Meals
S01E21 Music
S01E22 Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 1
S01E23 Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 2
S01E24 Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 3
S01E25 Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 4
S01E26 Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 5
S01E27 Opposites
S01E28 The Park
S01E29 Pets
S01E30 School
S01E31 Seasons
Justin explains that every year there are four seasons. He explores each one.
S01E32 Shapes
S01E33 Shops
S01E34 People Who Help Us
S01E35 Toys
S01E36 Toys (2)
S01E37 Transport
S01E38 Under the Sea
S01E39 Under, On and In
S01E40 Vegetables
S01E41 Weather
S01E42 What I Like
S01E43 Where I Live
S01E44 Food (2)
S01E45 Clothes (2)
Cast
Justin Fletcher
