Something Special

⭐4.3(3 votes)

•2007

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Episodes

1. 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.

2. Weather

The weather is always changing, so Mr Tumble tries to wear clothes to suit the conditions.

3. Moving

Come for a run and a jump with Mr Tumble, who also pretends to swim as well as learning useful signs.

4. Garden

5. Farm

This episode is about a farm. What animals will there be?

6. Birds

7. Birthday

8. Clothes

9. Colours

10. Doctor

11. Family

12. Colours

This programme shows you how to sign red, blue and yellow

13. Food

14. Food Part 2

15. Holiday

16. How Do I Feel?

17. Jungle Animals

18. Mini Beasts

19. What I Like

20. Meals

21. Music

22. Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 1

23. Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 2

24. Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 3

25. Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 4

26. Nursery Rhymes and Songs Part 5

27. Opposites

28. The Park

29. Pets

30. School

31. Seasons

Justin explains that every year there are four seasons. He explores each one.

32. Shapes

33. Shops

34. People Who Help Us

35. Toys

36. Toys (2)

37. Transport

38. Under the Sea

39. Under, On and In

40. Vegetables

41. Weather

42. What I Like

43. Where I Live

44. Food (2)

45. Clothes (2)

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.