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 teach children signing supported by Makaton gestures, and is specifically aimed at children with delayed learning and communication difficulties. It is aired on CBeebies (both the separate channel and CBeebies on BBC One and BBC Two). It is presented by Justin Fletcher ("Justin" from Tikkabilla), and features various other characters (also played by Justin) 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 (other than himself) are the Tumble Family: Mr Tumble, Grandpa Tumble and Baby Tumble. Other members of the Tumble family to have made recent appearances include two Aunts - Polly and Suki (as in the popular nursery rhyme "Polly Put The Kettle On"). The name of the programme derives from the idea that all children, irrespective of their position on the learning spectrum, are special. A new series for 2006 started on 17 September 2006 and features the same characters as previous series. Mr Tumble can be seen in a school in the opening credits.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | February 2012 | December 2022 | 19 |
| Season 1 | September 2003 | July 2007 | 30 |
| Season 2 | October 2006 | November 2007 | 24 |
| Season 3 | January 2008 | March 2009 | 15 |
| Season 5 | March 2010 | March 2010 | 15 |
| Season 6 | January 2011 | December 2011 | 21 |
| Season 7 | September 2011 | November 2011 | 25 |
| Season 8 | October 2012 | December 2012 | 25 |
| Season 9 | January 2014 | 25 | |
| Season 10 | September 2015 | October 2015 | 25 |
| Season 11 | January 2018 | March 2018 | 24 |
| Season 12 | February 2020 | November 2020 | 25 |
| Season 13 | January 2023 | May 2023 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 21 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unassigned Episodes | 310 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 310 |
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