![]() ![]() The earlier series of the show were taken out of re-run rotation sometime in the early 2010's CBeebies only airs the past 2-3 most recent series, currently Series 11-13. In series 11, 3 animal characters are 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 the 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 for a short period of time in the episode A magical Christmas. The creator and producer is Allan Johnston, who worked as a teacher of children with special needs before joining the BBC in 1989, with an important role in the show. Other members of the Tumble family to have made appearances include two Aunts – Polly and Suki (as in the popular nursery rhyme " Polly Put the Kettle On"), Lord Tumble and King Tumble. The other characters played by Fletcher are the Tumble Family: Mr Tumble, a clown, Grandad Tumble, Fisherman Tumble and Baby Tumble. Justin speaks as well as signing, and a spoken narrative is provided over the clips of children. It is presented by Justin Fletcher ("Justin") and features various other characters and clips of children with disabilities. This format change has also included a change in location, and introduced the Tumble Tapp, a personalised iPad showing the "special things" to look for. In 2012, a new series, "Something Special – We're All Friends" started, introducing some minor changes to the "Out and About" format. The format of the show has evolved considerably since the original series. The name of the programme derives from the idea that all children, irrespective of their position on the learning spectrum, are special. In the past, it was also broadcast as part of the CBeebies programme strand on BBC One and BBC Two. It is aired on the CBeebies channel and is currently the longest running CBeebies programme and the longest running preschool series in Britain. It is designed to introduce children to Makaton signing, and is specifically aimed at children with delayed learning and communication difficulties. ![]() It is broadcast by the BBC, debuting on 1 September 2003. ![]() It was created and co-directed by Allan Johnston. Something Special is a British children's television programme presented by Justin Fletcher. ![]()
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