Something Special

Tumble Travels
Join the Tumble family as they prepare for Mr Tumble's special day out! Showing every day from 6th-10th February on CBeebies, at 9.40am and 1.40pm with Mr Tumble's Special Day Out programme on Saturday 11th February at 9:45am.

These superb BBC TV programmes are produced in a simple, repetitive format using Makaton signing and symbols.

They encourage children to join in with a variety of activities, songs, dance, role play and games.

Resources

Cover of Hello Mr Tumble! Out and About DVD

A wide range of Something Special DVDs, magazines, and pocket books are available.

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Awards

BAFTA

Something Special team scooped two awards in the 2010 BAFTAs. Producer Allan Johnston and Directors Helen O'Connell and Anna Perowne were winners in the Pre-School Live Action category for Something Special. Justin Fletcher was the winner of the Presenter category for Something Special – this is the second time Justin has won a BAFTA.

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Broadcast Awards

Something Special has also won the Best Pre-School Programme award at the 2011 Broadcast Awards

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Cairo International Film Festival for Children

Something Special won the Special International Jury's Prize (for Animation or TV) at the 2008 Cairo International Film Festival for Children, "for its unique, successful approach to a program that stimulates the development of disabled children in a child friendly way".

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Royal Television Society

Something Special won the Royal Television Society award for Best Early Years programme two years in a row (2003 & 2004).  It is the only time that a programme has won it twice.

The most recent award was for the episode The Garden. The previous award was for "The Farm".

“The winning programme was warm and engaging. It fulfilled its educational goals and was superbly presented. The jury wished to commend it for portraying children with learning and communication difficulties as heroes.”
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