Something Special
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.
About Something Special (2007)
First broadcast in 2007, Something Special is a kids show aired by CBeebies. The main cast includes Justin Fletcher. The show has 6 seasons and 138 episodes and is currently listed as "Returning Series" with the most recent episode airing on April 6, 2008. Viewers rate it 4.3/10 on TMDB from 3 votes.
Every season and episode of Something Special is available to stream free in HD on MyFlixer. Pick a season and episode above, press Watch Now and choose a server. Fans of the show also watch Shake It Up, Bonkers and The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
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