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Mr Bloom's Nursery | |
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Genre | Children's television series |
Created by | Ben Faulks |
Written by | Ben Faulks |
Starring | Ben Faulks |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 72 |
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Executive producer | Ben Faulks |
Original release | |
Network | CBeebies |
Release | 7 February 2011 – 1 March 2013 |
Mr Bloom's Nursery is an educational children's television programme produced by the BBC. It aired on CBeebies in the UK from 7th February 2011 and aired in the United States on PBS Kids. Mr Bloom, created and performed by Ben Faulks, is a gardener who helps children to get involved and inspired by nature. Each episode sees a small group of children (whom he calls "tiddlers") visiting his allotment, feeding his "Compostarium" compost bin and interacting with puppet vegetables.
Series 1
Episode | First aired | |
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1 | Stretch | 7 February 2011 |
2 | Worms | 8 February 2011 |
3 | Giant Turnip | 9 February 2011 |
4 | Blanket | 10 February 2011 |
5 | Grow Business | 11 February 2011 |
6 | Hide and Seek | 14 February 2011 |
7 | Underground | 15 February 2011 |
8 | Saving Bean | 16 February 2011 |
9 | Ladybird | 17 February 2011 |
10 | Right Size | 18 February 2011 |
11 | Funfair | 21 February 2011 |
12 | Snails | 22 February 2011 |
13 | Scared | 23 February 2011 |
14 | Music | 24 February 2011 |
15 | Bloom's Barbershop | 25 February 2011 |
16 | Energy | 14 March 2011 |
17 | Making Do | 15 March 2011 |
18 | Changing Colour | 16 March 2011 |
19 | Collecting Seeds | 17 March 2011 |
20 | Tidying | 18 March 2011 |
21 | Bounce | 21 March 2011 |
22 | Making Room | 22 March 2011 |
23 | Bees | 23 March 2011 |
24 | Accidents | 24 March 2011 |
25 | Labels | 25 March 2011 |
26 | Wind | 28 March 2011 |
Series 2
Episode | First aired | |
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1 | Karaoke Cabbage | 9 January 2012 |
2 | The Great Squashini | 10 January 2012 |
3 | Knickerbocker Whopper Slopper | 11 January 2012 |
4 | Purple Princess | 12 January 2012 |
5 | Goldileaves and the Three Veggies | 13 January 2012 |
6 | Secret Friends | 16 January 2012 |
7 | Raymond's Robot | 17 January 2012 |
8 | Grand Veggie Fete | 18 January 2012 |
9 | Fun Run | 19 January 2012 |
10 | Vegetable Fool Day | 20 January 2012 |
11 | Seaside | 23 January 2012 |
12 | The Nutter Flower | 24 January 2012 |
13 | Stinky | 25 January 2012 |
14 | Tower Blocks | 26 January 2012 |
15 | Thank You Compo | 27 January 2012 |
16 | Show and Smell | 20 February 2012 |
17 | Strawberry Hats | 21 February 2012 |
18 | No Place Like Home | 22 February 2012 |
19 | Mulch Ado About Nothing | 23 February 2012 |
20 | Colin and the Giant Beanstalk | 24 February 2012 |
21 | Rubber Band Band | 27 February 2012 |
22 | Dragonfly Day | 28 February 2012 |
23 | Super Spud | 29 February 2012 |
24 | The Butterfly Express | 1 March 2012 |
25 | Rally Car Radishes | 2 March 2012 |
26 | Team Bloom | 30 March 2012 |
Series 3
Episode | First aired | |
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1 | Popstar Cabbage | 4 February 2013 |
2 | Homemade Hat Parade | 5 February 2013 |
3 | The Great Mashathon | 6 February 2013 |
4 | The Sandwich Stealer | 7 February 2013 |
5 | Bed Time Trouble | 8 February 2013 |
6 | Jungle High Jinks | 11 February 2013 |
7 | Housewarming Party | 12 February 2013 |
8 | Maypole Mayhem | 13 February 2013 |
9 | Floating Funfair Fun | 14 February 2013 |
10 | The Caterpillar Trials | 15 February 2013 |
11 | Pirate Veggies | 18 February 2013 |
12 | Joan's Throne | 19 February 2013 |
13 | Barmy Balloon Safari | 20 February 2013 |
14 | Family Photo Tree | 21 February 2013 |
15 | Peas Freeze | 22 February 2013 |
16 | Sebastian's Pet | 25 February 2013 |
17 | Amazing Maize Maze | 26 February 2013 |
18 | Beanland | 27 February 2013 |
19 | Margaret's Space Tent | 28 February 2013 |
20 | Forget Me Not | 1 March 2013 |
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