Mr Bloom's Nursery

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Mr Bloom's Nursery
Genre Children's television series
Created by Ben Faulks
Written byBen Faulks
Adam Rudman
David Rudman
StarringBen Faulks
Voices ofJulie Westwood
David Rudman
Phil Eason
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes72
Production
Executive producersBen Faulks
Adam Rudman
Original release
Network CBeebies
Release7 February 2011 (2011-02-07) 
1 March 2013 (2013-03-01)
Ben Faulks (pictured as Mr Bloom in 2025) created and performed the titular character Ben Faulks (cropped).jpg
Ben Faulks (pictured as Mr Bloom in 2025) created and performed the titular character

Mr Bloom's Nursery is an educational children's television programme produced by the BBC. It aired on CBeebies in the UK from 7 February 2011 to 1 March 2013. 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. [1] The show has a similar concept to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

Contents

The idea of the show originated from a piece of street theatre that Faulks had written in 2006 called The Vegetable Nannies; [2] [1] he had toured the play across the UK, as well as in Europe and Canada but wanted to pitch it as a preschool television show. [3] Faulks developed it into a proposal in 2008, [1] and it was picked up by the BBC in 2009. [3] [4] Mr. Bloom's Nursery won an RTS North and West Award for Best Children's Programme in 2011. [5] Faulks was also nominated for the British Academy Children's Award for Best Performer in 2011 and 2012 for his performance as Mr Bloom.

Episodes

Series 1

EpisodeFirst aired
1Stretch7 February 2011
2Worms8 February 2011
3Giant Turnip 9 February 2011
4Blanket10 February 2011
5Grow Business11 February 2011
6Hide and Seek14 February 2011
7Underground15 February 2011
8Saving Bean 16 February 2011
9 Ladybird 17 February 2011
10Right Size18 February 2011
11Funfair21 February 2011
12 Snails 22 February 2011
13Scared23 February 2011
14Music24 February 2011
15Bloom's Barbershop 25 February 2011
16Energy14 March 2011
17Making Do15 March 2011
18Changing Colour16 March 2011
19Collecting Seeds 17 March 2011
20Tidying18 March 2011
21Bounce21 March 2011
22Making Room22 March 2011
23 Bees 23 March 2011
24Accidents24 March 2011
25Labels25 March 2011
26Wind28 March 2011

Series 2

EpisodeFirst aired
1Karaoke Cabbage 9 January 2012
2The Great Squashini 10 January 2012
3Knickerbocker Whopper Slopper11 January 2012
4Purple Princess12 January 2012
5Goldileaves and the Three Veggies 13 January 2012
6Secret Friends16 January 2012
7Raymond's Robot17 January 2012
8Grand Veggie Fete18 January 2012
9Fun Run19 January 2012
10Vegetable Fool Day20 January 2012
11Seaside23 January 2012
12The Nutter Flower 24 January 2012
13Stinky25 January 2012
14Tower Blocks26 January 2012
15Thank You Compo27 January 2012
16Show and Smell20 February 2012
17 Strawberry Hats21 February 2012
18No Place Like Home22 February 2012
19Mulch Ado About Nothing23 February 2012
20Colin and the Giant Beanstalk 24 February 2012
21Rubber Band Band27 February 2012
22 Dragonfly Day28 February 2012
23Super Spud 29 February 2012
24The Butterfly Express1 March 2012
25Rally Car Radishes 2 March 2012
26Team Bloom30 March 2012

Series 3

EpisodeFirst aired
1Popstar Cabbage4 February 2013
2Homemade Hat Parade5 February 2013
3The Great Mashathon6 February 2013
4The Sandwich Stealer7 February 2013
5Bed Time Trouble8 February 2013
6Jungle High Jinks11 February 2013
7Housewarming Party12 February 2013
8Maypole Mayhem13 February 2013
9Floating Funfair Fun14 February 2013
10The Caterpillar Trials15 February 2013
11Pirate Veggies 18 February 2013
12Joan's Throne19 February 2013
13Barmy Balloon Safari20 February 2013
14Family Photo Tree21 February 2013
15Peas Freeze22 February 2013
16Sebastian's Pet25 February 2013
17Amazing Maize Maze26 February 2013
18Beanland27 February 2013
19Margaret's Space Tent28 February 2013
20Forget Me Not1 March 2013

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cornwall CBeebies star". BBC News . 3 February 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. "Ben Faulks answers your questions". BBC . 2 June 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Leeds Alumni Magazine" (PDF). University of Leeds . 2012. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  4. Yvonne l'Anson (18 January 2017). "Behind the Scenes with Mr Bloom". Cardiff Times. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. "Watch out for muddy puddles!". Yorkshire Reporter. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2024.