| Mr Bloom's Nursery | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Ben Faulks |
| Written by | Ben Faulks Adam Rudman David Rudman |
| Starring | Ben Faulks |
| Voices of | Julie Westwood David Rudman Phil Eason |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ben Faulks Adam Rudman |
| 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 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.
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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.
