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Mr Bloom's Nursery
GenreChildren's television series
Created byBen 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
NetworkCBeebies
Release7 February 2011 (2011-02-07) –
1 March 2013 (2013-03-01)
Ben Faulks (pictured as Mr Bloom in 2025) created and preformed 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 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.[1] The show has a similar concept to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

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

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Series 1

Episode First aired
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
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
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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.
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