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Matthew Bannister on racing driver John Surtees, writer Gordon Thomas, artist Sir Howard Hodgkin, microbiologist Boyd Woodruff, singer Joni Sledge. Show more
Join the Alphablocks for a word-magical Halloween adventure and a special spooky scavenger hunt. Show more
Get ready for a special pirate adventure as the Numberblocks set sail in search of treasure. They have to solve Captain Hexbeard's riddles to find it. Show more
Tick, tock, a broken clock! Can the Numberblocks fix it, learn to tell the time, and have a song and dance before time runs out? Show more
The Numberblocks present a special numbery version of the festive favourite featuring a Christmas train that flings gifts into the air. What could possibly go wrong? Show more
The Alphablocks are back on the road in a special alphabetical adventure from A to Z. Can they get the band back together in time for the big concert? Show more
The Alphablocks go over the rainbow to the land of Az to meet the wonderful wizard. Show more
The Numberblocks learn to make 3D shapes using 2D ones.
Children's animation. Welcome to the fabulous fruit factory, where Three's fruit-sorting machines aren't working. Find out how to split numbers into smaller numbers. Show more
The Numberblocks build a magnificent play fort for the Numberblobs, exploring the use of cubes, cuboids, pyramids and prisms.
One Hundred shows us what she's made of in a big song about being big. Show more
One has found a way to keep adding Ones all the way to Ninety-nine. But what on earth comes next? Show more
One wonders if anyone could be bigger than One Hundred, and has a big think about some very big numbers indeed. Show more
When their numberlings fall off, the Numberblocks have to work out who they are and how numbers work. Show more
It's all in the balance as the Numberblocks try to make it across a very wobbly bridge. Show more
Meet the really big square who always gets the party started: Sixteen! Show more
It's time for the grand finale but the number fun doesn't stop here - there's so much more to explore! Show more
Four and Two dive into Flatland to go to a shape party! They meet a variety of 2D shapes - circles, different-sized triangles and quadrilaterals - and learn about their properties. Show more
Children's animation. It is a lovely day for a picnic, but a flapjack is missing! Is there a snaffler on the loose or has Three forgotten what Numberblocks do best? Show more
Children's animation. Double trouble as Four splits and a pair of tricky twins turn up - the Terrible Twos, who decide it's time to tickle their friends to pieces. Show more
