''Mr Bloom's Nursery'' is an educational

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television program on BBC's brand

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. Mr Bloom, played by

Ben Faulks Benjamin Faulks (born 13 March 1979) is a British actor and presenter. He is best known for co-creating the CBeebies television series Mr Bloom's Nursery. He was educated at Richard Lander School, St. Austell College and Bretton Hall School o ...

, is a

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who helps children to get involved and inspired by nature. Each episode sees a small group of children (whom he calls "tiddlers") visiting his

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, feeding his "Compostarium"

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bin and interacting with

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vegetables. Series 1 Series 2 Series 3

External links

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