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

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produced by the

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. It aired on

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in the UK from 7th February 2011 and aired in the

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. Mr Bloom, created and performed by Ben Faulks, 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. 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''; 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. Faulks developed it into a proposal in 2008, and it was picked up by the

in 2009. ''Mr. Bloom's Nursery'' won an RTS North and West Award for Best Children's Programme in 2011. Faulks was also nominated for the

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for Best Performer in 2011 and 2012 for his performance as Mr Bloom.

Episodes

Series 1 Series 2 Series 3

References

External links

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BBC – CBeebies Grown-ups – Mr Bloom's NurseryBBC featureGuardian coverage
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