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Colourblocks

Colourblocks is a British animated television series for preschoolers that debuted on CBeebies on 12 September 2022.[1] The series follows the adventures of block characters in Colourland,[2] each one named after a colour.[3] Together with the series Alphablocks and Numberblocks it is a part of the "Blocks Universe".[1] Commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation, the programme was created by Joe Elliot and David Bowman, and produced by Alphablocks Ltd. with Blue Zoo Animation Studio.[1][4]

Colourblocks
GenreEducational
Preschool
Created byJoe Elliot
David Bowman
Written byIan Carney
Directed byFrancesca Adams (series director)
Dan Cripps (animation director)
Voices ofClaire Morgan
Will Jennings
Bayo Gbadamosi
Harriet Carmichael
Kayi Ushe
Akiya Henry
David Holt
Beth Chalmers
Dominique Moore
Teresa Gallagher
ComposerBen Lee-Delisle
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes45
Production
Production companiesBlue Zoo
Alphablocks Ltd
Original release
NetworkCBeebies
Release12 September 2022 (2022-09-12) –
present (present)
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Two seasons have been produced. As of 2024, the series was scheduled for production up to 2027, per an agreement between the Alphablocks Ltd. and Blue Zoo, and BBC.[4]

Premise

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The programme aims to teach children about colours. Colour mixing is represented by characters bumping into each other to produce a new character of the resulting colour. A particular object representative of its colour is associated with each character. While being themed on colours, characters also have different shapes so that colour blind children would be able to distinguish between them.[5]

Episodes

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Series 1 (2022-2023)

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Series 1a

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  • Red | 101 - 12/09/2022
  • Blue | 102 - 13/09/2022
  • Yellow | 103 - 14/09/2022
  • Red Meets Blue | 104 - 15/09/2022
  • Yellow Meets Red and Blue | 105 - 16/09/2022
  • Green | 106 - 19/09/2022
  • Green Means Go | 107 - 20/09/2022
  • Chameleon | 108 - 21/09/2022
  • Silly Colouring | 109 - 22/09/2022
  • Orange | 110 - 23/09/2022
  • Red and Yellow Meet Orange | 111 - 26/09/2022
  • Purple | 112 - 27/09/2022
  • The Uncoloured Castle | 113 - 28/09/2022
  • Purple's Patterns | 114 - 29/09/2022
  • Rainbow | 115 - 30/09/2022

Series 1b

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  • Little Red Riding Hood (Red Riding Hood) | 117 - 23/01/2023
  • Pick a Partner (Similar and Opposite) | 118 - 24/01/2023
  • Black and White | 116 - 25/01/2023
  • Shades of the Forest (Shades of You) | 119 - 26/01/2023
  • Lighter and Darker | 120 - 27/01/2023
  • Pink | 123 - 30/01/2023
  • Brown | 124 - 31/01/2023
  • Many Mixes Make Brown | 125 - 1/02/2023
  • The Printing Crew (Cyan and Magenta) | 121 - 2/02/2023
  • Grey | 122 - 3/02/2023
  • Return of the Printing Crew | 126 - 6/02/2023
  • The Sorting Express | 127 - 7/02/2023
  • Choosing Colours | 128 - 8/02/2023
  • Colour Wheels | 129 - 9/02/2023
  • It's a Colourful World | 130 - 10/02/2023

Series 2 (2024)

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  • The Mixing Factory I 201 - 12/02/2024
  • A Plate Of Many Colours I 202 - 13/02/2024
  • Name That Colour I 203 - 14/02/2024
  • Colouring a Rainbow I 204 - 15/02/2024
  • Printing Crew to the Rescue I 205 - 16/02/2024
  • Deep Blue and Sky Blue[6] I 206 - 19/02/2024
  • Orange's Gym[7] I 207 - 20/02/2024
  • Purple's Mural Makeover[8] I 208 - 21/02/2024
  • Lime[9] I 209 - 22/02/2024
  • Return of the Sorting Express[10] I 210 - 23/02/2024
  • Fun with Colours [11] I 211 - 26/02/2024
  • It's a Grey Day [12] I 212 - 27/02/2024
  • Red's Recolouring Tour [13] I 213 - 28/02/2024
  • A Colourful Journey [14] I 214 - 29/02/2024

Specials

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  • It's a Colourful Christmas | 001 - 4/12/2023

Cast

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  • Claire Morgan (as Red, Orange, and Indigo)
  • Will Jennings (as Yellow, Purple, and Magenta)
  • Bayo Gbadamosi (as Blue)
  • Harriet Carmichael (as Green, Violet, Black, White, Brown, Grey, Light Grey, and Dark Grey)
  • Kayi Ushe (as Pink)
  • Akiya Henry (as Cyan)
  • Beth Chalmers (as Deep Blue)
  • David Holt (as Sky Blue)
  • Dominique Moore (as Lime)
  • Teresa Gallagher (as TBA)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Milligan, Mercedes (2 September 2022). "CBeebies Introduces Preschoolers to the 'Colourblocks'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Colourblocks | Learning is fun with Learning Blocks | CBeebies shows". www.learningblocks.tv. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ Kahn, Ellie (31 August 2022). "Alphablocks & Numberblocks universe expands into colour". Broadcast. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "BBC Children's and Education announce content deal with Blue Zoo Animation Studio and Alphablocks Ltd. to expand the Blocks Universe". BBC Media Centre (press release). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Colourblocks - How Colourblocks helps your child learn about colour". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Monday 19 February 2024".
  7. ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Tuesday 20 February 2024".
  8. ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Wednesday 21 February 2024".
  9. ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Thursday 22 February 2024".
  10. ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Friday 23 February 2024".
  11. ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Monday 26 February 2024".
  12. ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Tuesday 27 February 2024".
  13. ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Wednesday 28 February 2024".
  14. ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Thursday 29 February 2024".
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