Colourblocks
Colourblocks is a British animated television series for preschoolers that debuted on CBeebies on 12 September 2022. The series follows the adventures of block characters in Colourland, each one named after a colour. Together with the series Alphablocks and Numberblocks it is a part of the "Blocks Universe". 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. 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 the BBC.
| Colourblocks | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Educational Preschool |
| Created by | Joe Elliot David Bowman |
| Written by | Ian Carney |
| Directed by | Francesca Adams (series director) Dan Cripps (animation director) |
| Voices of | Claire Morgan Will Jennings Bayo Gbadamosi Harriet Carmichael Kayi Ushe Akiya Henry David Holt Beth Chalmers Dominique Moore |
| Composer | Ben Lee-Delisle |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Blue Zoo Alphablocks Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 12 September 2022 – 29 February 2024 |
| Related | |
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]
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 the BBC.[4]
Premise
[edit]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
[edit]Series 1 (2022-2023)
[edit]- Red (the colour red) | 101 - 12/09/2022
- Blue (the colour blue) | 102 - 13/09/2022
- Yellow (the colour yellow) | 103 - 14/09/2022
- Red Meets Blue | 104 - 15/09/2022
- Yellow Meets Red and Blue (primary colours) | 105 - 16/09/2022
- Green (the colour green) | 106 - 19/09/2022
- Green Means Go (blue and yellow mixing to make green) | 107 - 20/09/2022
- Chameleon (introduction to colour changing) | 108 - 21/09/2022
- Silly Colouring (things in right or wrong colours) | 109 - 22/09/2022
- Orange (the colour orange) | 110 - 23/09/2022
- Red and Yellow Meet Orange (red and yellow mixing to make orange) | 111 - 26/09/2022
- Purple (the colour purple) | 112 - 27/09/2022
- The Uncoloured Castle (red and blue mixing to make purple) | 113 - 28/09/2022
- Purple's Patterns (types of patterns) | 114 - 29/09/2022
- Rainbow (rainbow; the colours indigo and violet) | 115 - 30/09/2022
- Little Red Riding Hood (Red Riding Hood) | 116 - 23/01/2023
- Pick a Partner (Similar and Opposite) | 117 - 24/01/2023
- Black and White (the colours black and white) | 118 - 25/01/2023
- Shades of the Forest (Shades of You) (introduction to dark and light colors by mixing different colours with black and white respectively) | 119 - 26/01/2023
- Lighter and Darker (bright, light, and dark colours) | 120 - 27/01/2023
- Pink (the colour pink) | 121 - 30/01/2023
- Brown (the colour brown) | 122 - 31/01/2023
- Many Mixes Make Brown (many shades of brown; three colors mixing together) | 123 - 1/02/2023
- The Printing Crew (yellow with Cyan and Magenta) | 124 - 2/02/2023
- Grey (the colour grey and its shades) | 125 - 3/02/2023
- Return of the Printing Crew (mixing colors with yellow, cyan, and magenta) | 126 - 6/02/2023
- The Sorting Express (sorting things by colour) | 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 (2023-2024)
[edit]- It's a Colourful Christmas | 201 - 4/12/2023
- The Mixing Factory (mixing and shading colours) I 202 - 12/02/2024
- A Plate Of Many Colours (food in many colours) I 203 - 13/02/2024
- Name That Colour (identifying colours and their mixes and shades) I 204 - 14/02/2024
- Colouring a Rainbow (the colours of the rainbow) I 205 - 15/02/2024
- Printing Crew to the Rescue (Black as a member of the Printing Crew) I 206 - 16/02/2024
- Deep Blue and Sky Blue[6] (blue and its shades; the colour deep blue and sky blue) I 207 - 19/02/2024
- Orange's Gym[7] (orange and its shades) I 208 - 20/02/2024
- Purple's Mural Makeover[8] (purple and its shades) I 209 - 21/02/2024
- Lime[9] (the colour lime) I 210 - 22/02/2024
- Return of the Sorting Express[10] I 211 - 23/02/2024
- Fun with Colours [11] I 212 - 26/02/2024
- It's a Grey Day [12] (mixing different colours with grey) I 213 - 27/02/2024
- Red's Recolouring Tour [13] (red and its shades) I 214 - 28/02/2024
- A Colourful Journey [14] I 215 - 29/02/2024
Cast
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- Claire Morgan (as Red and Orange)
- Will Jennings (as Yellow, Purple, and Magenta)
- Bayo Gbadamosi (as Blue)
- Harriet Carmichael (as Green, Indigo, 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)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Milligan, Mercedes (2 September 2022). "CBeebies Introduces Preschoolers to the 'Colourblocks'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Colourblocks | Learning is fun with Learning Blocks | CBeebies shows". www.learningblocks.tv. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Kahn, Ellie (31 August 2022). "Alphablocks & Numberblocks universe expands into colour". Broadcast. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Monday 19 February 2024".
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Tuesday 20 February 2024".
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Wednesday 21 February 2024".
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Thursday 22 February 2024".
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Friday 23 February 2024".
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Monday 26 February 2024".
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Tuesday 27 February 2024".
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Wednesday 28 February 2024".
- ^ "CBeebies - Schedules, Thursday 29 February 2024".