Numberblocks

Numberblocks
Genre
Created byJoe Elliot
Written by
  • Max Allen
  • Ben Lee Delisle
  • Ciaran Murtagh
  • Andrew Jones
Directed by
  • Simon Taylor (series)
  • Will Cook (animation)
  • Lisa Huxstep (animation)
Voices of
ComposerBen Lee Delisle
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series6
No. of episodes128 (including specials); 139 (Including Numbersong shorts)
Production
Executive producersJoe Elliot
Oli Hyatt
Catherine McAllister (CBeebies)
Joel Wilenius (CBeebies)
EditorSteve Hughes
Running time2-3 minutes (numbersongs)
5 minutes (main series)
10–20 minutes (specials)
Production companiesBlue-Zoo
Alphablocks Ltd.
Original release
NetworkCBeebies
Release23 January 2017 (2017-01-23) –
present (present)
Related

Numberblocks is a British animated television series for preschoolers that debuted on CBeebies on 23 January 2017. The programme was created by Joe Elliot and produced by Alphablocks Ltd with Blue Zoo. It was commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation, with Larkshead Media and Learning Resources holding merchandising rights.

The show follows the Numberblocks, characters made of blocks who represent numbers. They live on a fictional planet called Numberland and embark on adventures relating to mathematical concepts. In 2017, the show was nominated for a BAFTA award in the "Learning" category.[2]

Premise

Numberblocks follows the adventures of sentient, colourful block characters in Numberland, each representing and named after a number, and made up of the equivalent number of blocks. A black floating number, called a Numberling, appears above their heads to show their value. When one block hops on top of another, they combine into a different character to make a new number. Many of the numbers have styles and personalities associated with their numbers (One is brave and independent, Four loves squares as he is a square number, Seven is rainbow-coloured and lucky due to the superstition behind that number, Eight has octopus-like tentacles as octopuses have 8 tentacles, Eleven loves football as a football team has 11 players, etc.).[3]

The show helps toddlers and young kids learn numeracy skills, especially how to count and do simple maths. Integer concepts such as even and odd numbers, and factoring are discussed and explored. More sophisticated ideas are also explored in later episodes such as comparison, square numbers thanks to Four, and triangular numbers (known as "Step Squads" in the series) thanks to Fifteen, as well as counting using binary numbers thanks to Sixty-Four's inventions.[4]

Production

Kay Benbow of BBC Studios commissioned Numberblocks as an animated series for children aged 3–6 to be developed by Essex production company Blue Zoo.[5][6] The production was made in partnership with the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) to complement the Alphablocks series.[7] Created by Joe Elliot, the series was made to give children a deep understanding of how numbers work. Elliot wanted to visually show the concepts of maths in a way no other number series had, as he thought many people struggled with how the subject is taught.[5] In October 2018, Aardman Animations' international sales and acquisitions arm acquired the distribution rights to the show, along with Alphablocks.[8]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
11523 January 2017 (2017-01-23)10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
2151 May 2017 (2017-05-01)19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)
33024 September 2018 (2018-09-24)1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)
43010 June 2019 (2019-06-10)16 August 2019 (2019-08-16)
5308 March 2021 (2021-03-08)25 June 2021 (2021-06-25)
6154 March 2024 (2024-03-04)22 March 2024 (2024-03-22)[9]
71519 August 2024 (2024-08-19)26 August 2024 (2024-08-26)
Specials827 August 2021 (2021-08-27)14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)
Numbersongs1126 April 2019 (2019-04-26)15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)

Series 1 (2017)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [a]Directed by [b]Written by [b]Original release date [a]
11"One"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Miquel Cabot (Animation Lead)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot23 January 2017 (2017-01-23)[10]
Learn all about the number 1 with Numberblock One herself, as she sings a song about how it's like to be the only one.
22"Another One"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Miquel Cabot (Animation Lead)Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh, & Andrew Jones24 January 2017 (2017-01-24)
33"Two"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Krissy Josephides (Animation Lead)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot25 January 2017 (2017-01-25)
44"Three"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Krissy Josephides (Animation Lead)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot26 January 2017 (2017-01-26)
55"One, Two, Three"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Mariella Capasso (Animation Lead)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
66"Four"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Mariella Capasso (Animation Lead)Ben Lee-Delisle, Ciaran Murtagh, & Andrew Jones30 January 2017 (2017-01-30)
77"Five"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Krissy Josephides (Animation Lead)Ben Lee-Delisle, Ciaran Murtagh, & Andrew Jones31 January 2017 (2017-01-31)
88"Three Little Pigs"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Miquel Cabot (Animation Lead)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones1 February 2017 (2017-02-01)
99"Off We Go!"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Lizzie Hicks (Animation Lead)Joe Elliot2 February 2017 (2017-02-02)
1010"How To Count"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Miquel Cabot (Animation Lead)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
1111"Stampolines"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Miquel Cabot (Animation Lead)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones6 February 2017 (2017-02-06)
1212"The Whole of Me"Simon Taylor (Series Director and Tony Trimmer (Artistic Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones8 February 2017 (2017-02-08)
1313"The Terrible Twos"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Mariella Capasso (Animation Lead)Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh, & Andrew Jones7 February 2017 (2017-02-07)
1414"Holes"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Krissy Josephides (Animation Lead)Joe Elliot9 February 2017 (2017-02-09)
1515"Hide & Seek"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Mariella Capasso (Animation Lead)Joe Elliot10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)

Series 2 (2017)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [a]Directed by [b]Written by [b]Original release date [a]
161"Six"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Krissy Josephides (Animation Lead)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot1 May 2017 (2017-05-01)[11]
172"Seven"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Alec Smith (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Andrew Jones2 May 2017 (2017-05-02)
183"Eight"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Alec Smith (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot3 May 2017 (2017-05-03)
194"Nine"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Alec Smith (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot4 May 2017 (2017-05-04)
205"Ten"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Alec Smith and Krissy Josephides (Animation Directors)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot5 May 2017 (2017-05-05)
216"Just Add One"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Krissy Josephides (Animation Lead)Joe Elliot8 May 2017 (2017-05-08)
227"Blast Off"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Alec Smith and Krissy Josephides (Animation Directors)Max Allen9 May 2017 (2017-05-09)
238"Counting Sheep"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Alec Smith and Krissy Josephides (Animation Directors)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones10 May 2017 (2017-05-10)
249"Double Trouble"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Krissy Josephides (Animation Lead)Max Allen11 May 2017 (2017-05-11)
2510"The Three Threes"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Krissy Josephides (Animation Lead)Max Allen & Joe Elliot12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)
2611"Odds and Evens"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Alec Smith and Krissy Josephides (Animation Directors)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones15 May 2017 (2017-05-15)
2712"Fluffies"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Krissy Josephides (Animation Lead)Joe Elliot16 May 2017 (2017-05-16)
2813"The Two Tree"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Alec Smith and Krissy Josephides (Animation Directors)Max Allen17 May 2017 (2017-05-17)
2914"Numberblock Castle"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Alec Smith and Krissy Josephides (Animation Directors)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)
3015"Ten Green Bottles"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Alec Smith and Krissy Josephides (Animation Directors)Max Allen & Joe Elliot19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)

Series 3 (2018–19)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [a]Directed by [b]Written by [b]Original release date [a]
311"Once Upon a Time"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones24 September 2018 (2018-09-24)[12]
322"Blockzilla"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Joe Elliot25 September 2018 (2018-09-25)
333"The Numberblocks Express"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Joe Elliot26 September 2018 (2018-09-26)
344"Fruit Salad"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones27 September 2018 (2018-09-27)
355"Zero"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot28 September 2018 (2018-09-28)
366"Now We Are Six to Ten"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones1 October 2018 (2018-10-01)
377"Numberblobs"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot2 October 2018 (2018-10-02)
388"Building Blocks"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen3 October 2018 (2018-10-03)
399"Peekaboo!"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot4 October 2018 (2018-10-04)
4010"Hiccups"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Joe Elliot5 October 2018 (2018-10-05)
4111"What's the Difference?"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot8 October 2018 (2018-10-08)
4212"Numberblock Rally"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones9 October 2018 (2018-10-09)
4313"Five and Friends"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones10 October 2018 (2018-10-10)
4414"Octoblock to the Rescue!"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)
4515"Ten Again"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
4616"Flatland"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Joe Elliot15 October 2018 (2018-10-15)
4717"Pattern Palace"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Joe Elliot16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)
4818"Legend of The Big Tum"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones17 October 2018 (2018-10-17)
4919"Mirror, Mirror"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones18 October 2018 (2018-10-18)
5020"The Wrong Number"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen19 October 2018 (2018-10-19)
5121"Eleven"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot21 January 2019 (2019-01-21)
5222"Twelve"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot22 January 2019 (2019-01-22)
5323"The Way of the Rectangle"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones23 January 2019 (2019-01-23)
5424"Ride the Rays"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)
5525"Block Star"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)
5626"Thirteen"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot28 January 2019 (2019-01-28)
5727"Fourteen"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle29 January 2019 (2019-01-29)
5828"Fifteen"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot30 January 2019 (2019-01-30)
5929"Tween Scenes"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones31 January 2019 (2019-01-31)
6030"Step Squads"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen1 February 2019 (2019-02-01)

Series 4 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [a]Directed by [b]Written by [b]Original release date [a]
611"Fifteen's Minute of Fame"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Lead)Max Allen10 June 2019 (2019-06-10)[13]
622"On Your Head"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones11 June 2019 (2019-06-11)
633"Ten's Place"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Joe Elliot12 June 2019 (2019-06-12)
644"Balancing Bridge"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones13 June 2019 (2019-06-13)
655"Sixteen"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Joe Elliot14 June 2019 (2019-06-14)
666"Square Club"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen17 June 2019 (2019-06-17)
677"Seventeen"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot18 June 2019 (2019-06-18)
688"Eighteen"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)
699"Loop the Loop"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones20 June 2019 (2019-06-20)
7010"Nineteen"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot21 June 2019 (2019-06-21)
7111"Twenty"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot8 July 2019 (2019-07-08)
7212"Tall Stories"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones9 July 2019 (2019-07-09)
7313"Flights of Fancy"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones10 July 2019 (2019-07-10)
7414"I Can Count To Twenty"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen11 July 2019 (2019-07-11)
7515"Heist"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen12 July 2019 (2019-07-12)
7616"Sign of the Times"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones15 July 2019 (2019-07-15)
7717"Fun Times Fair"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen16 July 2019 (2019-07-16)
7818"The Lair of Shares"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen17 July 2019 (2019-07-17)
7919"Terrible Twosday"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones18 July 2019 (2019-07-18)
8020"Divide and Drive"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones19 July 2019 (2019-07-19)
8121"Twenty-One and On"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones5 August 2019 (2019-08-05)
8222"We're Going On A Square Hunt"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Max Allen6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)
8323"Thirty's Big Top"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)
8424"Land of the Giants"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones8 August 2019 (2019-08-08)
8525"Fifty"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot9 August 2019 (2019-08-09)
8626"Sixty's High Score"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)
8727"The Big One"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Jones13 August 2019 (2019-08-13)
8828"One Hundred"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot14 August 2019 (2019-08-14)
8929"One Thousand And One"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Joe Elliot15 August 2019 (2019-08-15)
9030"More To Explore"Simon Taylor (Series Director) and Will Cook (Animation Director)Ben Lee-Delisle & Joe Elliot16 August 2019 (2019-08-16)

Series 5 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [a]Directed by [b]Written by [b]Original release date [a]
911"Your Turn"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones8 March 2021 (2021-03-08)[14]
922"Now You See Us"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones9 March 2021 (2021-03-09)
933"Ten's Top Ten"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Damon Winterburn (Lead Animators)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones10 March 2021 (2021-03-10)
944"What's My Number?"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Max Allen, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones11 March 2021 (2021-03-11)
955"Fun Times One Times Table"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Damon Winterburn (Lead Animators)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones12 March 2021 (2021-03-12)
966"The Many Friends of Twenty"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Max Allen, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones15 March 2021 (2021-03-15)
977"Ten Vaulting"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones16 March 2021 (2021-03-16)
988"Twoland"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones17 March 2021 (2021-03-17)
999"Two Times Shoe Shop"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones18 March 2021 (2021-03-18)
10010"Odd Side Story"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
10111"How Rectangly!"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Damon Winterburn (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones22 March 2021 (2021-03-22)
10212"Rectangle Racers"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Max Allen, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones23 March 2021 (2021-03-23)
10313"The Team Factor"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Damon Winterburn (Lead Animators)Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones24 March 2021 (2021-03-24)
10414"Hidden Talents"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones25 March 2021 (2021-03-25)
10515"Making Patterns"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)
10616"Now in 3D"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones7 June 2021 (2021-06-07)
10717"Club Picnic"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
10818"Too Many Threes"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Max Allen, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones9 June 2021 (2021-06-09)
10919"Circus of Threes"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Damon Winterburn (Lead Animators)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones10 June 2021 (2021-06-10)
11020"Figure It Out"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Charlotte-Binnie Thompson (Lead Animators)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones11 June 2021 (2021-06-11)
11121"Snow Day Doubles"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones14 June 2021 (2021-06-14)
11222"Steps Versus Squares"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Max Allen, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones15 June 2021 (2021-06-15)
11323"Puzzle Square"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Charlotte-Binnie Thompson (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)
11424"Four on the Floor"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones17 June 2021 (2021-06-17)
11525"Sky High Fives"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones18 June 2021 (2021-06-18)
11626"One Giant Step Squad"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Charlotte-Binnie Thompson (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones21 June 2021 (2021-06-21)
11727"Square on the Moon"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Max Allen, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones22 June 2021 (2021-06-22)
11828"Heroes With Zeroes"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones23 June 2021 (2021-06-23)
11929"What If?"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep and Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Ben Lee-Delisle, Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones24 June 2021 (2021-06-24)
12030"100 Ways to Leave the Planet"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Charlotte-Binnie Thompson (Lead Animators)Joe Elliot, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones25 June 2021 (2021-06-25)

Series 6 (2024)

On 22 February 2024, Numberblocks announced that there will be new episodes coming out, being broadcast on Monday, 4 March 2024.[citation needed] It then concluded on 22 March 2024 as stating it's the season finale in the promotion of The Pattern of Patterns, and a series finale in promotion of the week of episodes 11-15.

  1. Painting by Numbers[15]
  2. Leap Blob[15]
  3. Ice and Dice[15]
  4. Go Go Domino[15]
  5. Ten in the Bed[15]
  6. Shape Party[15]
  7. Can We Have Our Ball Back?[15]
  8. Cuboid Castle[15]
  9. On My Way to Numberblock Fair[15]
  10. Octoblock and the Path of Justice[15]
  11. Five’s Handy Shop[15]
  12. As Tall as the Sun[15]
  13. Feeding Time[15]
  14. Rockets and Rekenreks[15]
  15. The Pattern of Patterns[15]

Series 7 (2024)

  1. Grid Unlocked[16]
  2. Friendly Fours' Beach Day[17]
  3. All-Star Line-Up[18]
  4. Rescue Racers[19]
  5. The Rolling Sixes[20]
  6. Remix the Sixes
  7. Grid Game Galore
  8. The Rainbox Makers
  9. Sail the Seven Seas
  10. We Need Another Hero
  11. Super Eights Assemble
  12. Seventy-two's Super Surprise
  13. The Magical Nines
  14. Nine's Time to Shine
  15. Space Division

Specials (2021-22)

No. in
season		Title [a]Directed by [b]Written by [b]Original release date [a]
1"Double Back"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Liza Huxstep & Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Max Allen, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)[21][22]
2"The Treasure of Hexagon Island"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Liza Huxstep & Megan PearceCiaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)[23]
3"About Time"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Joe Elliot, Ben Lee-Delisle, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones31 October 2021 (2021-10-31)[24]
4"The Twelve Days of Christmas"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Charlotte-Binnie Thompson (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)
5"Making Friends"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Charlotte-Binnie Thompson (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)
Note: This episode was part of the Alphablocks & Numberblocks crossover series.
6"The Case of the Missing Blocks"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Megan Pearce (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)
Note: This episode was part of the Alphablocks & Numberblocks crossover series.
7"The Blocks v Blocks Games"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)
Note: This episode was part of the Alphablocks & Numberblocks crossover series.
8"Crossover"Simon Taylor, (Series Director) Lisa Huxstep & Steve Kimbrey (Lead Animators)Max Allen, Ciaran Murtagh & Andrew Barnett Jones14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)
Note: This episode was part of the Alphablocks & Numberblocks crossover series.

Numbersongs (2019-22)

No. in
season		Title [a]Directed by [b]Original release date [a]
1"Five Little Speckled Frogs"Simon Taylor (Series Director)26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)[25]
2"Zoom Zoom Zoom!"Simon Taylor (Series Director)26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
3"Scoop A Scoop"Simon Taylor (Series Director)26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
4"Who Has More?"Simon Taylor (Series Director)26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
5"Five Little Boats"Simon Taylor (Series Director)26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
6"Days of Spring"Simon Taylor (Series Director)26 April 2019 (2019-04-26)
7"How Many Passengers?"Simon Taylor (Series Director)3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)
8"Lets All Draw Numbers"Simon Taylor (Series Director)3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)
9"Hen House Hop"Simon Taylor (Series Director)3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)
10"Counting Cars"Simon Taylor (Series Director)3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)
11"How Many Sleeps 'till Christmas?"Simon Taylor (Series Director)15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)

Other media

UK-based kids media service company Larkshead Media was appointed to manage licensing activities for Numberblocks in August 2017; the agency announced that merchandise including toys and apparel would be brought to retail.[26] In July 2020, a MathLink Cubes activity set inspired by the show was announced by Learning Resources to be available through major retailers later in the year.[27][28] The set, featuring characters One to Ten, was delayed and released in June 2021.[29][30] In September, Immediate Media launched an official magazine for the show, with the first issue released on 8 September 2021.[31][32] Fancy dress distributor Rubies announced an official dress up licence for Numberblocks in October, with costumes planned to be available in the EMEA and Australia in 2022.[33] Learning Resources secured a global master licensing deal for Numberblocks in November 2021,[34] announcing the release of plush toys in 2022 followed by playsets, video games and classroom items with sister company hand2mind by 2023.[35][36]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Information is taken from the BBC iPlayer.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Information is taken from the closing credits of each episode.

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