Something Special (TV series) Something Special (TV series) Something Special is a children's television programme presented by Justin Fletcher (Tweenies). It was created and produced for 10 years by Allan Johnston. It is broadcast by the BBC. It is designed to introduce children to Makaton signing, and is specifically aimed at children with delayed learning and communication difficulties. It is aired on the CBeebies channel and in the past was also broadcast as part of the CBeebies programme strand on BBC One and BBC Two. The name of the programme derives from the idea that all children, irrespective of their position on the learning
Justin Fletcher Fletcher became a presenter on CBeebies but left in 2007. Through his own production company, Justin developed "Something Special", which he presents while signing in Makaton, a type of sign language. In November 2008, CBeebies aired three different pilots made by Justin, with the possibility of one of them becoming a full-time series. They were called "Humphrey the Painter", "Gigglebiz" and "Captain Adorable". In January 2009, an announcement by CBeebies was made that "Gigglebiz" would become the regular show, starting in September 2009, with the Humphrey and Captain Adorable characters being included, which was now a series of character-based comedy