Clangers - Season 3
A special aired on 19 March 2015 about the solar eclipse of 20 March 2015: it taught children how solar eclipses happen and how to stay safe. Following the special a full series was commissioned for the Summer of 2015. The series is narrated by Michael Palin and co-produced by Smallfilms with the involvement of Oliver Postgate's son Dan and Peter Firmin. The series is directed by Chris Tichborne and Mole Hill,with music composed by John Du Prez. 52 11-minute episodes have been commissioned. The first episode of the new series aired on 15 June 2015.[15] It turned out to be a massive hit for CBeebies. The BBC News Entertainment and Arts magazine revealed that 65% of the episode's viewing audience of 484,000 were adults, and that it was CBeebies' most watched programme of 2015 to date. The rating was more than double the previous record set by an episode of Alphablocks, Numberjacks and Waybuloo that year. According to the 7 June 2015 issue of Parade magazine, actor William Shatner has been chosen to be the American narrator for the series when it begins aring on the cable network Sprout.
Clangers: Season 3 - 52 Episode s
3x1 - The Lost Notes
June 15, 2015
The Music Tree notes for Tiny Clanger's marvellous new melody are blown away by a big wind.
3x2 - The Little Thing
June 16, 2015
A Sky Moo gives Small Clanger a strangely shaped little thing that it has found in space.
3x3 - In The Soup
June 17, 2015
Major Clanger decides that Soup Dragon must be fed-up with dishing up soup.
3x4 - The Knitting Machine
June 18, 2015
Major Clanger invents a knitting machine to save Granny ever having to knit again.
3x5 - The Flying Froglets
June 19, 2015
It is Granny's birthday and all the Clangers are planning their presents for her
3x6 - I Am the Eggbot
June 22, 2015
A strange little egg-shaped creature lands on the planet and gets stuck in a cave.
3x7 - The Giant Plant
June 23, 2015
The planet is overrun with vegetation when Tiny and Small sing a growing song to a plant.
3x8 - Tiny's Lullaby
June 24, 2015
Tiny's radio hat develops a fault, so she can't hear the Iron Chicken's lullaby.
3x9 - The Crystal Trees
June 25, 2015
Crystal-shaped seeds that sparkle and glow land on the Clangers' planet.
3x10 - The Curious Tunnel
June 26, 2015
Tiny and Small discover a strange tunnel that appears to suck things upwards...
3x11 - Space Tangle
June 29, 2015
Small has invited the Iron Chicken to a picnic. But the Iron Chicken is late.
3x12 - Lonely As A Cloud
June 30, 2015
Tiny, Small, the Froglets and Baby Dragon are having fun playing games with the Cloud.
3x13 - In A Spin
July 1, 2015
While playing a game Tiny and Small accidentally knock over a tankard.
3x14 - Tiny's Orchestra
July 2, 2015
Tiny is stuck for ideas for a new tune to make up.
3x15 - The Metal Bug
July 3, 2015
Small Clanger finds a strange ball while out fishing in space.
3x16 - Mother's Melody
July 6, 2015
Tiny Clanger suggests that Mother Clanger composes a tune.
3x17 - Crash Bang Chicken
July 7, 2015
A Skymoo accidentally knocks the Iron Chicken out of her nest.
3x18 - Major's Meteor
July 8, 2015
Small misses seeing two meteors streaking across the sky.
3x19 - The Singing Asteroid
July 9, 2015
Tiny and her flower friends hear a strange voice joining in with their music.
3x20 - Small's New Star
July 10, 2015
The Iron Chicken tidies her nest and dumps a huge bundle of unwanted junk metal on to the Clangers' planet.
3x21 - Baby Soup Clanger
July 13, 2015
Baby Soup Dragon decides he wants to be a Clanger.
3x22 - Holes
July 14, 2015
Tiny and Small find two circles of cloth that are actually holes, one leading to another.
3x23 - Bubble Trouble
July 15, 2015
Small and Tiny can't resist trying out Major Clanger's cleaning machine.
3x24 - Dragon Day
July 16, 2015
Small decides that there should be a Dragon Day to thank the Soup Dragon for her soup.
3x25 - Home Sweet Hoot
July 17, 2015
A little Hoot lands on the Clanger's planet and causes mayhem with his incessant mischievous hooting.
3x26 - Find the Eclipse
July 20, 2015
The Clangers gather to watch a solar eclipse but Iron Chicken's nest blocks the view.
3x27 - The Little Chill
December 7, 2015
There are problems for a Sky Moo when the weather turns cold, but the Clangers try to help.
3x28 - The Brilliant Surprise
December 14, 2015
The Iron Chicken says something is coming. Everyone seems to know what it is except Tiny Clanger.
3x29 - The Ball
May 23, 2016
Tiny and Small find a strange silver ball. When it bounces it glows and rings.
3x30 - Planty
May 24, 2016
The Clangers help Granny make her knitting space more special.
3x31 - The Game
May 25, 2016
A meteor shower of gemstones falls on the planet.
3x32 - Granny and Small
May 26, 2016
Small is bored. Mother suggests he asks Granny to play with him.
3x33 - Tiny's Good Idea
May 29, 2016
Mother's flowers are wilting. Tiny comes up with a brilliant idea to help her water them.
3x34 - Star Roses
May 30, 2016
A special star passes over the planet and as it does, the star roses bloom.
3x35 - Chairs
May 31, 2016
Granny's comfy puffball chair gets punctured by a knitting needle.
3x36 - Sweet Music
June 1, 2016
A radio falls out of the sky, and Tiny, Small, and Baby Soup Dragon are fascinated by it.
3x37 - The Box
June 2, 2016
Small finds some 'space treasure' but doesn't know what it is for.
3x38 - Snapper
June 5, 2016
A robot lands on the planet, and the Clangers are scared of it.
3x39 - The Chicken Waltz
June 6, 2016
Tiny and Small come up with a tune for the Iron Chicken to dance to.
3x40 - The Puzzle
June 7, 2016
Major, Mother, Tiny, and Small become lost while exploring a new planet.
3x41 - The Little Bag
June 8, 2016
Small gives Tiny a lovely sparkly bag that he caught while fishing in space.
3x42 - Hide-and-Seek
June 9, 2016
Baby Soup Dragon cheats in a race around the planet, but a Froglet spots him.
3x43 - Rainbow Star
June 12, 2016
Small catches seven coloured stones floating in space.
3x44 - Busy Buzzers
June 13, 2016
Small and Major Clanger discover a bowl of glow honey in a crater.
3x45 - Calm in the Caves
June 14, 2016
Tiny and Small discover the froglets sitting abnormally silent and calm in their cave.
3x46 - The Golden Planet
June 15, 2016
Major invents a new two-seater rocket for special trips.
3x47 - All Change Day
June 16, 2016
Major Clanger is making too much noise, so Mother suggests they swap jobs.
3x48 - The Wols
June 19, 2016
The Iron Chicken looks after three little Wols who turn out to be quite a handful.
3x49 - The Discovery
June 20, 2016
Major Clanger discovers some wonderful wall pictures in an underground cave.
3x50 - Blob
June 21, 2016
The Froglets produce a noisy, bouncy, purple blob from the Top Hat.
3x51 - Building Bridges
June 22, 2016
The new table Major has made collapses, spilling soup everywhere.
3x52 - Things
June 23, 2016
Three pale things drift towards the planet seeking music, heat and light to revive them.