Series synopsis
Clangers is a British kids animation family television series that premiered on CBeebies on June 15, 2015. It ended on March 11, 2020. It stars Michael Palin.
The Clangers are strange, long-nosed, pink, woolly creatures that live inside a small blue planet, which lies far, far away in space. Under the dustbin-lidded craters that cover the planet's surface is the cave system where these strange yet cuddly extraterrestrials live.
Premise
The Clangers are strange, long-nosed, pink, woolly creatures that live inside a small blue planet, which lies far, far away in space. Under the dustbin-lidded craters that cover the planet's surface is the cave system where these strange yet cuddly extraterrestrials live.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Palin as Narrator (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 106 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | March 19, 2015 | June 12, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 52 | June 15, 2015 | June 23, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 26 | September 6, 2017 | May 29, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 26 | July 17, 2019 | March 11, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eclipse of the Sun The Clangers and Michael Palin teach children how the solar eclipse happens and how to stay safe. |
March 19, 2015 |
| 2 |
Meet the Clangers CBeebies Stargazer Maggie has made a very interesting discovery with her telescope. |
June 12, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Lost Notes The Music Tree notes for Tiny Clanger's marvellous new melody are blown away by a big wind. |
June 15, 2015 |
| 2 |
The Little Thing A Sky Moo gives Small Clanger a strangely shaped little thing that it has found in space. |
June 16, 2015 |
| 3 |
In the Soup Major Clanger decides that Soup Dragon must be fed-up with dishing up soup. |
June 17, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Round and Round Mother Clanger closes her garden to visitors to get a bit of peace. |
September 6, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Sound Snatcher A strange flying creature visits the Clangers' planet and starts eating up any music it can find - until the sounds of the Hoot Planet prove too much for it to swallow. |
September 12, 2017 |
| 3 |
Woolly Welcome The Hoot Planet visits the Clangers, and wool starts raining down from the sky. |
September 13, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Visitor A space module lands on the Clangers planet, from which steps a human astronaut. |
July 17, 2019 |
| 2 |
Radio Wol The Iron Chicken is in her nest singing along to her radio, when suddenly it stops working. |
July 21, 2019 |
| 3 |
Medal Major gives three Froglets medals for helping him, but the other Froglets are jealous. |
July 22, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBeebies |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 15, 2015 |
| Last aired | March 11, 2020 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | ended |