Alphablocks facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alphablocks
Genre	Educational Preschool
Created by	Joe Elliot
Written by	Max Allen Joe Elliot Neil & Annabel Richards Maurice Suckling
Voices of	Teresa Gallagher David Holt Lizzie Waterworth
Composer(s)	Ben Lee-Delisle
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	95
Production
Executive producer(s)	Rebecca Shallcross Joe Elliot
Producer(s)	Sioned Wyn Roberts
Running time	3 minutes (series 1) 5 minutes (series 2-4) 10-20 minutes (specials)
Production company(s)	Magic Lantern (series 1) Alphablocks Ltd (series 2-specials) Blue Zoo Animation Studio (uncredited, credited in specials)
Release
Original network	CBeebies
Original release	25 January 2010 (2010-01-25) – 14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)
Chronology
Related shows	Numberblocks Colourblocks

Alphablocks is a fun British animated television series that helps young children learn about letters and words. It first appeared on CBeebies on January 25, 2010. The show was created by Joe Elliot and made by Alphablocks Ltd, with help from Blue Zoo.

The main characters are called the Alphablocks. They are like living blocks, and each one represents a different letter of the alphabet. They live on a make-believe planet called Alphaland. In each episode, they go on exciting adventures that teach viewers about how letters combine to form words and sounds.

Exploring Alphablocks Episodes

The Alphablocks series has several seasons and special episodes. Each season helps viewers learn different parts of reading and spelling. The episodes are usually short, making them easy to watch and learn from.

Series 1 (2010)

The first series of Alphablocks introduced the main characters and how they work together. These episodes were about 3 minutes long. They focused on simple words and sounds.

Series 2 (2011-12)

In the second series, episodes became 5 minutes long. The Alphablocks continued to explore more words. They learned about different letter sounds and how they change words.

Series 3 (2012–13)

Series 3 introduced more complex word patterns. The Alphablocks learned about:

• Word families (like UG, AN, IN, AP)
• Short vowel sounds (I and O)
• Letter blends (like ST)
• Digraphs (two letters making one sound, like CH, SH, NG, TH, AI, EE, OA, OO, AR, OW)
• Trigraphs (three letters making one sound, like IGH, AIR)

Series 4 (2013)

The fourth series built on previous lessons. It taught about:

• Words with beginning and ending letter blends
• Compound words (like "snowman")
• Long vowel sounds (A, E, I, O, U)
• More digraphs (WH, PH, AW, AU, IR, OY, OU)

Specials (2021-22)

A few special episodes were released later. These longer episodes explored advanced word concepts:

• Band Together: Making words with letters in alphabetical order.
• The Wonderful Wizard of Az: Changing vowels in CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words.
• Boo!: Focusing on vowels A, O, and OO.
• Letters to Santa: Learning Christmas words.
• Making Friends: Exploring how letters combine.
• Crossover: Introducing a letter-to-number code.
• The Case of the Missing Blocks: Creating words from two different words.
• The Blocks v Blocks Games: Learning about anagrams (words made by rearranging letters).

Alphablocks: Word Magic

Alphablocks: Word Magic is a special spin-off series from Alphablocks. It came out on BBC iPlayer in 2020. This was the first new Alphablocks content in seven years.

This series has 26 short episodes, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each episode starts with an Alphablock doing something, and a narrator describes it. Then, three words are spelled using that letter, and a small scene shows what the word means. These episodes are usually 1 to 3 minutes long.