Darren Jones - Writer

Head Writer Numberblocks Series 8. Writer - TV, animation, audio, online: Molly and Mack, Fireman Sam, Doctor Who, Pop Paper City. 🖊🏳️‍🌈 - JFDI

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@Neil2Spiky EEK!

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It’s the final week of NUMBERBLOCKS Series 8 and we’ve saved the biggest until last!
YOU'RE FIVE ONES AND I'M FIVE TENS
THE FOREST OF TENS
ALL THE NUMBERS I CAN BE
THE RINGS OF UNITY
THE SPACE SIGNAL (Listen out for a special guest star!)
#numberblocks #bluezoo #cbeebies

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This week NUMBERBLOCKS is covering… FRACTIONS!
Five new eps: ONE’S FIX-IT SHOP, HAPPY CAMPERS, THE MYSTERY OF FRACTION ISLAND, FRACTIONS ARE A PIECE OF CAKE. And finally, super-hero Octoblock returns in OCTONAUGHTY AND THE FRACTIONATOR.
#numberblocks #bluezoo #cbeebies

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Numberblocks Series 8 part 2 kicks off today! 5 new episodes across the week and on iPlayer right now! The theme for these eps is data and statistics. All brought to brilliant life by the amazing Blue Zoo team.
#numberblocks #bluezoo #cbeebies

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Numberblocks is back! Series 8 part 2 begins on iPlayer and CBeebies on Monday 9th February at 8.10am.
Lots of exciting new adventures and new maths coming up, but like Numberblock Fifteen I'll stay 'Hush hush!" until next week.
#numberblocks #cbeebies #bluezoo

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@NaomiLWood @anguswalker @afneil Yes. But if they'd launched Project Kangeroo things might have been different.

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@NaomiLWood @afneil I think short sighted decision which would not have impacted Netfllx, (Britbox happened too late) and now leaves the PSBs in a weak position.

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@NaomiLWood @afneil The BBC did prepare. Alongside ITV and C4 they were going to launch a streaming service in 2008, but it was blocked by the Competitoon Commission.

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@Dialogue1706 @RhonddaBryant @Artemisfornow Did any of them take part in an election debate?

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@Debatablelands @StevenJonMiller What happened?

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@McGoohanAgain @bluemoonjules @STILLTish 3rd highest drama in April.

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@Shatterface @STILLTish Which isn't actually true as Episode 6 had the highest rating this year, and Ep 5 the lowest.

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@bluemoonjules @McGoohanAgain @STILLTish Uk is the most important market for Who

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@Shatterface @STILLTish I'm afraid the TV landscape IS changing year on year. It's moving faster than most people realise.

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@McGoohanAgain @STILLTish That's for the whole of April (3 eps). Only Beyond Paradise and The Feud rated had eps that rated higher. And time of year does matter. Top rated drama in Jan 2025 got 7.50. Top rated drama in June 2025 got 3.98

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@DennisChavante @STILLTish Many reasons: more TV choice, the ability to watch when you want, the rise of gaming, youtube, tiktok, the fact it's been on for 20 years. This trend will continue. Overnights across the board will carry on falling, and other metrics will be used to judge success.

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@McGoohanAgain @STILLTish The point being that it was still the 3rd highest rated drama in the UK when broadcast this year.

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@Shatterface @STILLTish Because the TV landscape is the same as it was in 1987? I don't think you've been paying attention.

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@STILLTish For a Springtime drama it didn't do that bad at all.