Season 3 Plot
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 aired on June 15th, 2015.
Season 3 Episodes
1. The Lost Notes
The Music Tree notes for Tiny Clanger's marvellous new melody are blown away by a big wind.
2. The Little Thing
A Sky Moo gives Small Clanger a strangely shaped little thing that it has found in space.
3. In The Soup
Major Clanger decides that Soup Dragon must be fed-up with dishing up soup.
4. The Knitting Machine
Major Clanger invents a knitting machine to save Granny ever having to knit again.
5. The Flying Froglets
It is Granny's birthday and all the Clangers are planning their presents for her
6. I Am the Eggbot
A strange little egg-shaped creature lands on the planet and gets stuck in a cave.
7. The Giant Plant
The planet is overrun with vegetation when Tiny and Small sing a growing song to a plant.
8. Tiny's Lullaby
Tiny's radio hat develops a fault, so she can't hear the Iron Chicken's lullaby.
9. The Crystal Trees
Crystal-shaped seeds that sparkle and glow land on the Clangers' planet.
10. The Curious Tunnel
Tiny and Small discover a strange tunnel that appears to suck things upwards...
11. Space Tangle
Small has invited the Iron Chicken to a picnic. But the Iron Chicken is late.
12. Lonely As A Cloud
Tiny, Small, the Froglets and Baby Dragon are having fun playing games with the Cloud.
13. In A Spin
While playing a game Tiny and Small accidentally knock over a tankard.
14. Tiny's Orchestra
Tiny is stuck for ideas for a new tune to make up.
15. The Metal Bug
Small Clanger finds a strange ball while out fishing in space.
16. Mother's Melody
Tiny Clanger suggests that Mother Clanger composes a tune.
17. Crash Bang Chicken
A Skymoo accidentally knocks the Iron Chicken out of her nest.
18. Major's Meteor
Small misses seeing two meteors streaking across the sky.
19. The Singing Asteroid
Tiny and her flower friends hear a strange voice joining in with their music.
20. Small's New Star
The Iron Chicken tidies her nest and dumps a huge bundle of unwanted junk metal on to the Clangers' planet.
21. Baby Soup Clanger
Baby Soup Dragon decides he wants to be a Clanger.
22. Holes
Tiny and Small find two circles of cloth that are actually holes, one leading to another.
23. Bubble Trouble
Small and Tiny can't resist trying out Major Clanger's cleaning machine.
24. Dragon Day
Small decides that there should be a Dragon Day to thank the Soup Dragon for her soup.
25. Home Sweet Hoot
A little Hoot lands on the Clanger's planet and causes mayhem with his incessant mischievous hooting.
26. Find the Eclipse
The Clangers gather to watch a solar eclipse but Iron Chicken's nest blocks the view.
27. The Little Chill
There are problems for a Sky Moo when the weather turns cold, but the Clangers try to help.
28. The Brilliant Surprise
The Iron Chicken says something is coming. Everyone seems to know what it is except Tiny Clanger.
29. The Ball
Tiny and Small find a strange silver ball. When it bounces it glows and rings.
30. Planty
The Clangers help Granny make her knitting space more special.
31. The Game
A meteor shower of gemstones falls on the planet.
32. Granny and Small
Small is bored. Mother suggests he asks Granny to play with him.
33. Tiny's Good Idea
Mother's flowers are wilting. Tiny comes up with a brilliant idea to help her water them.
34. Star Roses
A special star passes over the planet and as it does, the star roses bloom.
35. Chairs
Granny's comfy puffball chair gets punctured by a knitting needle.
36. Sweet Music
A radio falls out of the sky, and Tiny, Small, and Baby Soup Dragon are fascinated by it.
37. The Box
Small finds some 'space treasure' but doesn't know what it is for.
38. Snapper
A robot lands on the planet, and the Clangers are scared of it.
39. The Chicken Waltz
Tiny and Small come up with a tune for the Iron Chicken to dance to.
40. The Puzzle
Major, Mother, Tiny, and Small become lost while exploring a new planet.
41. The Little Bag
Small gives Tiny a lovely sparkly bag that he caught while fishing in space.
42. Hide-and-Seek
Baby Soup Dragon cheats in a race around the planet, but a Froglet spots him.
43. Rainbow Star
Small catches seven coloured stones floating in space.
44. Busy Buzzers
Small and Major Clanger discover a bowl of glow honey in a crater.
45. Calm in the Caves
Tiny and Small discover the froglets sitting abnormally silent and calm in their cave.
46. The Golden Planet
Major invents a new two-seater rocket for special trips.
47. All Change Day
Major Clanger is making too much noise, so Mother suggests they swap jobs.
48. The Wols
The Iron Chicken looks after three little Wols who turn out to be quite a handful.
49. The Discovery
Major Clanger discovers some wonderful wall pictures in an underground cave.
50. Blob
The Froglets produce a noisy, bouncy, purple blob from the Top Hat.
51. Building Bridges
The new table Major has made collapses, spilling soup everywhere.
52. Things
Three pale things drift towards the planet seeking music, heat and light to revive them.