FAMILY-FRIENDLY SHOW ABOUT PROGRAMMING HAS A 2019 PILOT:
IN 1985, TOM BOX'S DAD BOUGHT HIM A BBC MICRO COMPUTER. HE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN CODING AND TINKERING ON THE COMPUTER AND DREAMED OF MAKING A PRESCHOOL SHOW.[2] 15 YEARS LATER IN 2000, OLI HYATT, ADAM SHAW, AND HIM FOUNDED THE ANIMATION STUDIO BLUE-ZOO PRODUCTIONS. A FEW YEARS LATER THEY WORKED WITH JOE ELLIOT TO MAKE THE SHOW NUMBERBLOCKS, WITH ALPHABLOCKS BEING A TEST TO SEE WHAT WORKS.[3]
IN 2019[2] HE SHOWED THE IDEA OF MAKING A SHOW THAT TEACHES KIDS CODING AND THINKING TO JOE ELLIOT, JOE LIKED THE IDEA SO THEY WORKED TOGETHER ON A 5 MINUTE[4] PILOT FOR THE SHOW. THEY PITCHED THE PILOT TO CBEEBIES JUST BEFORE COVID 19 IN MARCH OF 2020,[5] CBEEBIES ACCEPTED THE PILOT, BUT THEY DIDN'T START WORKING ON THE FINAL SHOW UNTIL 2022 DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS.[6]; COVID-19 SURVIVORS WHO LOVE PROGRAMMING: