Thomas' Great Big World

**Thomas' Great Big World** is a series of online videos uploaded to the Thomas and Friends YouTube Channel. The videos are narrated by John Hasler and Joseph May as Thomas in their respective dubs as well as Yvonne Grundy as Nia.

## Meet the New Steam Team

### Description

Thomas is here to introduce you to the new Steam Team! It was released in the UK on 17th October 2018.

### Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Emily
* Nia
* Rebecca
* Edward (*cameo*)
* Henry (*cameo*)
* Toby (*cameo*)
* Duck (*cameo*)
* Douglas (*cameo*)
* Porter (*cameo*)
* Marion (*cameo*)
* Diesel (*cameo*)
* Philip (*cameo*)
* Stafford (*cameo*)
* Duncan (*cameo*)
* Victor (*cameo*)
* Troublesome Trucks (*cameos*)
* Annie and Clarabel (*cameo*)
* Henrietta (*cameo*)
* Slip Coaches (*cameo*)
* Kevin (*cameo*)
* Big Mickey (*cameo*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*cameo*)
* Dowager Hatt (*cameo*)

### Locations

* Knapford
* Knapford Station Yard
* Knapford Yards
* Tidmouth Sheds
* Wellsworth
* Gordon's Hill
* Kellsthorpe Road
* Sodor Steamworks
* Vicarstown
* Brendam Docks
* The Washdown
* The Fenland Track
* Kenya (*mentioned*)
* The Mainland (*mentioned*)

### Episodes

* King of the Railway
* Gordon Runs Dry
* Percy's Lucky Day
* Duck and the Slip Coaches
* Emily Saves the World
* The Adventure Begins
* Wild Water Rescue
* Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
* Henry Gets the Express
* Pouty James
* All in Vain
* Dowager Hatt's Busy Day
* Journey Beyond Sodor
* Philip's Number
* The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor
* Emily in the Middle
* Big World! Big Adventures!
* Forever and Ever
* Confusion Without Delay
* What Rebecca Does
* Seeing is Believing
* Apology Impossible
* Meet Nia of Kenya!
* Meet Rebecca of England!

### Video

Thomas & Friends UK ⭐Meet The New Steam Team! 🚂⭐Thomas & Friends New Series! ⭐Cartoons for Kids

UK Narration

## Still the Best of Friends

### Description

Even though there's distance between us, we're still best of friends. It was released on 19th October 2018 in the UK and on 11th October 2018 in the US.

### Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Gordon
* Henry (*does not speak*)
* James (*does not speak*)
* Nia (*does not speak*)
* Rebecca (*does not speak*)
* Philip (*does not speak*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*does not speak*)
* Percy (*cameo*)
* Duck (*cameo*)
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Rosie (*cameo*)
* Belle (*cameo*)
* Salty (*cameo*)
* Flynn (*cameo*)
* Annie and Clarabel (*cameo*)
* Henrietta (*cameo*)
* Toad (*cameo*)
* Rocky (*cameo*)
* Butch (*cameo*)
* Oliver (*cameo*)
* Max and Monty (*cameo*)
* Harold (*cameo*)
* Cranky (*cameo*)
* Carly (*cameo*)
* Big Mickey (*cameo*)
* Flying Scotsman (*mentioned*)

### Locations

* Knapford
* Knapford Yards
* Knapford Station Yard
* Tidmouth Sheds
* Wellsworth
* Wellsworth Sheds
* Gordon's Hill
* Vicarstown
* Vicarstown Sheds
* Vicarstown Bridge
* Brendam Docks
* Knapford Sheds (*mentioned*)
* The Mainland (*mentioned*)
* Kenya (*mentioned*)

### Episodes

* The Adventure Begins
* Henry Gets the Express
* All in Vain
* Dowager Hatt's Busy Day
* Cranky at the End of the Line
* The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor
* A Shed for Edward
* Big World! Big Adventures!
* Forever and Ever
* Confusion Without Delay
* Seeing is Believing
* Rosie is Red

### Trivia

* This video references the events of The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor, A Shed for Edward, Big World! Big Adventures!, Forever and Ever and Confusion Without Delay.

### Video

Thomas & Friends UK ⭐ Still The Best Of Friends ⭐Thomas & Friends New Series! ⭐Videos For Kids

UK Narration

Still the Best of Friends Big World! Big Adventures! Thomas & Friends

US Narration

## Animals Around the World

### Description

There are so many new animals to discover from all around the world! The video was released in the UK on 22nd October 2018 and in the US on 14th November 2018.

### Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon (*cameo*)
* James (*cameo*)
* Percy (*cameo*)
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Ashima (*cameo*)
* Yong Bao (*cameo*)
* Nia (*cameo*)
* Rebecca (*cameo*)
* Tamika (*cameo*)
* Shankar (*cameo*)
* Annie and Clarabel (*cameo*)
* An An and Yin-Long (*cameo*)
* The Indian Breakdown Cranes (*cameo*)
* Ace (*cameo*)
* Sir Topham Hatt (*cameo*)
* Headkeeper Jack (*cameo*)
* Ranger Jill (*cameo*)

### Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Tidmouth Sheds
	+ Sodor Animal Park
* Senegal
	+ Dakar Docks
* Kenya
* Egypt
	+ The Sahara
* Australia
	+ The Kuranda Rainforest
* Brazil
* China
	+ The Bamboo Forest
* India
	+ Indian Railway Shunting Yard
	+ Taj Mahal

### Episodes

* Luke's New Friend
* Sidney Sings
* Journey Beyond Sodor
* Big World! Big Adventures!
* Trusty Trunky
* Thomas in the Wild
* Thomas and the Monkey Palace
* Tiger Trouble
* Thomas and the Dragon
* Thomas' Animal Ark
* Outback Thomas
* Kangaroo Christmas
* Banjo and the Bushfire

### Trivia

* This video references the events of Big World! Big Adventures!, Trusty Trunky, Thomas in the Wild, Thomas' Animal Ark and Banjo and the Bushfire.

### Video

Thomas & Friends UK ⭐ Animals From Around The World 🐵🌍⭐Thomas & Friends New Series! ⭐

UK Narration

Animals Around the World Big World! Big Adventures! Thomas & Friends

US Narration

## Different Ways to See the World

### Description

There are so many different ways to travel and see the world! It was released in the UK on 24th October 2018 and in the US on 28th November 2018.

### Characters

* Thomas
* Spencer
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Bertie (*does not speak*)
* Ace (*does not speak*)
* Harold (*does not speak*)
* Isla (*does not speak*)
* Doctor Claire (*does not speak*)
* Percy (*cameo*)
* Duck (*cameo*)
* Oliver (*cameo*)
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Belle (*cameo*)
* Ryan (*cameo*)
* Shane (*cameo*)
* Nia (*cameo*)
* Beau (*cameo*)
* Flynn (*cameo*)
* Skiff (*cameo*)
* Bert (*cameo*)
* Rex (*cameo*)
* Mike (*cameo*)
* Annie and Clarabel (*cameo*)
* Slip Coaches (*cameo*)
* Toad (*cameo*)
* Aubrey (*cameo*)
* Oliver (*cameo*)
* Butch (*cameo*)
* Max and Monty (*cameo*)
* Emerson (*cameo*)
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (*cameo*)
* The Thin Controller (*cameo*)
* The Thin Clergyman (*cameo*)
* Cowboys and Cowgirls (*cameo*)

### Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Knapford
	+ Dryaw
	+ Arlesburgh Harbour
	+ Bluff's Cove
	+ Sodor Search and Rescue Centre
* Australia
	+ Adelaide River Station
* Brazil
* United States
* Egypt
	+ The Sahara

### Episodes

* Samson Sent for Scrap
* The Adventure Begins
* The Beast of Sodor
* Helping Hiro
* Two Wheels Good
* Rocky Rescue
* The Other Side of the Mountain
* Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
* Skiff and the Mermaid
* Mucking About
* The Great Race
* Journey Beyond Sodor
* Unscheduled Stops
* Big World! Big Adventures!
* Cyclone Thomas
* Kangaroo Christmas

### Trivia

* This video references the events of Cyclone Thomas.

### Video

Thomas & Friends UK ⭐Different Ways To See The World 🌍⭐Thomas & Friends New Series! ⭐Cartoons

UK Narration

A Different Way to See Big World! Big Adventures! Thomas & Friends

US Narration

## Why is Africa Important to Nia?

### Description

Nia tells us all about why Africa is important to her! The video was released in the UK on 26th October 2018 and on the official Nick Jr. YouTube Channel in the US on 28th January 2019.

### Characters

* Nia
* Kwaku (*does not speak*)
* James (*cameo*)
* The Grey Tender Engine (*cameo*)
* Troublesome Trucks (*cameos*)
* Kobe (*cameo*)

### Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Tidmouth Sheds
* Senegal
	+ Dakar Docks
* Mauritania
	+ The Sahara
* Egypt
* Kenya
* Tanzania
	+ Dar es Salaam Docks
* Niger (*map only*)

### Trivia

* This is the first short in the series not to be narrated by Thomas.
* Sequences from Big World! Big Adventures! are reanimated with Thomas removed and replaced with or only using Nia. Sir Topham Hatt was also edited out of his scenes with the camels travelling across the desert.
* This marks James' first appearance in his twenty-third series updated CGI model. Thomas' updated model would debut in a later video, while Gordon, Percy and Emily's updated models would debut in the Meet the Steam Team videos.

### Video

Thomas & Friends UK ⭐Why is Africa Important to Nia? 🌍 ⭐My Hometown My Africa ⭐Cartoons for Kids

UK Narration

## What Did Thomas Learn in India?

### Description

Thomas tells us all about everything he learned in India! The video was released in the UK on 29th October 2018 and in the US on 21st November 2018.

### Characters

* Thomas
* Ashima
* Rajiv (*does not speak*)
* Shankar (*does not speak*)
* Noor Jehan (*does not speak*)
* Charubala (*does not speak*)
* The Indian Actor (*does not speak*)
* The Grey Tender Engine (*cameo*)
* The Purple Tank Engine (*cameo*)
* A Diesel Shunter (*cameo*)
* The Indian Director (*cameo*)

### Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Knapford
* India
	+ Varkala Railway Station
	+ The Indian Paddy Field
	+ Taj Mahal
	+ The Indian Beam Bridge
	+ The Monkey Palace
	+ Indian Railway Shunting Yard

### Episodes

* Trusty Trunky
* Thomas Goes to Bollywood
* Thomas and the Monkey Palace
* Tiger Trouble

### Trivia

* This video references the events of Thomas and the Monkey Palace.

### Goofs

* Despite not being present in the video, the outline of Thomas' handrails (which would later be added in the twenty-third series) can be seen through his smoke as he is leaving Knapford.

### Video

Thomas & Friends UK ⭐What Did Thomas Learn In India? 🌍 ⭐My Hometown My India ⭐Videos For Kids

UK Narration

Thomas Goes to India! Big World! Big Adventure! Thomas & Friends

US Narration

## What Did Thomas Learn in China?

### Description

Thomas tells us about everything he learned in China! The video was released in the UK and US on 31st October 2018.

### Characters

* Thomas
* Yong Bao
* Hong-Mei (*does not speak*)
* An An and Yin-Long (*do not speak*)

### Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Knapford
* China
	+ The Chinese Town Halt
	+ Chang Jiang River
	+ The Town Square
	+ Tu Zi Quan
	+ The Chinese Railway Bridge
	+ Great Wall of China
	+ The Bamboo Forest
	+ Zhangye Danxia

### Episodes

* Big World! Big Adventures!
* Number One Engine
* Thomas in the Wild
* Thomas and the Dragon
* The Water Wheel

### Trivia

* This video references the events of Thomas in the Wild.
* At the 1:15 mark, Thomas' handrails, tank steps and rivet details from the twenty-third series can be seen. This marks the first official appearance of these details in a video, though they would not be shown in full until the Meet the Steam Team videos.
	+ Similarly, the rivets around Thomas' buffer bases and coupling hook base can be seen at the 2:43 mark.

### Goofs

* Despite not being present in the video, the outline of Thomas' handrails (which would later be added in the twenty-third series) can be seen through his smoke as he is leaving Knapford.

### Video

Thomas & Friends UK ⭐What Did Thomas Learn In China? 🌍 ⭐My Hometown My China ⭐Cartoons for Kids

UK Narration

China! Big World! Big Adventures! Thomas & Friends

US Narration

## What Did Thomas Learn in Australia?

### Description

Thomas tells us all about his time in Australia! The video was released in the UK on 2nd November 2018 and in the US on 7th November 2018.

### Characters

* Thomas
* Shane
* Tamika (*does not speak*)
* Aubrey and Aiden (*do not speak*)
* Isla (*does not speak*)
* Ranger Jill (*does not speak*)
* Douglas (*cameo*)
* Madeleine's Parents (*cameo*)

### Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Knapford
* Australia
	+ Kakadu National Park
	+ Pine Tree Station
	+ Uluru
	+ The Kuranda Rainforest
	+ Cairns
	+ Shane's Station

### Episodes

* Love Me Tender
* Big World! Big Adventures!
* Outback Thomas
* Thomas' Animal Ark
* Cyclone Thomas
* Kangaroo Christmas
* Banjo and the Bushfire

### Goofs

* Despite not being present in the video, the outline of Thomas' handrails (which would later be added in the twenty-third series) can be seen through his smoke as he is leaving Knapford.