The Dengineers
The Dengineers is a British children's DIY television series hosted by Lauren Layfield and Joe Tracini and airs on CBBC. The series was previously hosted by Mark Wright. The designers are currently Sege Rosella, Olga Skumial, Tony Broomhead, Satwinder Samra, Maral Rahmantalab and formerly Dee Saigal. Series 1 began on 21 November 2015 and ended on 30 January 2016. A special one-off episode will air on 12 November 2016, featuring the best bits from the previous series with series 2 starting on 19 November 2016.[1] The series is similar to DIY SOS, with the help of expert designers and builders and the youngsters themselves, the Dengineers team will then construct an extraordinary den, either completely from scratch or by transforming an existing space in the home, like a cellar or attic.
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
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Executive producer | Annette Williams |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
Production company | CBBC Productions |
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Original network | CBBC |
Picture format | 1080i |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 21 November 2015 – present |
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As of early 2017, The Dengineers is also airing in the United States on the Discovery Family cable network. In 2017, a special in partnership with Children in Need and Blue Peter aired with guests Naomi Wilkinson, Ayshah Tull, Katie Thistleton, Ben Shires, Rhys Stephenson and Hacker T. Dog.
Production
The Dengineers was first announced on 16 December 2014, with other CBBC commissions for 2015. On 11 April 2015, it was announced that Mark Wright would host with then-future CBBC HQ host Lauren Layfield. On 7 July 2016, a second series was commissioned. On 11 April 2017, it was announced that Wright was set to leave and be replaced by Joe Tracini. The logo and graphics are designed by Manchester Motion Design Agency Mighty Giant.
Episodes
Series | Episodes | Premiere Date | Finale Date |
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1 | 11 | 21 November 2015 | 12 November 2016 |
2 | 12 | 19 November 2016 | 11 February 2017 |
3 | 16 | 4 November 2017 | 17 February 2018 |
4 | 14 | 20 October 2018 | 2 December 2018 |
5 | 14 | 23 October 2019 | 14 December 2019 |
Series 1 (2015)
No. Eps in Series | No. Eps in Season | Title | Original Air Date |
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1 | 1 | Survival Den | 21 November 2015 |
2 | 2 | Music Den | 28 November 2015 |
3 | 3 | Football Den | 5 December 2015 |
4 | 4 | Hawaiian Den | 12 December 2015 |
5 | 5 | Dance Den | 19 December 2015 |
6 | 6 | Kitchen Den | 2 January 2016 |
7 | 7 | Art Den | 9 January 2016 |
8 | 8 | Train Den | 16 January 2016 |
9 | 9 | Spy Den | 23 January 2016 |
10 | 10 | Community Den | 30 January 2016 |
11 | 11 | Episode 11 | 12 November 2016 |
Series 2 (2016-2017)
No. Eps in Series | No. Eps in Season | Title | Original Air Date |
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12 | 1 | Community Den | 19 November 2016 |
13 | 2 | Bollywood Den | 26 November 2016 |
14 | 3 | Gingerbread Den | 3 December 2016 |
15 | 4 | Hollywood Cinema Den | 10 December 2016 |
16 | 5 | Adventure Den | 17 December 2016 |
17 | 6 | DJ Den | 7 January 2017 |
18 | 7 | Eco Den | 14 January 2017 |
19 | 8 | Plane Den | 21 January 2017 Freya |
20 | 9 | Magical Library Den | 28 January 2017 |
21 | 10 | Journalism Den | 4 February 2017 |
22 | 11 | Highlights Den | 11 February 2017 |
Series 3 (2017-2018)
No. Eps in Series | No. Eps in Season | Title | Original Air Date |
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23 | 1 | Revisits Episode 1 | 4 November 2017 |
24 | 2 | Revisits Episode 2 | 11 November 2017 |
25 | 3 | Observatory Den Freya | 18 November 2017 |
26 | 4 | Rugby Den | 25 November 2017 |
27 | 5 | The Dengineers: Community Den Special | 2 December 2017 |
28 | 6 | Marble Run Den | 9 December 2017 |
29 | 7 | Christmas Den | 16 December 2017 |
30 | 8 | Community Den - Part 1 | 4 January 2018 |
31 | 9 | Community Den - Part 2 | 5 January 2018 |
32 | 10 | Scottish Castle Den | 6 January 2018 |
33 | 11 | Martial Arts Den | 13 January 2018 |
34 | 12 | Turkish Den | 20 January 2018 |
35 | 13 | Witchcraft and Wizardry Den | 27 January 2018 |
36 | 14 | Sensory Den | 3 February 2018 |
37 | 15 | Sport Den | 10 February 2018 |
38 | 16 | Highlights Episode | 17 February 2018 |
Series 4 (2018)
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39 | 4 | "Revisits One" | TBD | 20 October 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: | |||||
40 | 4 | "Revisits Two" | TBD | 21 October 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: | |||||
41 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 27 October 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Australia Den | |||||
42 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 28 October 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Queen Victoria Den | |||||
43 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 3 November 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Army Coding Den | |||||
44 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 4 November 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Sweetie Den | |||||
45 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 10 November 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Politics Den | |||||
46 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 11 November 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Cricket Den | |||||
47 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 17 November 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Sewing Den | |||||
48 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 18 November 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Farm Den | |||||
49 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 24 November 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Magic Den | |||||
50 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 25 November 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Cycling Den | |||||
51 | 4 | "TBD" | TBD | 12 December 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: Community Den | |||||
52 | 4 | "Highlights" | TBD | 14 December 2018 | |
PERSON surprise: Theme of den: TBD |
References
- "BBC Store". BBC. 10 November 2015.