The Dog Ate My Homework
British children's panel show originally hosted by Iain Stirling.
The Dog Ate My Homework is a British children's panel show produced by CBBC Productions Scotland for CBBC. It first broadcast on 17 January 2014 and was originally hosted by comedian Iain Stirling. The show features two teams, each comprising a CBBC star, a comedian, and a child, competing in various games and tasks for gold stars.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Children's / Panel game
- Developer
- Victoria Coker / Ed Morrish
- Presenter
- Iain Stirling (2014–2019) / Guest Presenters (2019–2020) / Lauren Layfield (2020–2021)
- Narrator
- Charles Donnelly (2015–2016) / Neil Macgillivray (2016–)
- Director
- Pati Marr
- Starring
- Chris Lawrence / Stephanie Fulton (2014) / Susan Morrison (2015) / Ian West (2015–) / Adam B (2019–2020) / Reis Daniel (2020–)
- Composer
- Syncbox
- Country
- Scotland
- Num Series
- 8
- Num Episodes
- 97
- Executive Producer
- Sara Harkins (2014–2015, 2016–) / Yvonne Jennings (2016)
- Producer
- Richard Grocock (2014) / David Noble (2014) / Margaret Anne Docherty (2014–2015) / Chris Hulme (2016–present)
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
The show began with Iain Stirling as host for the first six series. Series 2 started on 23 January 2015, with a Christmas special on 16 December 2015. Series 3 began on 8 January 2016, series 4 on 4 November 2016, and series 5 was filmed from 17 November to 10 December 2017. Series 6, airing from 3 February 2019 at 8.30am for 12 weeks, was the first not broadcast on Fridays. After series 6, Stirling left the show. Dodge T. Dog was introduced later and did not appear in the earliest series.
Reader's Guide
In series 7, four different presenters each hosted three episodes: Hacker T Dog, Lauren Layfield, Suzi Ruffell, and Darren Harriott. Lauren Layfield then became the permanent host from series 8, joined by Reis Daniel playing Mr. Learner. The show's format awards gold stars to the winning team, with the host able to give or take stars at will, often giving them for amusing answers. The Dog Ate My Homework remains a notable CBBC panel show, with a rotating cast of guest panelists including Susan Calman, Dan Wright, and Dodge T. Dog, who appeared in every series but not the stand-alone Christmas special.
Did You Know?
- Series 6 was the first not to air on Fridays, broadcasting at 8.30am.
- Lauren Layfield became permanent host from series 8.
- Susan Calman and Dan Wright were regulars but did not appear in every episode of every series.
- Dodge T. Dog did not appear in every series; he was introduced later.
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