''The Dengineers'' is a British

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which airs on

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and sees the production team (styled as 'dengineers') design themed dens or

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s for children. There have been seven series aired to date, with the most recent hosted by

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and Joe Swash and previous hosts being Lauren Layfield, Mark Wright and

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. The designers are currently Tony Broomhead, Satwinder Samra, Maral Tulip, Emma Kosh, Anthony Devine, Lynsey Ford, Martin Bell, Sahiba Chadha and formerly Dee Saigal, Sege Rosella and Olga Skumial. The series is similar to ''

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'' and ''

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'', 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 room in the home. Each episode is themed, with designs such as an old-fashioned railway station, a 1960s American diner and an Australian outback shack. As of early 2017, ''The Dengineers'' is also airing in the United States on the

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cable network and as of 2021

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has licensed the first two seasons. The show won the Factual Entertainment category at the

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in 2019.

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

. In 2017, a special in partnership with Children in Need and ''

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'' aired with guests Naomi Wilkinson, Ayshah Tull,

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, Ben Shires, Rhys Stephenson and

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Episodes

Series 1 (2015–2016)

Series 2 (2016–2017)

Series 3 (2017–2018)

Series 4 (2018)

Series 5 (2019–2020)

Series 6 (2021)

Series 7 (2022-)

References

External links

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