''The Dog Ate My Homework'' is a
British
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children's
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panel show
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hosted by
Lauren Layfield. It was first broadcast on 17 January 2014
and was originally hosted by the comedian
Iain Stirling. The show is produced by
CBBC Productions Scotland for
CBBC
CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ...
.
Series 2 began on 23 January 2015, with a Christmas special aired on 16 December 2015. Series 3 began on 8 January 2016 and series 4 began on 4 November 2016. A fifth series was filmed from 17 November to 10 December 2017. Series 6 was the first not to be aired on Fridays, with it airing from 3 February 2019 at 8.30am for 12 weeks. After this series, it was announced that Stirling was leaving the show.
In series 7, four different presenters hosted three episodes each.
Hacker T Dog was the first of these confirmed. Lauren Layfield,
Suzi Ruffell and
Darren Harriott also presented three episodes each. It was later announced that Layfield would host the show permanently from Series 8, joined by Reis Daniel playing the lovable Mr. Learner.
Format
The show features two teams, both with a CBBC star, a comedian and a child. They compete in various games and tasks. The winning team get a gold star. Stirling can take, or give, gold stars whenever he wants. He usually gives them when an answer makes him laugh. Whoever has the most gold stars wins the game.
Episodes
Series 1 (2014)
Series 2 (2015)
Christmas Special (2015)
Series 3 (2016)
Series 4 (2016–2017)
Series 5 (2018)
Series 6 (2019)
Series 7 (2019–2020)
Christmas Special (2020)
Series 8 (2020–2021)
Guest appearances
The following have all appeared multiple times as one of the guest panelists on the show.
11 appearances
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Susan Calman
9 appearances
*
Dominique Moore
Dominique Moore (born 12 January 1986) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles in the ''BAFTA'' winning ''Horrible Histories'', ''Hotel Trubble'' and ''Paddington Green (TV series), Paddington Green''. She starred in ''Horrible His ...
7 appearances
*
Dodge T. Dog
6 appearances
* Victoria Cook
*
Bec Hill
*
Lauren Layfield
*
Sam Nixon
Samuel Nixon (born 21 March 1986) is an English singer and television presenter. He came third on the '' Pop Idol'' television series in 2003 and is now one half of the duo Sam & Mark, with the other being fellow ''Pop Idol'' contestant Mar ...
*
Romesh Ranganathan
*
Alex Riley
*
Mark Rhodes
5 appearances
* Charlie Baker
*
Ashleigh Butler
* Johnny Cochrane
*
Bobby Lockwood
*
Chris Johnson
* Suzi Ruffell
*
Hacker T. Dog
*
Inel Tomlinson
*
Naomi Wilkinson
*
Dan Wright
4 appearances
*
Matthew Crosby
*
Ellie Taylor
Eleanor Jane Taylor is an English comedian, television personality, actress, and writer.
After appearing as a contestant on '' Show Me the Funny'' in 2011, Taylor has appeared on numerous television shows, including '' 8 Out of 10 Cats'' (2011 ...
3 appearances
* Steve Bugeja
*
Jack Carroll
*
Radzi Chinyanganya
* Tom Craine
*
Marlon Davis
* Sam Fletcher
*
Stuart Goldsmith
*
Chris Martin
Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is best known as the vocalist, pianist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay.
Born in Exeter, Martin went to University Colleg ...
* Paul McCaffrey
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Ed Petrie
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Mawaan Rizwan
*
Ben Shires
2 appearances
*
James Acaster
James William Acaster (; born 9 January 1985) is an English comedian, presenter, podcaster and actor. As well as the stand-up specials ''James Acaster: Repertoire, Repertoire'' and ''Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999'', he is known for co-hosting ...
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Tom Allen
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Dan Antopolski
*
Aidan Davis
Aidan Davis (born 23 March 1997) is an English street dancer, rapper, and television host. In 2009, he reached the final of the third series of the ITV talent show '' Britain's Got Talent''. He finished fifth place overall and later that year ...
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Pippa Evans
*
Ivo Graham
* Luke Kempner
* Grace Mandeville
* Ricky Martin
* Katie Mulgrew
* Gareth Richards
*
Jess Robinson
*
Joe Swash
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*
Phil Wang
Susan Calman,
Dan Wright and
Dodge T. Dog are the only panelists to have featured in every series. However, none of them featured in the stand-alone Christmas special. , Calman has not appeared in an episode of the show since Season 4.
The following have all made a single appearance as one of the guest panellists on the show:
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Michelle Ackerley
*
Nihal Arthanayake
*
Percelle Ascott
*
Sam Battersea
* Ray Bradshaw
*
Jarred Christmas
Jarred Christmas (born 1980) is a comedian from New Zealand who now lives and works in the United Kingdom. He won the Chortle Awards, Chortle Comedy Award for Best Master of Ceremonies, Compère in 2010, and the Fred Award in 2013.
Early life
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*
Des Clarke
* Louisa Connolly-Burnham
* Rory Crawford
*
Richard David-Caine
*
Joel Dommett
Joel Patrick Dommett (born 8 June 1985) is an English comedian, television presenter and actor. After beginning his career as an actor, and appearing in various television shows including '' Casualty'' and '' Skins'', he embarked on stand-up com ...
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Martin Dougan
*
JB Gill
*
Storm Huntley
*
Tez Ilyas
*
Jermaine Jackman
*
Yuriko Kotani
* Athena Kugblenu
* Katia Kvinge
*
Lloyd Langford
* George Lewis
* Lucy & Lydia
*
Shazia Mirza
* Oyiza Momoh
*
Ore Oduba
Ore Oduba (born 17 November 1985) is a British television and radio presenter who has also worked as an actor. From 2008 until 2013, he presented the CBBC news programme '' Newsround''. In 2018 he hosted the game show ''And They're Off!'' in a ...
*
Shane O'Meara
* Funmbi Omotayo
*
Katherine Ryan
*
Lou Sanders
*
Fran Scott
* Ahir Shah
*
Ranj Singh
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Cel Spellman
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Chris Stark
* Kirstie Steele
*
Sam Strike
*
Katie Thistleton
* Leo Waddell
References
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