Survival Den
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2015
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2015
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 28, 2015
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Dec 5, 2015
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Dec 12, 2015
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Dec 19, 2015
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jan 2, 2016
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jan 9, 2016
Nyobi wants a art themed den makeover.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jan 16, 2016
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jan 23, 2016
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jan 30, 2016
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Nov 19, 2016
Community on Solid Ground is a youth centre in Whalley Range. Before they took over the building, the area did not offer much for the youngsters living there and antisocial behaviour was very common. That has dropped by 73 per cent since Community on Solid Ground came along, the kids can hang out, play sports and have a place to go that means they are not hanging around the streets. Sadly the facilities are very tired and they do not have areas they can play their beloved sport on. The Dengineers are going to transform their outside space into a sports arena worthy of the Olympics... well nearly.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Nov 26, 2016
Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Ten-year-old Aron is the youngest of four siblings from a traditional Sikh family in Liverpool. He loves all things Bollywood, especially the dancing. Sadly, there are no Bollywood dance lessons near him so he cannot always indulge his passion. The Dengineers are going to build him his very own Bollywood den.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Dec 3, 2016
Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Ten-year-old Carrie from Leeds is on a mission, she's fed up with the negative comments having red hair attracts. She wants to make a stand and show that having ginger hair is great! And we're going to help her do that, by building her a gingerbread house den.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2016
Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Eleven-year-old Lola and her mum are best friends. When her dad and brother are off racing cars they love spending time together going to the cinema. Lola's mum suffered an unexplained illness last year and is now in a wheelchair meaning that she can't get up the stairs to spend time with Lola in her room anymore. We're going to make Lola an old-fashioned cinema den, full of Hollywood glamour where she and her mum can hang out in together.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2016 (35 min)
Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Nine-year-old Rufus loves climbing and playing, but he isn't always able to join his friends when they are out having fun. Rufus has leukemia and regularly has to go to hospital for treatment and check-ups, meaning he often misses out on the adventures he loves. The experts bring the adventure to him by giving him his very own adventure den.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2017
Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Eleven-year-old Joshua and his younger brother Owen are great friends but Owen has Down's syndrome which means that a lot of his parents' time is taken up looking after him. Joshua loves DJ'ing and particularly Radio 1's Annie Mac. We're going to build Joshua his very own DJ den.
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2017
Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Whitney, 11, is a recycling queen and she hates litter droppers. So much so that when she and her family go out they take a bin bag because Whitney can't help picking up litter whenever she sees it. To answer all her eco needs we're building Whitney her very own eco den!
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2017
The team build 11-year-old Phillip his own den where he can build model planes.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2017
Eleanor, 10, loves books, so the team bring the library to her - a magical library!
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2017
Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. The team give 11-year-old Soibi a fantastic journalism den where she can write news reports with no interruptions from her three-year-old sister.
Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2017
Mark and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. The team look back at all the amazing dens built throughout the series and reminisce about the great kids, the tense surprises, and the big reveals.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2017
The presenters look back at some of our amazing dens from series one and two, seeing how they have been enjoyed and finding out how they changed the lives of the young Dengineers. Lauren revisits the survival, art, Hollywood cinema and DJ dens.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2017
The presenters look back at some of our amazing dens from series one and two, seeing how they have been enjoyed and finding out how they changed the lives of the young Dengineers. Lauren revisits the train, magical library, community and plane dens.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2017
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Helena is 11 and an only child. She loves star-gazing, wants to be an astrophysicist when she's older and is passionate about girls getting into science. She lives above her mum and dad's bookshop where they often work seven days a week which means she doesn't get the chance to get out and look at the night sky! Helena needs a den to help her reach for the stars and fulfil her science dreams.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2017
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Will is 12 and loves rugby, but he had to give it up in order to have chemotherapy. Will has Langerhans cell histiocytosis and his rugby community have helped to get him through it. Being restricted to the sidelines is getting him down so he needs a rugby den to keep him in the game!
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2017 (60 min)
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Claire House Children's Hospice is a BBC Children in Need-supported charity in the Wirral. They do an amazing job looking after children with life-limiting conditions as well as providing much needed care and support to their families. In order to help more children than they can at the moment, they are opening a new site in Liverpool and that is where the Dengineers come in. With the help of all our on-screen designers, and the Blue Peter audience, we are going to build an amazing den for the children and their siblings to enjoy, where they can make happy memories. This is the biggest build ever attempted by the Dengineers!
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Dec 9, 2017
Ocean, nine, from Brentwood has had a tough time. His younger brother Sky died two years ago and he needs a place to escape to when things get too much for him. He also has a new baby sister which he's excited about but his house has become pretty noisy! Ocean loves marble runs because they're like rollercoasters and one day he'd like to be a rollercoaster designer. He wants a marble run den where he can get away from it all and work towards his dream.
Episode: S03 Special | Airdate: Dec 16, 2017
Astrid is nine years old and lives in one of the UK's most famous summer hot spots. But unfortunately for Astrid she prefers the winter and loves Christmas. She wishes Christmas could last all year. She needs a Christmas den so she can enjoy that special day all year round.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jan 6, 2018
Brothers Alec and William are very proud of their Scottish heritage. And it's not just their family they're proud of, they think Scotland has a really interesting history and they want to celebrate it. The problem is that Alec and William live in a remote part of Scotland and there aren't that many kids around to play with, so they want a den to play in that looks like a traditional Scottish castle.
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2018
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Nine-year-old Nya shares a room with her two-year-old brother who often wakes her at night and keeps her up to play with him. She really needs her own space to indulge her love of martial arts. She wants it to be a dojo on the inside so she can practice and not worry about her brother getting in the way.
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2018
Ten-year-old Dilara has a Turkish dad and an English mum. She loves her dual heritage and misses Turkey with all its sights and smells, particularly her grandma's Turkish tea. She would like to share her passion for Turkey with her friends at home in Leeds, but there isn't enough room in her house. So, she needs a Turkish den.
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2019
Nine-year-old Kiran is a big fan of a certain boy wizard and a bit like his hero, he's had his life turned upside down. He recently changed schools, moved miles away from all his friends and he hasn't complained once. That's because Kiran helps look after his mum, who has a disability which means she has trouble moving around. His mum's condition meant they needed to be nearer to family. In a place they are still getting used to, Kiran, and Pudding his dog, need somewhere they can escape, to let imaginations run wild and let their love of witchcraft and wizardry come to life.
Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2018
Eleven-year-old Cammy is one of six siblings. You'd think that would be reason enough for him to deserve his own space, but Cammy also has Sensory Processing Disorder. Sometimes the bustle of his busy family home is too much for him, and when he gets agitated he knows it's too much for his siblings. He thinks they need a break from him as much as he needs a break from them. Cammy's SPD means he can be oversensitive to certain sounds, smells textures and flavours. He needs a place where he can be on his own, in calm and quiet to let his senses relax.
Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2018
Twelve-year-old Will loves rugby but he had to give it up in order to have chemotherapy. Will has Langerhans Cell Hystiocytosis and it's his rugby community that has got him through it. Being restricted to the sidelines is getting him down so he needs a rugby den to keep him in the game.
Episode: 3x13 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2018
Joe and Lauren look back at all the amazing dens built throughout the series. They reminisce about the great kids, the tense surprises, and the big reveals.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Nov 3, 2018
Eight-year-old Oscar has lived most of his life in the Australian outback where he had an amazing time dirt biking, camping and playing outside. He and his family moved to Ayr a few years ago and while he has made good friends and likes living there, he misses his old outback life. He wants an Australia den so he can remember his hometown and where he can share his memories with his new friends.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Nov 4, 2018
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Eleven-year-old Amelie loves history and wants to be a royal historian when she's older. Her hero is Queen Victoria, a strong and determined woman who inspires Amelie every day. She wants a Queen Victoria den where she can travel back in time to live like the Victorians and pass on her love of history to her friends.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2018
Eleven-year-old Yusuf has hemiplegia, which means he has a weakness down one side of his body. But he doesn't let it stop him doing what he loves, computer coding. He also dreams of being in the army and hopes to one day bring these two loves together to become an army intelligence officer. Yusuf needs an Army Coding Den where he can code to his heart's content and make his army dreams come true.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Nov 11, 2018
Cara, nine, has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia and finds it difficult to get things appropriate for her height and age. Cara has a sweet tooth and loves to make and eat sweets. She also loves keeping fit and dancing. Cara needs a Sweetie Den where everything is the right height for her and she can disco dance to her heart's desire!
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2018
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Jilan, 12, has a passion for politics and wants to be prime minister one day. She needs a politics den where she can plan her campaigns in peace and quiet!
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Nov 18, 2018
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Rhodri, 10, is mad about cricket but he can't go to his local club as often as he'd like. Rhodri needs a cricket den where he can practice cricket whenever he likes!
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2018
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Daisy, eight, has type one diabetes and has an insulin pump attached to her 24 hours a day. This doesn't stop her doing her favourite thing - sewing. When she is not at her sewing club, her sewing machine is out and she is designing and making her own creations... until dinner time that is! She has to pack everything away so the family can eat at the table. Daisy needs a sewing den where she can create fabulous designs in peace.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Nov 25, 2018
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. Archie is ten years old and as well as planting, growing and harvesting vegetables, he loves looking after his chickens. Archie sells his home grown veg and eggs locally and uses the profits to buy food for his local food bank. He's taken his enterprise as far as he can and desperately needs a farm den so he can increase his productivity.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2018
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. 11-year-old Tali started doing magic when she was three and has packs of cards in every room of the house to ensure a magic trick is never far away. She is frustrated that there have not been any great female magicians and wants to change that. She needs a magic den where she can practice her tricks in secret, without giving the game away!
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Dec 2, 2018
Joe and Lauren get the help of experts to design dream dens for children. 9-year-old Campbell loves cycling and uses rollers to train at home, but there isn't much room and he has to move the sofa to put the rollers down. His mum and dad are getting fed up of the oil he gets everywhere. Campbell needs a cycling den where he can cycle all over the world without getting oil on his parents' sofa!
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Dec 8, 2018
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Dec 9, 2018
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2018
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Dec 16, 2018
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2019
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2019
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2019
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Nov 30, 2019
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2019
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2019
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2020
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2020
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2020
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2020
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2020
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2020
Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x13 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 6x14 | Airdate: Nov 21, 2021
Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2022
Ballroom dancer Harry from Dudley is a huge fan of Strictly Come Dancing and wants a den full of glitz and glamour to help him celebrate his favourite TV show, practise his dance moves and store all of his trophies! Packed with sequins, sparkles and stunning celebrity surprises, this episode has more ups and downs than a Strictly show dance - but will the den score a ten with Harry?
Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Oct 25, 2022
Bea from Hull and her best friend Stanley the sausage dog love to hang out together, but they are seriously short of space. They need a den where Bea can teach Stanley new tricks and they can be best buddies together.
Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2022
Siblings Nethuni and Abheetha are obsessed with optical illusions and want a den where they can work together to create new tricks to dazzle their friends.
Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Oct 27, 2022
History buff Hector from Wigan is a huge fan of William Shakespeare. He needs a space of his own where he can store all his history books, write plays and enjoy his hero's works.
Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Oct 28, 2022
Angel from London is an aspiring tap dancer who has nowhere to practise her moves. She is always scuffing her mum's floors and annoying her brother with the noise. She needs a tip-top tap dance space where she can train properly, store her costumes and display her medals.
Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Oct 30, 2022
Duncan from Glasgow is passionate about protecting orangutans and wants to raise awareness of their plight within his local community. He wants a den where he can hang out, learn more about his favourite primates and how to help them, and share his passion with friends.
Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2022
Zoe from Oxfordshire is mad about science and dreams of becoming a scientist one day. She loves to carry out messy, noisy experiments, but her dad works night shifts, which means she has to be quiet while he sleeps. She desperately wants her own space where she can pursue her passions and make a mess whenever she wants!
Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Nov 13, 2022
Keir from Rugby is a massive fan of rollercoasters. Not only does he love to go on rides, he also likes building his own, and one day dreams of becoming a rollercoaster designer. He wants a den where he can celebrate his passion, create new coasters, and share his love of rides with his friends.
Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Nov 20, 2022
Avanaya from Leicester wants a relaxing, Indian-themed den so that she can escape her three cricket-loving brothers, and to remind her of the special times she has spent visiting her grandma in India.
Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Nov 27, 2022
Goalkeeper and football fan Tristan had to take a break from playing with his local team due to illness. He wants a den to help him recover and to store all his football memorabilia.
Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2022
Emily from the Scottish Highlands is crazy about crochet, and her crafty creations are taking over the house and driving Mum and Dad mad. She desperately needs a space where she can crochet to her heart's content, store all her woolly wonders and hang out with mates.
Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Dec 11, 2022
Sea cadet Jonny became fascinated with naval history through his grandad and is now a huge fan. He wants a submarine-themed den where he can celebrate his passion, learn more and enjoy hanging out with mates.
Episode: 7x13 | Airdate: Dec 18, 2022
A nine-year-old who lives in one of the UK's most famous summer hotspots longs for a Christmas-themed den where she can celebrate her favourite season all year round.
Episode: 7x14 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2023
Joe and Meryl take a look back at memorable moments and amazing dens from the series.
Episode: 7x15 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2023
Joe and Meryl take a look back at some of the amazing dens from the series and catch up with some of our Dengineers to see how the dens have changed their lives.