Hacker T. Dog is a children's comedy puppet. He stars in children's TV show Scoop

Scoop

-Related to journalism:* Scoop , a news story, particularly connotating a new or developing story with aspects of importance and excitement, normally an exclusive for the journalist involved...

 and Hacker Time. He is currently a CBBC presenter for the weekday afternoons on the CBBC Channel

CBBC Channel

CBBC is a BBC television channel aimed at 6 to 12 year olds. It complements the CBBC programming that continues to air on BBC One and BBC Two. Launched on 11 February 2002, it broadcasts from 7am to 7pm on Freeview, cable, IPTV and digital satellite, occupying the same bandwidth as, but a different...

 with stand-up comedian Iain Stirling

Iain Stirling

Iain Andrew Stirling is a stand-up, writer and television presenter from Edinburgh now based in London. Having started stand-up whilst in his final year of Law at Edinburgh University, a year which saw him make the final of both the Paramount Funniest Student and Chortle Student Comedian of the...

. He has been performed by Phil Fletcher since late 2009. While Hacker is filming Scoop

Scoop

-Related to journalism:* Scoop , a news story, particularly connotating a new or developing story with aspects of importance and excitement, normally an exclusive for the journalist involved...

 or Hacker Time his half brother Dodge T. Dog (who is performed by Warrick Brownlow-Pike

Warrick Brownlow-Pike

Warrick Brownlow-Pike is a British puppeteer.* Space Pirates, CBeebies* Carrie and David's Popshop, CBeebies, Scotland* Oucho T.Cactus, Puppeteer for CBBC with presenter Ed Petrie...

) stands in for him and takes the afternoon shift. Stirling went on leave in July 2011 for a comedy tour, in September 2011 he will return and present with Hacker.

Hacker has made appearances in programmes such as Blue Peter

Blue Peter

Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...

, Sam & Mark's TMi Friday and Little Howard's Big Question

Little Howard's Big Question

Little Howard's Big Question is a 2009–11 BBC One/CBBC children's edutainment programme starring Howard Read as Big Howard and his six-year-old animated friend, Little Howard. The programme was first broadcast on 8 January 2009, running for a series of 13 episodes...

. He is most likely a spin off character from the popular Spit the dog, their names are similar as to hack is similar to spit.

Scoop

Hacker was in Scoop Series 1, before he started presenting in the CBBC Office. Series 1 had 13 episodes, and was shown in January 2010. Series 1 was on BBC1 at 3:25pm stripped over 13 weekdays. Series 2 also had 13 episodes but this time was shown over a 13 week period in 2010. The 3rd Series started on Monday 25th July 2011, and is stripped over 13 weekdays.
Scoop also stars Shaun Williamson

Shaun Williamson

Shaun Williamson is an English actor, singer, media personality and occasional presenter, best known for his former role as Barry Evans in soap opera EastEnders and as a version of himself in BBC sitcom Extras.- Career :...

.

Hacker Time

"Hacker Time" is a new show featuring Hacker, in which he "interviews" special guests. Filming took place in early 2011, the series will consists of 13 x 30 minute episodes.

Episode	Show	Special Guest
Episode 1	Strictly Come Dancing Strictly Come Dancing Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. The title of the show suggests a continuation of the long-running series Come Dancing, with an allusion to the film Strictly Ballroom...	Anton Du Beke Anton du Beke Anton du Beke is a British ballroom dancer and television presenter. His professional dance partner since 1997 has been Erin Boag. With Boag, he won the IDTA Classic in England in November 2003.-Family and early life:...
Episode 2	Dani's House Dani's House Dani's House is a UK BAFTA-nominated Series produced BBC children's sitcom, starring actress Dani Harmer. The series started broadcast on 26 September 2008, three series have now aired and a fourth is currently being broadcast on CBBC, it started on 16 September 2011. A fifth series was... / Tracy Beaker Returns Tracy Beaker Returns Tracy Beaker Returns is a BAFTA winning British children's television series, which premiered on 8 January 2010 on CBBC and BBC HD. Based upon the novels by Jacqueline Wilson, It is the spin-off series to The Story of Tracy Beaker...	Dani Harmer Dani Harmer Danielle Jane "Dani" Harmer is an English television actress and singer. Harmer is best known as the title character in the UK television programme The Story of Tracy Beaker/Tracy Beaker Returns, and as Molly Venables in the BBC sitcom After You've Gone...
Episode 3	The Sarah Jane Adventures The Sarah Jane Adventures The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television series, produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies and starring Elisabeth Sladen...	Anjili Mohindra and Daniel Anthony Daniel Anthony Daniel Anthony may refer to:*Daniel Anthony , British actor*Daniel Read Anthony, Jr. , American Republican politician*Daniel Read Anthony , American publisher and abolitionist; father to Daniel Read Anthony, Jr....
Episode 4	Deadly 60 Deadly 60 Deadly... is a strand of British wildlife documentary programming aimed principally at children and young people, which is broadcast on CBBC on BBC One and Two and on the CBBC Channel. It is presented by Steve Backshall, with Naomi Wilkinson as co-host on Live 'n Deadly... / Live 'n Deadly /Deadly 360 Deadly Art	Steve Backshall Steve Backshall Steve Backshall is a British naturalist, writer and television presenter, best known for BBC TV's "Deadly 60'. This series sees Backshall travelling the world in search of predators that are, "Not just deadly to me, but deadly in their own world"...
Episode 5	BBC Weather BBC Weather BBC Weather is the BBC's department in charge of preparing and broadcasting weather forecasts and is now part of BBC News. The broadcast meteorologists are employed by the Met Office...	Carol Kirkwood Carol Kirkwood Carol Kirkwood is a Scottish weather presenter, employed by the Met Office and best known for forecasting the weather for BBC Breakfast.-Early life:...
Episode 6	Sportsround Sportsround Sportsround was a weekly spin-off from CBBC children's news programme Newsround. The sports magazine show was broadcast Friday evenings at 6:30pm on CBBC Channel and on Saturday mornings on BBC Two at 7.25am.... / Newsround Newsround Newsround is a BBC children's news programme, which has run continuously since 4 April 1972, and was one of the world's first television news magazines aimed specifically at children...	Ore Oduba
Episode 7	The Gadget Show The Gadget Show The Gadget Show is a British television series focusing on technology and is broadcast on Channel 5. Originally a thirty minute show, it was extended to forty-five minutes, then later to fifty five minutes. Repeats have also aired on the digital channels 5*, Dave and Channel 5's Internet on-demand...	Pollyanna Woodward
Episode 8	Hider in the House Hider in the House Hider in the House was a British children's game show presented by Jason King and Joel Ross . In the programme, a celebrity had to be hidden in a family's house by three children and a parent. If the family have fewer than three children, they use friends or related children to make up the numbers... / Escape from Scorpion Island Escape from Scorpion Island Escape from Scorpion Island is a BAFTA-nominated BBC children's TV adventure game show in which contestants try to 'escape from an exotic island with a mind of its own' by doing various challenges to improve their chances of escaping. Series 1 was made by RDF Television for CBBC...	JK JK -Entertainment:* Juuni Kokki, a series of light novels on which the animated television series The Twelve Kingdoms was based* JK Wedding Entrance Dance, a popular July 2009 viral video emulated in an October 2009 episode of The Office-Events:...  and Joel Joel Joel or Yoel may refer to:* Joel , origin of the name including a list of people with the first name* Joel , a prophet of an ancient Israel** Book of Joel, a book in the Jewish Tanakh, and the Christian Bible...
Episode 9	Gastronuts	Stefan Gates Stefan Gates Stefan Gates is a British food writer and television presenter.-Early life:As a child, Stefan, along with his sister Samantha, were photographed for knitwear patterns and appeared separately in commercials and TV dramas, including Poldark. They were the child models on the cover of English rock...
Episode 10	BBC Breakfast BBC Breakfast BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme simulcast on BBC One and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre in White City, West London, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items...	Bill Turnbull Bill Turnbull William Robert "Bill" Turnbull is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by the BBC and best known for presenting BBC Breakfast...  and Sian Williams
Episode 11	The X Factor The X Factor (UK) The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...	(Jedward Jedward John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes and Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes are an Irish hip pop duo. They are identical twins and perform under the name Jedward... )