One Man and His Dog

One Man and His Dog
Presented by	Various
Theme music composer	Alan Benson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	23 (1976–1999)
Production
Running time	30–60 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC Two (1976–2012) BBC One (Countryfile, 2013–)
Original release	17 February 1976 – 13 March 1999 (Regular series) – 27 December 1999 – 22 September 2012 (Specials) 27 October 2013 – present (Countryfile)
Chronology
Related shows	Countryfile

One Man and His Dog is a BBC television series in the United Kingdom featuring sheepdog trials, originally presented by Phil Drabble, with commentary by Eric Halsall and, later, by Ray Ollerenshaw. It was first aired on 17 February 1976 and continues today (since 2013) as a special annual edition of Countryfile. In 1994, Robin Page replaced Drabble as the main presenter. Gus Dermody took over as commentator until 2012.

At its peak, in the early 1980s, it attracted audiences in excess of eight million.

The last regular series aired in 1999 on BBC Two; however, the same year also saw the first of a series of Christmas specials, which continued annually until 2011 and were contested by teams of shepherds from the four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, in the three categories of Singles, Brace and Young Handlers. The main hosts have been Clarissa Dickson Wright, followed by Ben Fogle (initially with co-host Shauna Lowry), and Kate Humble.

Matt Baker joined the programme as a co-commentator (alongside Dermody) in 2006, and additionally became the main host in 2011. In 2012, the show was broadcast in two parts (the first of which was shown live) in September, and Baker was joined as a main presenter by Michaela Strachan. Dermody remained as a commentator until 2012.

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