Grand Designs

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Grand DesignsIn south east London, Beth and Andrew rescue a crumbling Victorian dairy, hoping to turn it into a shabby chic family home fit for modern life. But is the building too derelict? [AD,S]Sat, Apr 20, 10:00 pm4seven65 mins
Grand DesignsDesign engineer Mark, who has paralysis from the waist down, plans to build a cutting-edge, accessible family home for £600k. But it's a huge emotional strain for him and his wife Penny. [AD,S,SL]Mon, Apr 22, 4:10 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsDesign engineer Mark, who has paralysis from the waist down, plans to build a cutting-edge, accessible family home for £600k. But it's a huge emotional strain for him and his wife Penny. [AD,S,SL]Mon, Apr 22, 5:10 amChannel 4+155 mins
Grand DesignsArchitect David Parsons has designed a sleek, black-clad house hidden away in an idyllic Essex woodland. But will having no windows on two sides make this dream home into a bunker? [AD,S]Mon, Apr 22, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsEdward and Hazel plan to build a shining white art deco lighthouse on a rugged but beautiful clifftop in north Devon. But almost immediately, their wildly optimistic plan runs into trouble. [AD,S]Tue, Apr 23, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsSteph and her husband Alex plan to build a contemporary farmhouse on Steph's grandfather's old farmland. But a lack of money leads to a long spell in a caravan and a total redesign... [AD,S]Thu, Apr 25, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsDespite a lack of experience, former RAF pilot Jon project manages the construction of a three-storey upside-down home clinging to a steep slope in the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire. [AD,S]Fri, Apr 26, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins

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Grand DesignsIn south east London, Beth and Andrew rescue a crumbling Victorian dairy, hoping to turn it into a shabby chic family home fit for modern life. But is the building too derelict? [AD,S,SL]Mon, Apr 15, 3:45 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsYoung architect and shed fanatic Micah Jones plans to turn a dilapidated agricultural building into an upside-down four-bedroom home in County Down's rolling countryside. [AD,S,SL]Tue, Apr 9, 4:20 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud revisits Strathaven in Scotland, where flying instructor Colin and trapeze enthusiast Marta built an incredible metal home inspired by aircraft hangars on their own airfield. [AD,S]Tue, Apr 2, 3:40 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsZimbabwean-born Davi and Matt from Australia set out to build a house in Home Counties suburbia with a radical multicultural design. Can they successfully balance a wide range of looks? [AD,S]Wed, Mar 27, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsCumbrian couple Rob and Ruth plan to transform a 200-year-old former blacking mill of historic importance into a new-build hybrid. But can they conserve its original atmospheric magic? [AD,S]Tue, Mar 26, 4:30 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsAndy and Jeanette attempt a precarious clifftop build on the west coast of Scotland. There are battles with extreme weather, overrun budgets, an emotional shock and a last-minute change. [AD,S]Tue, Mar 19, 4:30 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn Devon, Joe and Claire hope to create 'one of the greatest homes on the planet' that looks like a huge work of art. But from the start, the expensive build faces mind-boggling problems. [AD,S,W]Tue, Mar 12, 4:40 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsEnergy conservationist Andrew plans to build a radical, self-heating home by storing the warmth of the summer sun in insulated earth banks. But will this gigantic thermal experiment work? [AD,S]Tue, Mar 5, 4:05 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsHarry and Briony are relocating to Cornwall and building an American modernist house inspired by 1980s teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But it's a huge and challenging project. [AD,S]Tue, Feb 27, 4:50 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud meets Jaime and his wife Mimi, who are converting a listed mini castle in Buckinghamshire into a family home. But will their wildly optimistic schedule be a problem? [AD,S]Tue, Feb 20, 3:15 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsCorinne plans to build a beautifully crafted, wedge-shaped home on a sliver of garden down the side of the house she's lived in for 24 years. But it sits in a strict conservation area... [AD,S]Tue, Feb 13, 4:00 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsWhile recovering from leukaemia, Toby planned a radical new home - wrapped around an ancient oak tree - to improve his health and provide for his family. But building it isn't easy. [AD,S,SL]Tue, Feb 6, 5:20 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsShip's captain Dorran promised his family he'd build a super-modern underground lair on a hill outside Canterbury. But as the epic build hits choppy waters, will Dorran fulfil their dream? [AD,S]Sun, Feb 4, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsGeoff's selling up in Spain to build a flood-resistant architectural marvel on a flood plain on the Essex coast. Will he sink or swim when Covid hits and Spain's property market collapses? [AD,S,SL]Tue, Jan 30, 4:25 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsGreg and Georgie plan to convert a cavernous, dilapidated, 35-year-old barn in Georgie's parents' garden in Kent into a peaceful safe haven. But costs start to spiral almost immediately. [AD,S,SL]Tue, Jan 23, 3:20 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsCan Leigh and Richard transform a derelict 17th-century Cornish flour mill, full of rotten timbers and riddled with structural cracks, into a warm, contemporary four-storey home? [AD,S]Tue, Jan 16, 3:35 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsCan Colin and Adele overcome contractor issues and financial ruin to build their eye-popping curved glass home in south Manchester? [AD,S]Wed, Dec 20, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn Derbyshire, Mike and Sarah set out to build a multigenerational longhouse. But with a complicated roof, a shortage of materials and an unexpected bereavement, it proves far from easy... [AD,S]Mon, Dec 11, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsIn 2019, Olaf and Fritha set out to build on a tricky slice of land in West Sussex, boxed in by an A-road and a train line. Kevin returns to see how their triangular triumph is faring. [AD,S]Wed, Dec 6, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsIn 2017, Leigh and Richard bought a derelict Cornish flour mill to restore and turn into their home. By 2021 the rooms and landscaping were still unfinished. Has the grind finally paid off? [AD,S]Wed, Nov 29, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsDan and Nina want to build a unique family home, but their plot is dominated by a pond filled with local drainage. Will their West Sussex house be sublime and sleek or a Shrek-like swamp? [AD,S]Tue, Nov 28, 3:50 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIain and Jenny build an enormous black minimalist rectangular building in the middle of a 19th-century country estate in the dramatic Scottish countryside. What will the neighbours say? [AD,S,W]Tue, Nov 14, 3:00 amChannel 455 mins
New: Grand DesignsDuncan and Liz build a revolutionary Passivhaus Premium powerhouse of a home in the Cotswolds. But with a spiralling schedule and lonesome living, will it really all be worth it in the end? [AD,S]Wed, Nov 8, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsNathan and Amye are building a giant cathedral-like home modelled on Dutch barn houses, with a sleek twist and a 5000-tile armadillo roof. But the pressure mounts on project manager Nathan. [AD,S]Tue, Oct 17, 3:15 amChannel 455 mins
New: Grand DesignsDevoted dad Danny builds a sustainable but affordable stilted house up among the trees in his garden. But with no self-build experience and spiralling costs, can he do it on ambition alone? [AD,S]Wed, Oct 4, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsKevin McCloud returns to meet more ambitious self-builders. Rosa and Craig want to live in a steam railway reservoir in the Wye Valley. But their ambitious plans face multiple challenges. [AD,S]Wed, Sept 27, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsEnergy conservationist Andrew plans to build a radical, self-heating home by storing the warmth of the summer sun in insulated earth banks. But will this gigantic thermal experiment work? [AD,S]Tue, Sept 26, 2:45 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsHarry and Briony are relocating to Cornwall and building an American modernist house inspired by 1980s teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But it's a huge project that proves challenging. [AD,S]Tue, Sept 19, 3:30 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud meets Jaime and his wife Mimi, who are converting a listed mini castle in Buckinghamshire into a family home. But will their wildly optimistic schedule be a problem? [AD,S,W]Tue, Sept 12, 3:40 amChannel 450 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud returns to north Cornwall, to catch up with one of his favourite Grand Designs: Rebecca and Gregory's radical, experimental timber refurb of an old bungalow. [AD,S]Tue, Sept 5, 4:25 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud returns to one of the most ambitious Grand Designs ever: a million-pound amphibious house on the Thames. Now that it's finished, does it actually float? [AD,S]Tue, Aug 29, 4:30 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud returns to Creuse in France and the story of a dilapidated manor house that was demolished by the Nazis. Has the 11-year restoration project finally been completed? [AD,S]Tue, Aug 22, 4:55 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsGeoff's selling up in Spain to build a flood-resistant architectural marvel on a flood plain on the Essex coast. Will he sink or swim when Covid hits and Spain's property market collapses? [AD,S]Sun, Aug 20, 8:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud catches up with the story of a daring modernist home that Gil and Hillary Briffa started building 10 years previously in the Andalusian hills in southern Spain. [AD,S]Tue, Aug 15, 3:35 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn Brixton, design-mad couple Mary and Carl want to build a home that resembles a giant stack of glass cubes and offers a Zen retreat from the noise and chaos of the capital. [AD,S]Tue, Aug 8, 4:45 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsLysette and Nigel's plan to build a dramatic, cutting-edge home by the River Thames proves difficult, costly and not very popular with their neighbours. [AD,S]Mon, Jul 31, 4:55 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsCan a pair of first-timers really turn a cowshed into a warm, cosy home by learning how to do everything from the internet? Kevin McCloud visits their extraordinary build in Somerset. [AD,S]Tue, Jul 25, 5:20 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud meets Kevin McCabe, an exponent of the ancient art of cob building, who wants to construct a castle entirely of mud. The huge scale of the task soon becomes clear. [AD,S]Tue, Jul 18, 3:35 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsHave Paul and Carol finally finished their fortress-like home on the edge of the wild West Pennine Moors, several years after their plans were thwarted when they ran out of money and time? [AD,S]Sun, Jun 18, 5:35 pmChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2015, Vicky and Ed set out to transform a derelict Somerset cowshed into a 21st-century smallholding. Now Kevin returns. How much did this wildly ambitious project change their lives? [AD,S]Sun, Jun 11, 3:55 pmChannel 465 mins
Grand DesignsPaul and Penny knock down their million-pound home in south London to build a contemporary mansion. But the challenges presented by this complex build soon start to bite. [AD,S,SL]Wed, Jun 7, 2:50 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsCan Tim and his wife Philomena transform the rusting and rotten hulk of an old lifeboat station in Tenby, south west Wales, into a beautiful modern home with far-reaching sea views? [AD,S,W]Tue, May 30, 2:50 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud meets interior designer Kathryn, who's decided to design and build her own Scandinavian-inspired house on a hillside plot in her parents' back garden in Falmouth, Cornwall. [AD,S,SL]Tue, May 23, 3:15 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn Suffolk, Kevin McCloud meets Simon and his wife Jill, who hope to restore one of the smallest surviving medieval guildhalls in the country to its original splendour. [AD,S,SL]Tue, May 9, 5:00 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsGeoff's selling up in Spain to build a flood-resistant architectural marvel on a flood plain on the Essex coast. Will he sink or swim when Covid hits and Spain's property market collapses? [AD,S]Wed, May 3, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsArchitectural designer Lincoln Miles and his wife, artist Lisa Traxler, take on a very ambitious bungalow conversion on the Isle of Wight, hoping it will blend into the unspoilt woodland. [AD,S,SL]Tue, May 2, 4:30 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsCumbrian couple Rob and Ruth plan to transform a 200-year-old former blacking mill of historic importance into a new-build hybrid. But can they conserve its original atmospheric magic? [AD,S]Wed, Apr 26, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud meets an architect who is trying to create a family home in an awkward, jagged, covered space, trapped between buildings in the crowded heart of Camden in north London. [AD,S,SL]Tue, Apr 25, 4:30 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsCorinne plans to build a beautifully crafted, wedge-shaped home on a sliver of garden down the side of the house she's lived in for 24 years. But it sits in a strict conservation area... [AD,S]Wed, Apr 12, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud revisits Denise and Bruno Del Tufo who set about transforming a concrete water tower in their back garden into an avant-garde contemporary home. How did they get on? [AD,S,SL]Tue, Apr 11, 3:35 amChannel 455 mins