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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]Mon, Dec 22, 7:55 pmMore 465 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, Dec 23, 6:55 pmMore 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, Dec 23, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Fri, Dec 26, 6:55 pmMore 460 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]Fri, Dec 26, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Sat, Dec 27, 6:55 pmMore 460 mins
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, Dec 27, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Sun, Dec 28, 6:55 pmMore 460 mins
Grand DesignsKate and Rob replace their 1940s past-it prefab with a bespoke, modern, factory-built home using volumetric modular construction. But will it feel like the characterful home they dream of? [AD,S]Sun, Dec 28, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins

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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 all be worth it in the end? [AD,S]Sat, Jun 21, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
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 all be worth it in the end? [AD,S]Fri, Jun 20, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsIn West Yorkshire's rolling hills, Kara and Jonny build a striking stone and zinc home. The challenges come in thick and fast, but can they pull it off and redefine accessible design? [AD,S]Tue, Jun 17, 7:00 pm4seven50 mins
Grand DesignsFurniture maker Lucinda wants to construct a beautifully crafted, two-storey, highly-insulated timber home in woodland in South Herefordshire... without using heavy machinery. [AD,S]Sat, Jun 7, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsRetired racehorse breeder John builds a million-pound, high-tech, accessible glass pavilion with a wildlife garden for him and his wife Helen, whose mobility was badly affected by a stroke. [AD,S]Fri, May 9, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsRetired racehorse breeder John builds a million-pound, high-tech, accessible glass pavilion with a wildlife garden for him and his wife Helen, whose mobility was badly affected by a stroke. [AD,S]Thu, May 8, 7:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin revisits Graeme and Melanie, whose hugely ambitious Hackney haven was hampered by a basement bombshell. Have they finally got out of the red and into their modernist home? [AD,S]Sat, May 3, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin revisits Graeme and Melanie, whose hugely ambitious Hackney haven was hampered by a basement bombshell. Have they finally got out of the red and into their modernist home? [AD,S]Fri, May 2, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin revisits Graeme and Melanie, whose hugely ambitious Hackney haven was hampered by a basement bombshell. Have they finally got out of the red and into their modernist home? [AD,S]Thu, May 1, 7:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsDoes good architecture have the power to heal? Kevin revisits Elinor and Born, who in 2017 built a clean-aired, hypoallergenic house, motivated by the extreme allergies of their two boys. [AD,S]Sat, Apr 26, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsDoes good architecture have the power to heal? Kevin revisits Elinor and Born, who in 2017 built a clean-aired, hypoallergenic house, motivated by the extreme allergies of their two boys. [AD,S]Fri, Apr 25, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsDoes good architecture have the power to heal? Kevin revisits Elinor and Born, who in 2017 built a clean-aired, hypoallergenic house, motivated by the extreme allergies of their two boys. [AD,S]Thu, Apr 24, 7:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin revisits Graeme and Melanie, whose hugely ambitious Hackney haven was hampered by a basement bombshell. Have they finally got out of the red and into their modernist home? [AD,S]Sat, Apr 19, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin revisits Graeme and Melanie, whose hugely ambitious Hackney haven was hampered by a basement bombshell. Have they finally got out of the red and into their modernist home? [S]Fri, Apr 18, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin revisits Graeme and Melanie, whose hugely ambitious Hackney haven was hampered by a basement bombshell. Have they finally got out of the red and into their modernist home? [S]Thu, Apr 17, 7:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsMaster carpenter Olaf faces the biggest challenge of his career: creating an oasis for himself and his partner Fritha on a sliver of land in Sussex squeezed between a railway and an A-road. [AD,S,W]Sat, Mar 1, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsRetired racehorse breeder John builds a million-pound, high-tech, accessible glass pavilion with a wildlife garden for him and his wife Helen, whose mobility was badly affected by a stroke. [AD,S]Sat, Dec 14, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsRosa and Craig want to live in a steam railway reservoir in the Wye Valley. But their ambitious plans face multiple challenges. [AD,S]Mon, Dec 9, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsRosa and Craig want to live in a steam railway reservoir in the Wye Valley. But their ambitious plans face multiple challenges. [AD,S]Sat, Dec 7, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsRosa and Craig want to live in a steam railway reservoir in the Wye Valley. But their ambitious plans face multiple challenges. [AD,S]Thu, Dec 5, 9:00 pm4seven60 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]Thu, Dec 5, 8:00 pm4seven60 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]Mon, Dec 2, 9:00 pm4seven60 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]Sat, Nov 30, 9:00 pm4seven60 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]Thu, Nov 28, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2013, Jon and Noreen started building a giant treehouse in Gloucestershire. By 2016, the money ran out. Are they finally living up in the trees? [AD,S]Sat, Nov 23, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
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]Mon, Nov 18, 2:20 am4seven65 mins
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]Sat, Nov 16, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
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]Fri, Nov 15, 10:00 pm4seven65 mins
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]Thu, Nov 14, 11:20 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsFurniture maker Lucinda wants to construct a beautifully crafted, two-storey, highly-insulated timber home in woodland in South Herefordshire... without using heavy machinery. [AD,S]Mon, Nov 11, 11:00 pm4seven65 mins
Grand DesignsFurniture maker Lucinda wants to construct a beautifully crafted, two-storey, highly-insulated timber home in woodland in South Herefordshire... without using heavy machinery. [AD,S]Sun, Nov 10, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsFurniture maker Lucinda wants to construct a beautifully crafted, two-storey, highly-insulated timber home in woodland in South Herefordshire... without using heavy machinery. [AD,S]Sat, Nov 9, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsFurniture maker Lucinda wants to construct a beautifully crafted, two-storey, highly-insulated timber home in woodland in South Herefordshire... without using heavy machinery. [AD,S]Fri, Nov 8, 10:00 pm4seven65 mins
Grand DesignsFurniture maker Lucinda wants to construct a beautifully crafted, two-storey, highly-insulated timber home in woodland in South Herefordshire... without using heavy machinery. [AD,S]Thu, Nov 7, 11:20 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsOn a nostalgic revisit to the first ever Grand Design, from back in 1999, Kevin finds out if Tim and Jules are still flying high in their timber-framed home on the cliffs above Newhaven. [AD,S]Sun, Nov 3, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsOn a nostalgic revisit to the first ever Grand Design, from back in 1999, Kevin finds out if Tim and Jules are still flying high in their timber-framed home on the cliffs above Newhaven. [AD,S]Sat, Nov 2, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsOn a nostalgic revisit to the first ever Grand Design, from back in 1999, Kevin finds out if Tim and Jules are still flying high in their timber-framed home on the cliffs above Newhaven. [AD,S]Thu, Oct 31, 11:20 pm4seven65 mins
Grand DesignsIn West Yorkshire's rolling hills, Kara and Jonny build a striking stone and zinc home. The challenges come in thick and fast, but can they can pull it off and redefine accessible design? [AD,S]Sun, Oct 13, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsIn West Yorkshire's rolling hills, Kara and Jonny build a striking stone and zinc home. The challenges come in thick and fast, but can they can pull it off and redefine accessible design? [AD,S]Sat, Oct 12, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsIn West Yorkshire's rolling hills, Kara and Jonny build a striking stone and zinc home. The challenges come in thick and fast, but can they can pull it off and redefine accessible design? [AD,S]Fri, Oct 11, 10:00 pm4seven65 mins
Grand DesignsIn West Yorkshire's rolling hills, Kara and Jonny build a striking stone and zinc home. The challenges come in thick and fast, but can they can pull it off and redefine accessible design? [AD,S]Thu, Oct 10, 10:35 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsIn Lincolnshire, high-flyers Zara and Giuliano set out to build a 400-square-metre malthouse-inspired home, but run into problems from the get-go. Can they get the project off the ground? [AD,S]Mon, Oct 7, 2:15 am4seven65 mins
Grand DesignsIn Lincolnshire, high-flyers Zara and Giuliano set out to build a 400-square-metre malthouse-inspired home, but run into problems from the get-go. Can they get the project off the ground? [AD,S]Sat, Oct 5, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud returns to follow more ambitious self-builds. Can Zahid and Ferzana transform an old coastguard station on an exposed East Yorkshire headland into a three-storey glass box? [AD,S]Tue, Oct 1, 3:45 am4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud returns to follow more ambitious self-builds. Can Zahid and Ferzana transform an old coastguard station on an exposed East Yorkshire headland into a three-storey glass box? [AD,S]Sat, Sept 28, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud returns to follow more ambitious self-builds. Can Zahid and Ferzana transform an old coastguard station on an exposed East Yorkshire headland into a three-storey glass box? [AD,S]Thu, Sept 26, 7:00 pm4seven60 mins
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 all be worth it in the end? [AD,S]Tue, Jul 16, 7:00 pm4seven60 mins
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 all be worth it in the end? [AD,S]Mon, Jul 15, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
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 all be worth it in the end? [AD,S]Sat, Jul 13, 9:00 pm4seven60 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud revisits Adrian and Megan, whose cutting-edge concrete bunker became a nightmare build. With the house now complete, what's it like to live in such a raw, exposed home? [AD,S]Sat, Jul 13, 8:00 pm4seven60 mins