Grand Designs

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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]Sun, Jun 15, 7:15 pmChannel 445 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]Sun, Jun 15, 8:15 pmChannel 4+145 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

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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, 4:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsTony and Ara want to create a house of healing dedicated to health and wellbeing, on a beautiful woodland clearing near Henley-on-Thames. But the site is fraught with emotional landmines... [AD,S]Sat, May 31, 3:10 pmChannel 465 mins
Grand DesignsCan Zahid and Ferzana transform an old coastguard station on an exposed East Yorkshire headland into a bold, three-storey glass box of a family home? [AD,S]Sat, May 24, 2:55 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2011, Edward and Hazel set out to build a lighthouse on the north Devon coast. By 2019, they were near bankruptcy with just a rusting shell. Three years on, has anything has changed? [AD,S,SL]Mon, May 19, 1:45 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,SL]Wed, May 14, 2:45 amChannel 455 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,SL]Wed, May 7, 3:45 amChannel 455 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]Tue, Apr 29, 8:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: 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]Wed, Apr 23, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: 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]Wed, Apr 16, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsKathryn, who's lived on the same London street for 60 years, is building a mirror image of her Edwardian home, right next door, but with a 21st-century twist. [AD,W]Wed, Apr 9, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsSarah and Pip are smitten with a 150-year-old Bedfordshire barn that's keeling over. Can they retain its charm and spirit, while also transforming it into a sleek, modern home? [AD,S]Wed, Apr 2, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
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]Sat, Mar 22, 3:30 pmChannel 460 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]Sun, Mar 16, 4:15 pmChannel 460 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,SL]Sun, Mar 9, 3:00 amChannel 455 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]Tue, Mar 4, 2:15 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsJon and Noreen dreamt of living in a giant treehouse in Gloucestershire. But three years into the build, the money ran out. Are they finally living up in the trees? [AD,S]Sat, Feb 8, 4:35 pmChannel 465 mins
Grand DesignsIn the longest revisit in Grand Designs history, Kevin McCloud returns to Devon to see if Sue and Martin's renovation of two ancient barns has finally come to fruition, two decades on. [AD,S]Sat, Feb 1, 4:25 pmChannel 465 mins
Grand DesignsGraeme and Melanie want their new home in Hackney to celebrate their blended family. But squeezing the bright red-clad house onto their tiny garage plot proves a huge challenge. [AD,S]Sat, Jan 25, 5:30 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsHave Paul and Carol finally finished their fortress-like home on the edge of the wild West Pennine Moors, several years after they ran out of money and time? [AD,S,SL]Sun, Jan 19, 2:35 amChannel 455 mins
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,SL]Tue, Jan 14, 2:00 amChannel 455 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,W]Sun, Jan 12, 4:15 pmChannel 460 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,SL]Tue, Jan 7, 2:40 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn 2011, Edward and Hazel set out to build a lighthouse on the north Devon coast. By 2019, they were near bankruptcy with just a rusting shell. Three years on, has anything has changed? [AD,S,SL]Mon, Dec 16, 2:55 amChannel 455 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,SL]Tue, Dec 10, 3:00 amChannel 455 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]Wed, Dec 4, 9:00 pmChannel 460 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,SL]Sun, Dec 1, 4:05 amChannel 455 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,SL]Mon, Nov 25, 3:10 amChannel 455 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]Wed, Nov 6, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: 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]Wed, Oct 30, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsAdam and Tassy convert a 20-metre-high Northamptonshire water tower into a fun family home with curved walls, slides, secret rooms, a firefighter's pole, a swimming pool and a sky garden. [AD,S]Wed, Oct 23, 9:00 pmChannel 460 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,W]Sun, Oct 20, 7:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: Grand DesignsTony and Ara want to create a house of healing dedicated to health and wellbeing, on a beautiful woodland clearing near Henley-on-Thames. But the site is fraught with emotional landmines... [AD,S]Wed, Oct 16, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
New: 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]Wed, Oct 9, 8:00 pmChannel 460 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,SL]Sun, Oct 6, 3:45 amChannel 450 mins
New: 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]Wed, Oct 2, 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? [S,W]Tue, Sept 10, 3:55 amChannel 450 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,SL]Mon, Sept 2, 4:00 amChannel 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,SL]Mon, Aug 26, 2:50 amChannel 450 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,SL]Tue, Aug 20, 3:50 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, Aug 13, 3:40 amChannel 455 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,SL]Mon, Aug 5, 3:25 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsGretta plans to build a Malaysian-inspired pavilion, designed by her nephew, on her sister and brother-in-law's land in Ely. Will this family affair and story of renewal end in harmony? [AD,S,SL]Tue, Jul 16, 4:00 amChannel 455 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]Wed, Jul 10, 9:00 pmChannel 460 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,SL]Tue, Jul 9, 4:05 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,SL]Tue, Jul 2, 3:55 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsIn the longest revisit in Grand Designs history, Kevin McCloud returns to Devon to see if Sue and Martin's renovation of two ancient barns has finally come to fruition, two decades on. [AD,S,SL]Tue, Jun 25, 4:00 amChannel 455 mins
Grand DesignsGraeme and Melanie want their new home in Hackney to celebrate their blended family. But squeezing the bright red-clad house onto their tiny garage plot proves a huge challenge. [AD,S]Wed, Jun 19, 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]Mon, Jun 17, 4:05 amChannel 450 mins
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]Tue, Jun 4, 9:00 pmChannel 460 mins
Grand DesignsHave Paul and Carol finally finished their fortress-like home on the edge of the wild West Pennine Moors, several years after they ran out of money and time? [AD,S]Mon, Jun 3, 4:00 amChannel 455 mins