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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 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, 4:45 amChannel 4+155 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 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

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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]Thu, Apr 3, 9:00 pmMore 460 mins
Grand DesignsTracy and Steve Fox want to build an 'urban shed' out of industrial materials in an old milk yard in south east London. But their choice of unorthodox materials proves challenging. [AD,S]Fri, Mar 21, 8:00 pmMore 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]Thu, Mar 20, 9:00 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,W]Thu, Mar 20, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsPeter and Chard are building a new home. But he wants it to be round while she says it should be square. They're envisaging vastly different budgets. Oh, and it needs a plane workshop. [AD,S]Wed, Mar 19, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsWhen he lost three limbs in Afghanistan, Jon's life changed forever. Now he wants to build a house that allows him to live independently. The design's cutting edge, but the budget spirals. [AD,S]Tue, Mar 18, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsThe 100th episode of Grand Designs follows a couple in central London converting a water tower into a four-bed luxury home over nine floors, crowned with a 360-degree viewing room. [AD,S]Fri, Mar 14, 7:55 pmMore 465 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, Mar 13, 9:00 pmMore 460 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud returns to Somerset to catch up with Ed and Vicky and find out the latest on their off-grid cowshed conversion, which they turned into a home and business space. [AD,S]Wed, Mar 12, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsIn Devon's stunning Blackdown Hills, engineer Stephen and horticulturalist Elizabeth take inspiration from a shell, to build one of the most ambitious homes ever seen on Grand Designs. [AD,S]Fri, Mar 7, 7:55 pmMore 465 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, Mar 6, 9:00 pmMore 460 mins
Grand DesignsGwyn and Kate don't know much about renovation but set out to convert a decaying 1920s cinema in South Yorkshire into a family home. The dramatic overhaul requires a leap of faith. [AD,S]Thu, Mar 6, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsKevin McCloud meets flying instructor Colin Mackinnon and trapeze artist Marta Briongos, who are building an incredible metal home next to their very own airfield in Scotland. [AD,S]Wed, Mar 5, 7:55 pmMore 465 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, Mar 4, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Wed, Feb 19, 7:55 pmMore 465 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, Feb 18, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsJonathan and Deborah are building a semi-subterranean, Hollywood Hills-style mansion with a swimming pool on a hemmed-in site in north London. But what will the neighbours think? [AD,S]Fri, Feb 14, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Thu, Feb 13, 9:00 pmMore 460 mins
Grand DesignsThis episode follows actor Sean Simons' epic bid to turn castle ruins in Ireland into a spectacular fantasy home the hard way: with no architect and in the middle of a recession. [AD,S]Thu, Feb 13, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsStuart and Rosie turn their 1960s bungalow on the Wirral into a slick piece of 21st-century architecture. But what will the neighbours make of their ultra-modern wooden design? [AD,S]Wed, Feb 12, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsFred and Saffron build a family home on a steep slope in the Peak District, with the top floor in plain sight and two post-industrial-style floors buried into the thick limestone below. [AD,S]Tue, Feb 11, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsJoe and Lina are fed up with renting but can't afford to buy. So they're building their own clever, space-saving two-bedroom home for £160,000, on a tiny plot in east London. [AD,S]Fri, Feb 7, 7:55 pmMore 465 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, Feb 6, 9:00 pmMore 460 mins
Grand DesignsPaul and Amy Wilkinson build a lakeside home in Lincolnshire with five circular timber buildings linked by raised walkways. But Paul's health suffers as he struggles to finish it in a year. [AD,S]Thu, Feb 6, 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]Wed, Feb 5, 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]Tue, Feb 4, 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]Fri, Jan 31, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Thu, Jan 30, 11:00 pmMore 465 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]Thu, Jan 30, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
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]Thu, Jan 30, 1:10 amMore 465 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]Fri, Jan 24, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Thu, Jan 23, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Thu, Jan 23, 1:15 amMore 465 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]Wed, Jan 22, 9:00 pmMore 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]Wed, Jan 22, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Mon, Jan 20, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsCan Leigh and Richard transform a derelict 17th-century Cornish flour mill, which is full of rotten timbers and riddled with structural cracks, into a warm, contemporary four-storey home? [AD,S]Fri, Jan 17, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Thu, Jan 16, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Wed, Jan 15, 9:00 pmMore 460 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]Wed, Jan 15, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Mon, Jan 13, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Fri, Jan 10, 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]Thu, Jan 9, 7:55 pmMore 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]Wed, Jan 8, 9:00 pmMore 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]Wed, Jan 8, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsIn south west London, Elinor and Born plan to build Britain's first hypoallergenic house, to alleviate their two young sons' life-threatening allergies, in a race against time. [AD,S]Mon, Jan 6, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins
Grand DesignsIn south west London, Kevin McCloud meets Justin, who's restoring a neo-Gothic cemetery keeper's lodge and converting its toilet into a luxury ground-floor extension with a moat and pool. [AD,S]Fri, Jan 3, 7:55 pmMore 465 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]Thu, Jan 2, 7:55 pmMore 465 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. [S]Fri, Dec 13, 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. [S,W]Thu, Dec 12, 7:55 pmMore 465 mins

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