Grand Designs
Grand Designs is a living & home improvement program on 4seven. Kevin McCloud follows Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 108 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
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You can count on Grand Designs for bold builds and dense architectural lingo. This time, Michael and Phil build Britain's largest sliding trapezoid window. #NationalPoetryDay
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A new run of ambitious self-building projects. Artist Sarah returns home to the Durham Dales to build a cannabis-based home. But costs go through the roof. Can she finish her hempcrete hub?
Series 13
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1:05:00In 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.
1:05:00Gwyn 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.
1:05:00Kevin 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.
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1:05:00While 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.
1:05:00Geoff'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?
1:05:00Dan 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?
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1:05:00Matt and Sophie want to break the mould by building a family house of fun, featuring secret dens, a firefighter's pole and a James Bond room. Just what will this house look like in the end?
1:05:00In north London, Mark and Penny seek to blend period and cutting-edge architecture as they restore a derelict Victorian gatehouse on a steep hill, and add a giant black zinc-clad extension.
1:05:00Angelo Mastropietro plans to spend £100,000 to almost single-handedly build himself a 21st-century cave in a damp, dark, abandoned space in Worcestershire. Can it be done?
1:05:00Tom and Danielle use their steam-bending skills to build a wavy wooden house full of twisty furniture in Cornwall. But with a relatively modest budget, have they taken on too much?
1:05:00In Devon, Mark and Candida are building a timber-clad house in the shape of a plough. It includes a huge, complex, curvy roof, a timber frame and a working barn made of steel and Devon cob.
1:05:00Kevin McCloud meets Clinton from West Sussex, who's willing to spend whatever it takes to build one of the largest homes ever to feature on Grand Designs.
1:05:00Paul Rimmer has worked with bricks for 40 years, renovating Victorian houses in Bolton. But now he plans to hand-build his own state-of-the-art wooden home - if his funding holds up.
1:05:00Richard and Felicia set out to turn a vast underground water reservoir near the Humber Estuary into a family home - an almighty feat of engineering. Then a life-threatening illness strikes.
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1:05:00Kevin McCloud meets Martin and Kae Walker, who want to build the ultimate family home near York, inspired by a giant farm shed and featuring an ingenious 'mothership' for good parenting.
1:05:00Identical twins Nik and Jon are building near-identical houses in Sheffield. Raised on steel stilts, these two extraordinary properties pay tribute to the city's industrial past.
1:05:00Kevin McCloud visits Stephen and Anita's cutting-edge, bright-orange building project on the South Downs. Do they have enough money? And what will the neighbours think?
1:05:00In rural Wales, Tamayo and Nigel Hussey want to build a Japanese house complete with roof bath, tatami room and sliding paper walls. But will their lack of detailed drawings cause problems?