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 2025. A total of 100 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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Energy 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?
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1:05:00Harry 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.
1:05:00Ship'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?
1:05:00Kevin 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?
Series 17
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1:05:00Stuart 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?
Series 15 1:05:00
1:05:00Kevin McCloud examines the challenges of self-building in the UK's most remote areas, meeting the architectural pioneers going to astonishing lengths to live on the edge of society.
Series 25 1:00:00
1:00:00In 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?
Series 17 1:05:00
1:05:00Fred 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 storeys buried into the thick limestone below.
1:05:00Joe 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.
1:05:00Despite 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.
1:05:00Steph 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...
Series 26 1:00:00
1:00:00Kathryn, 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.
Series 17 1:05:00
1:05:00Edward 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.
1:05:00Paul and Amy build a home made up of five circular timber buildings linked by raised walkways, beside a Lincolnshire lake. But Paul's health suffers as he struggles to finish it in a year.
1:05:00Architect 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?
Series 15 1:05:00
1:05:00Natasha Cargill wants to build a home shaped like two enormous periscopes near Norwich. But a limited budget and tight planning restrictions take their toll.
1:05:00Jon and Noreen take on an epic self-build, creating a modern house on stilts, up among 27 protected trees on a half-acre site in the heart of a Gloucestershire town.
1:05:00In Northern Ireland, young farmer and architect Patrick hopes to make a home out of four large shipping containers welded together to form a giant cross. But his budget is under threat.
Series 13 1:05:00
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.