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Grand Designs (1999)

Grand Designs

25 years of celebrating the optimism, jeopardy and ultimate joy of home building. Grand Designs UK returns with a special anniversary series hosted by the inimitable Kevin McCloud.

Kevin McCloud

Series, 1999, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life


Grand Designs - TV Showtimes

Wednesday, September 3

2:54am

Grand Designs ‘South East London’

ABC TV

Grand Designs

'South East London'

ABC TV, 2:54am, Wed, 3 Sep 2025, 47 minutes

REPEAT

A creative couple decide to build an 'urban shed' in an old milk yard tucked away behind some flats and shops in their beloved South East London. #GrandDesigns

Kevin McCloud

Series, 2014, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 12 Episode 5


Grand Designs ‘South East London’

ABC TV HD

Grand Designs

'South East London'

ABC TV HD, 2:54am, Wed, 3 Sep 2025, 47 minutes

REPEAT

A creative couple decide to build an 'urban shed' in an old milk yard tucked away behind some flats and shops in their beloved South East London. #GrandDesigns

Kevin McCloud

Series, 2014, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 12 Episode 5


3:29pm

Grand Designs ‘Norwich - The Periscopes House’

ABC TV

Grand Designs

'Norwich - The Periscopes House'

ABC TV, 3:29pm, Wed, 3 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

A single mum wants to build a home shaped like two enormous periscopes in Norwich, but a limited budget and tight planning restrictions start to take their toll.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 12 Episode 6


Grand Designs ‘Norwich - The Periscopes House’

ABC TV HD

Grand Designs

'Norwich - The Periscopes House'

ABC TV HD, 3:29pm, Wed, 3 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

A single mum wants to build a home shaped like two enormous periscopes in Norwich, but a limited budget and tight planning restrictions start to take their toll.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 12 Episode 6


Thursday, September 4

12:48am

Grand Designs ‘Norwich - The Periscopes House’

ABC TV

Grand Designs

'Norwich - The Periscopes House'

ABC TV, 12:48am, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

A single mum wants to build a home shaped like two enormous periscopes in Norwich, but a limited budget and tight planning restrictions start to take their toll.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 12 Episode 6


Grand Designs ‘Norwich - The Periscopes House’

ABC TV HD

Grand Designs

'Norwich - The Periscopes House'

ABC TV HD, 12:48am, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

A single mum wants to build a home shaped like two enormous periscopes in Norwich, but a limited budget and tight planning restrictions start to take their toll.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 12 Episode 6


3:29pm

Grand Designs ‘Buckinghamshire - The Floating House’

ABC TV

Grand Designs

'Buckinghamshire - The Floating House'

ABC TV, 3:29pm, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 47 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin meets a couple who want to build the UK's first amphibious house of its kind on an island on the Thames. Desperate to live on the river, but worried about the ever present dangers of flooding, they turn to their architect to come up with an ambitious, experimental design that will see the whole house magically rise up with the flood waters.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 14 Episode 7


Grand Designs ‘Buckinghamshire - The Floating House’

ABC TV HD

Grand Designs

'Buckinghamshire - The Floating House'

ABC TV HD, 3:29pm, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 47 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin meets a couple who want to build the UK's first amphibious house of its kind on an island on the Thames. Desperate to live on the river, but worried about the ever present dangers of flooding, they turn to their architect to come up with an ambitious, experimental design that will see the whole house magically rise up with the flood waters.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 14 Episode 7


10:36pm

Grand Designs ‘Buckinghamshire - The Floating House’

ABC TV

Grand Designs

'Buckinghamshire - The Floating House'

ABC TV, 10:36pm, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin meets a couple who want to build the UK's first amphibious house of its kind on an island on the Thames. Desperate to live on the river, but worried about the ever present dangers of flooding, they turn to their architect to come up with an ambitious, experimental design that will see the whole house magically rise up with the flood waters.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 14 Episode 7


Grand Designs ‘Buckinghamshire - The Floating House’

ABC TV HD

Grand Designs

'Buckinghamshire - The Floating House'

ABC TV HD, 10:36pm, Thu, 4 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin meets a couple who want to build the UK's first amphibious house of its kind on an island on the Thames. Desperate to live on the river, but worried about the ever present dangers of flooding, they turn to their architect to come up with an ambitious, experimental design that will see the whole house magically rise up with the flood waters.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 14 Episode 7


Friday, September 5

3:23pm

Grand Designs ‘West Sussex’

ABC TV

Grand Designs

'West Sussex'

ABC TV, 3:23pm, Fri, 5 Sep 2025, 49 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin McCloud meets Clinton Dall from Sussex who's willing to spend whatever it takes to build one of the largest homes ever featured on Grand Designs.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 13 Episode 1


Grand Designs ‘West Sussex’

ABC TV HD

Grand Designs

'West Sussex'

ABC TV HD, 3:23pm, Fri, 5 Sep 2025, 49 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin McCloud meets Clinton Dall from Sussex who's willing to spend whatever it takes to build one of the largest homes ever featured on Grand Designs.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 13 Episode 1


Monday, September 8

3:29pm

Grand Designs ‘East Sussex’

ABC TV

Grand Designs

'East Sussex'

ABC TV, 3:29pm, Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 47 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin McCloud meets boat loving James Strangeways, who wants to build a home with boat-like qualities.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 13 Episode 2


Grand Designs ‘East Sussex’

ABC TV HD

Grand Designs

'East Sussex'

ABC TV HD, 3:29pm, Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 47 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin McCloud meets boat loving James Strangeways, who wants to build a home with boat-like qualities.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 13 Episode 2


11:32pm

Grand Designs ‘East Sussex’

ABC TV

Grand Designs

'East Sussex'

ABC TV, 11:32pm, Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin McCloud meets boat loving James Strangeways, who wants to build a home with boat-like qualities.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 13 Episode 2


Grand Designs ‘East Sussex’

ABC TV HD

Grand Designs

'East Sussex'

ABC TV HD, 11:32pm, Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin McCloud meets boat loving James Strangeways, who wants to build a home with boat-like qualities.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 13 Episode 2


Tuesday, September 9

3:26pm

Grand Designs ‘Solent’

ABC TV

Grand Designs

'Solent'

ABC TV, 3:26pm, Tue, 9 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin McCloud meets Bram Vis, wife Lisa and their two children who plan to build a house on an idyllic seaside plot on the Isle of Wight, with generous entertaining spaces and a swimming pool for the family.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 13 Episode 3


Grand Designs ‘Solent’

ABC TV HD

Grand Designs

'Solent'

ABC TV HD, 3:26pm, Tue, 9 Sep 2025, 48 minutes

REPEAT

Kevin McCloud meets Bram Vis, wife Lisa and their two children who plan to build a house on an idyllic seaside plot on the Isle of Wight, with generous entertaining spaces and a swimming pool for the family.

Kevin McCloud

Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Lifestyle, Real Life, Season 13 Episode 3


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