
The Next Best Thing — Season 17
Kevin McCloud observes plumber Jon Martin and ceramicist Noreen Jaafar as they revitalize a neglected half-acre property in Gloucestershire. Their project encounters an obstacle: twenty-seven protected trees on the land cannot be felled. In…
Kevin McCloud chronicles the efforts of Matt and Sophie White, a couple from Sussex, as they construct an extraordinary family home designed for joy. Departing from conventional notions of domestic architecture, their property boasts a revo…
Kevin McCloud encounters Tom and Danielle Raffield, a couple whose shared devotion has been the art of steam-bending wood. They’ve employed this intricate method to craft remarkable furniture and lighting, but now envision a project of unpr…
After recovering from a serious illness, Michelle Parsons, an artist and teacher, resolved to embrace a life of intentionality and create a secluded sanctuary within the Essex woodlands. She and her architect husband, David, envisioned a mo…
Paul Rimmer, a bricklayer from Bolton with four decades of experience restoring Victorian terraces, is embarking on an ambitious project: to build a cutting-edge home for £350,000. A departure from his traditional craft, he has chosen wood …

With a mere five hundred pounds to their name, Simon and Jasmine Dale aspire to construct a three-bedroom home on a hillside, and to achieve self-sufficiency within five years. Is such an ambitious undertaking realistically possible?

In Devon, Mark and Candida Diacono are undertaking an extraordinary construction project: a house designed in the form of a plough. They have assembled an unconventional team of builders to realize this vision. Whether their bold aspiration…

They transformed their 1960s bungalow into a strikingly modern dwelling, a testament to 21st-century design. The question now lingers: how will the neighbors receive this sleek, wooden structure?

Kevin journeyed back to Somerset to visit Ed and Vicky, and their converted cowshed – a space they had transformed into both a dwelling and a place of work.


