About this season
For many the dream of having a bolt hole or a place to escape from their hectic lives can seem unobtainable. Architect George Clarke shows how such big dreams can be achieved in small and affordable places. George delves into the extraordinary world of small builds to meet the highly creative people who are taking tiny, unpromising spaces and creating the most incredible places to live and work and play. There are homes made out of shipping containers, horseboxes, and old buses. Others are building tiny huts or incredible treehouses in the middle of the woods.
Episodes (9)
1. Cliff Top Retreat and Garden Pavilion
Aired 17 September 2015 • 45 min
George visits a cliff top retreat, a unique garden pavilion, and starts work on his getaway beach hut
2. Campervan and Escape Pod
Aired 24 September 2015 • 45 min
George meets a man building a campervan out of CDs and old vinyl records. There's also a single dad making a home on the water for him and his sons out of an oil rig escape pod.
3. Mini Cricket Pavilion and a Boat Home
Aired 1 October 2015 • 45 min
George meets a young man looking on an internet dating site for a shipmate to help turn an old boat into a home. There's also a cricket-mad granddad building a mini pavilion in his garden.
4. Hearse Campervan and Bathing Machine
Aired 8 October 2015 • 45 min
George finds a hearse that's been made into a family campervan, with a pop-out kitchen in a coffin. There's also a floating book shop, and a Victorian bathing machine in Margate.
5. River Barge and Swimming Pool Restoration
Aired 15 October 2015 • 45 min
George visits a river barge conversion, an ingenious swimming pool restoration and a futuristic lakeside house in Germany
6. Air Raid Shelters and Party Sheds
Aired 22 October 2015 • 45 min
George meets a couple transforming their garden air-raid shelters. There's also 12-year-old Guinnie, who hopes to create the ultimate party shed, and some luxury beach houses.
7. A Home Made of Scrap
Aired 29 October 2015 • 45 min
George meets a couple so desperate to get on the housing ladder that they're making their own home out of scrap. And there's drama in the workshop with the beach hut project.
8. Festival Campervan and Floating Hut
Aired 5 November 2015 • 45 min
George and Will's floating beach hut goes to sea. There's also a festival campervan made from an American school bus and a family home in Germany built in an old grain silo.
9. Floating Homes
Aired 12 November 2015 • 45 min
In this special episode, George Clarke joins forces with up-cycling expert Max McMurdo to learn all there is to know about building a floating home, from Docklands to Denmark.