About this season
Many people think building their dream home is out of their budget. But it doesn't have to be. As far as architectural designer Charlie Luxton is concerned, it doesn't have to break the bank, and he wants to prove it. As presenter of `Building the Dream', Luxton works with potential homeowners looking to turn a plot of land into their dream home that suits their lifestyles but doesn't cost too much to build. He helps them get the best out of their designs and introduces them to others who have created their own dream homes. The first-time builders then must choose whether to take the advice under consideration in their designs or ignore it and stick to their original plans.
Episodes (11)
1. Shropshire
Aired 26 August 2014
Charlie helps Richard Southgate and his wife Kate as they build a five-bedroom family home in the beautiful Shropshire countryside
2. Buckinghamshire
Aired 2 September 2014
Charlie assists with an eco-build on the banks of the Severn. Ele and Steve George could save themselves £50,000 and it should be a fast build - but manufacturing hold-ups and bad weather don't help.
3. Gloucestershire
Aired 9 September 2014
Charlie assists with an eco-build on the banks of the Severn. Ele and Steve George could save themselves £50,000 and it should be a fast build - but manufacturing hold-ups and bad weather don't help.
4. Cheshire
Aired 16 September 2014
Charlie Luxton looks to help retired couple Steve and Chris Elliot realise their dream of a modern eco-home inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement
5. Hertfordshire
Aired 23 September 2014
Mark and Gillian Webb plan to build a large, modern home in the style of a Georgian rectory in Hertfordshire
6. Hampshire
Aired 30 September 2014
Royal Navy helicopter pilot Chris Bennett and wife Sonya plan on demolishing a rundown bungalow and replacing it with a modern, two-storey home packed full of eco-features
7. Devon
Aired 7 October 2014
Charlie Luxton heads to Devon to help glass-blower Siddy Langley self-build a combined home and studio. But flooding and huge interest payments on a loan put the project in jeopardy.
8. Norfolk
Aired 14 October 2014
Gavin Panella and Chantal Schaul are self-building a little bit of continental Europe in the heart of Norfolk
9. Herefordshire
Aired 21 October 2014
Tim and Fliss hope to get on the property ladder by self-building their first home together on a tiny strip of family land, saving £70k
10. Hull
Aired 28 October 2014
Charlie helps fellow architect Jamie Ashton and his fiancée Joanne Scurr to self-build the perfect family home in Hull without compromising on design
11. East Sussex
Aired 4 November 2014
Charlie Luxton heads to East Sussex, where paramedic Steve and his partner Hannah are self-building a straw-bale house in a beautiful woodland glade