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 (9)
1. South London
Aired 2 May 2018
A self-building couple plan an urban marvel on a tight plot and an even tighter budget
2. East Yorkshire
Aired 9 May 2018
Nick and Jane hope to turn an old bungalow into a contemporary home - on a budget so small that it almost defies belief. But will the project break them?
3. Woking, Surrey
Aired 16 May 2018
Charlie heads to Woking to meet Jason and Philippa, who think they have discovered the perfect refurb project. But will it take them to the brink?
4. East Sussex Revisit
Aired 23 May 2018
Charlie catches up with Steve and an eco-efficient, straw-baled, self-built home set in a woodland glade
5. Northamptonshire
Aired 30 May 2018
New couple Rob and Jan aim to build a vicarage-style home in rural Northamptonshire. If Charlie can actually get them to agree on anything.
6. Firth of Forth
Aired 6 June 2018
Charlie meets a couple who are building a traditional Scottish cottage between Linlithgow and the beautiful Firth of Forth. But the weather puts pressure on their ambitious build.
7. Cambridgeshire
Aired 13 June 2018
Charlie heads to Cambridgeshire to meet two self-builders creating a family home that needs to be both techie, but also blingy. Can the two desires be reconciled?
8. Caterham
Aired 20 June 2018
In Surrey, Ben and Nicola are transforming a dilapidated bungalow into a contemporary split-level home
9. Cambridgeshire
Aired 27 June 2018
Charlie is in Cambridgeshire, where Darren and Luisa are on a voyage of discovery, building a picture-perfect waterfront home - a project with lots of issues