Episodes and Spin-offs
The first episode of Grand Designs aired on 29 April 1999. Since then over one hundred episodes have been produced and broadcast in twelve series. The Grand Designs brand has also grown in this time with a number of spin-off shows also being made:
- Grand Designs Indoors is a lesser known spin-off, with the same format. As the name suggests the series concentrated on the interior transformation of these properties. Only containing six episodes, this series was broadcast in 2001.
- Grand Designs Abroad focused on properties outside the United Kingdom and was broadcast in 2004.
- Grand Designs Trade Secrets was a spin-off broadcast for two seasons immediately after the main Channel 4 show each week for series seven and eight of Grand Designs respectively. Acting as a companion piece, it gave hints and tips about building and showed some "behind the scenes" material from that week's show.
- Grand Designs Live and Grand Designs Live: Today were one-hour daily programmes broadcast for nine days during the Grand Designs Live 2008 event in London.
- Grand Designs Australia premiered on 21 October 2010 in Australia on The LifeStyle Channel.
- Kevin's Grand Design - A 2 episode special on Kevin McClouds' development of a caravan park into a 44 unit 'FAB' housing estate.
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