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Season 1
April 29, 1999

Season 1

01. The Timber Frame Kit House, Newhaven

A couple in Newhaven face a race against time as they build their dream home on windswept cliff-top site in time for the birth of their baby.

45min
April 29, 1999

02. The English Barn, Berkshire

Kevin travels to Oxfordshire to meet the Randolphs, who built their first house 10 years ago and now, in their 70s, have decided to do it all again!

45min
May 6, 1999

03. The Co-op, Walter Segal Houses, Brighton

This project was a co-operative venture - 10 young families each put in 30 hours of construction work per week.

Kevin travels to Brighton to meet a co-operative of ten young families, including ex-travellers and single parents, who are building both their own and each others homes.

A housing association bought the land from the council for £58,000. Paul then worked with the association to put the co-operative together. All the members were people on the council's housing list.

45min
May 13, 1999

04. The Water Tower, Coleshill, Amersham

Kevin McCloud travels to Amersham, where a couple plan to design an 'invisible' house, blending in with the earth banks of the surrounding reservoirs.

45min
May 20, 1999

05. The Eco-House, Suffolk

A Suffolk couple plan an environmentally friendly house with solar heating, grey water systems and reclaimed materials.

45min
June 3, 1999

06. The Chapel, Cornwall

Kevin McCloud travels to Cornwall to visit Gavin Allen and Jane Fitzsimons, who are trying to convert a chapel into a home and a teleworking office for Jane.

45min
June 10, 1999

07. The House of Straw, Islington

Kevin McCloud is in lslington where Jeremy Till and Sarah Wigglesworth have come up with a highly experimental design for a home/office.

45min
June 17, 1999

08. The Glass-House, Doncaster

Kevin McCloud travels to Doncaster where Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood are building a futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.

45min
June 24, 1999