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To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the 20,000 British people who self-build their own home each year. One couple builds a Georgian-style home in an old beer garden in Barnet. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following the trials and tribulations of self-builders. One couple build a gorgeous lakeside lodge, and a retired duo self-build in their back garden. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 5

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following UK self-builders. A retired couple sell their spacious family home in Edwalton, Nottingham, to build a modern, German kit-home just around the corner. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following UK self-builders. Will Michael Howlett succeed in building two eco-houses out of straw in Pembroke Dock, or will this ambitious project be the final straw? Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following UK self-builders. Peter and Anne Chalke are mad about everything Danish and they have sold their current home so they can build a Scandinavian-inspired house. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 6

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Presenter Simon O'Brien meets Becky and Steve Warboys as they battle against the planners, the weather and the views of the villagers to build their dream family home in York. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 7

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. A lorry driver and his wife face a difficult road self-building a new home made from polystyrene blocks in North Yorkshire. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 9

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders, including a couple building an eco-cottage in Bedfordshire and a Sheffield builder fulfilling a 30-year dream. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 10

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Presenter Simon O'Brien meets Raymond and Helen Humphrys as they build an eco-friendly country cottage in Cambridgeshire. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 8

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the UK's self-builders, including a landscape gardener building his own home in Northamptonshire. Plus Simon O'Brien learns the perfect painting technique. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 13

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Wendy and Ray Black from Suffolk are building a modern home in the style of a traditional country cottage. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 14

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. William Guthrie's dream to build his own home near Middlesbrough is proving to be a nightmare for his reluctant wife Velia. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 15

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Will jazz musician Tucker Finlayson and his daughter Kirstie hit the right note building a German kit-home? Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 11

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Karl and Lesley Greaves face a battle with planners and their neighbours when trying to build their dream home near Leeds. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 12

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Airline pilot Chris McHale has clearance to build a fabulous family home in Surrey but it is far from a smooth flight. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Kristian Digby builds his own dream house. Concrete for the foundations goes in but the misalignment of a steel girder adds thousands to the building budget. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Kristian Digby builds his own dream house. Some of the internal fixtures and fittings are being installed, but one of the expensive roof lights goes AWOL in East London. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Kristian Digby builds his own dream house. Things begin to go to plan as the exterior of Kristian's new home is finished off and the builders crack on with the interior. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Kristian Digby builds his own dream house. It is the final stage of the build and, despite being over budget and months behind schedule, Kristian is confident of finally moving in. Show more