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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 2

Episode 16

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Jason Thawley and his partner Sarah Russell aim to prove that size is not everything when building a new home in Brighton. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 17

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Dairy farming family the Bloors swap the milking parlour for bricks and mortar to build a new farmhouse in Cheshire. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 18

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Building an art-deco style family home in Sheffield requires young architect David Cross to have some steely resolve. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 19

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Dentist Stephen Robinson and wife Rachel set out to build a stylish new home but it is not without its teething problems. Show more

To Build or Not to Build

Series 2

Episode 20

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Series following some of the UK's 20,000 self-builders. Hilary Maddren and her partner John Robson build a new home inside the walls of a 200-year-old derelict barn on Teeside. Show more