George Clarke's Amazing Spaces (2012)
For many the dream of having a bolt hole or a place to escape from their hectic lives can seem unobtainable. Architect George Clarke shows how such big dreams can be achieved in small and affordable places. George delves into the extraordinary world of small builds to meet the highly creative people who are taking tiny, unpromising spaces and creating the most incredible places to live and work and play. There are homes made out of shipping containers, horseboxes, and old buses. Others are building tiny huts or incredible treehouses in the middle of the woods.
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Episode 1 - A Fairytale Hideaway and Teardrop Trailer
Release Date: 2014-06-05George meets Olly and Tamsin in Bolton, who want to create a fairytale wooden hideaway at the bottom of their garden. And in Kent, Barry and Deleck seek to recreate a classic Teardrop trailer.
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Episode 2 - Airstream Caravan and All Weather Camping
Release Date: 2014-06-12George meets a couple risking their life savings on making a family home out of an old Airstream caravan, while his ambitious plans for a multipurpose garden building get a reality check
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Episode 3 - Pod Hotel, Glamping and Garden Home
Release Date: 2014-06-19This episode features a double decker coach turned into a Japanese-style pod hotel, a Texan building made of rubbish, and the man who built his daughter a home in his back garden for £12k
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Episode 4 - Basement Casino, Shop and East End Conversion
Release Date: 2014-06-26George meets a Manchester couple who decided to spend their nest egg on building an underground casino in a hidden basement in their home. And there's also a woman who built her own shop.
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Episode 5 - Campervan, Glamping and House of Mud
Release Date: 2014-07-03George meets a couple who love VW campervans so much they have given up their jobs and sold their home in order to completely drop out of the rat race. Plus, a family building a home from mud.
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Episode 6 - Narrow Boat, Cream Tea Campervan and 50s Trailer
Release Date: 2014-07-10George meets two brothers who can't afford to get on the property ladder and plan to transform a fire-damaged narrowboat into a luxury bachelor pad
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Episode 7 - George's Garden Build Unveiled
Release Date: 2014-07-17In the last episode of the series George's garden build is finally revealed and it's time to see if he's transformed his unloved narrow strip of back garden into a magical and creative family space