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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min. 29 sec.) ; 287196586 bytes |
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When Pru and Richard Irvine come across a plot of land in the middle of the breathtakingly beautiful Midlothian countryside, they seize the opportunity to build a bespoke family home. However, the plot of land, an old industrial site complete with lime kilns, comes with a condition. They can build on it only if they become custodians of the kilns and, more importantly, that the house they build blends in with the landscape. It's a huge challenge and Pru and Richard want to build an uncompromisingly modern and moreover, large box of a house. It's just as likely to be a blot on the landscape as it is an enhancement.Pru and Richard sensibly plan to start building in the summer, but because it is an industrial site, are forced to do numerous soil tests, which delays the build until the harsh Scottish winter. With Richard working hard to pay for the build, it's down to Pru, a food writer, to project manage. Naively she doesn't consider this a full time job, but when her trusty builder goes away and she is left to manage alone, she starts to realise just what she's let herself in for. This giant of a house is a giant of a project. Until it's complete, nobody is quite sure whether it will fulfil its brief. PRODUCTION DETAILS:Presented and written by Kevin McCloud. Executive Producer: Charlie Bunce; Series Producer: Madeleine Hall; Director: Graham Strong. A talkback THAMES Production |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2011-02-10 at 21:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Architect-designed houses -- Design and construction.
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Garden structures -- Design and construction.
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House construction -- Costs.
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Interior decoration -- Design.
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United Kingdom.
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Streaming video
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Irvine, Pru, contributor
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Irvine, Richard, contributor
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McCloud, Kevin, host
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